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May 24, 2106 - Crews dispatched on reported Building fire. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from a patients room and exterior door. Crews advanced an 1¾ hose into structure to find the interior sprinkler system had extinguished the fire. A large amount of smoke was removed from the...

The Fort Wayne Fire Department was dispatched to an apartment fire in the 1800 Block of Greentree Ct. in Chapel Oaks Apartments. FWFD arrived on scene and found heavy smoke coming from two windows in a center apartment. Crews made a quick interior attack and located the fire in the kitchen on the...

May 22, 2016 - FWFD units responded to a reported house fire in the 1400 block of Fletcher. Upon arrival, heavy fire was seen from the front of the single story home. Crews quickly searched the home and found that it was unoccupied. Fire spread throughout the attic before it was brought under...

May 19, 2016 - Fort Wayne firefighters responded to a house on fire in the 1400 block of Oliver Street this afternoon. Upon arrival FWFD encountered fire in the front room of the home just beginning to extend through the exterior wall. The fire was quickly brought under control and there were no...

May 17, 2016 - This afternoon the FWFD responded to a house fire in the 600 block of Bradfield Dr. A 911 call from neighbor advised of smoke coming from the rear of the home. On arrival, fire units entered finding heavy smoke and encountering a small explosion from the area of the fire. The fire...

May 10, 2016 - FWFD was called to an apartment fire in the 800 block of Ridgewood Dr. Fire crews arrived to find a small fire in the dryer that filled the apartment with smoke. There was a search of the apartment and the family cat was found. Fire crews along with animal control tried to revive

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May 9, 2016 - FWFD responded to a neighbor's report of smoke coming from a home in the  5400 block of  Smith Street. Crews arrived within three minutes and found a fire in the living room. Initial reports indicated that there may be someone at home. Rescuers on scene performed a

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May 9, 2016 - Fort Wayne Fire Department units responded to a reported structure fire in the 7100 block of Winnebago Dr. First units arriving and found smoke throughout the entire house. Fire crews made an aggressive attack in the structure and confined the fire to the interior first floor.

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May 8, 2016 - Fort Wayne Fire Units responded to a reported structure fire and first due units found that the only occupant was out of the Structure and the fire was located on the 2nd floor with some extension to the attic. Fire crews did a search of the structure and confirmed that everyone

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May 6, 2016 - Crews dispatched on reported house fire. Upon arrival crews found smoke coming from roof of structure. Access to the attic was gained and fire was quickly extinguished. No one was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. Fire is under investigation.

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May 23, 2015 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 1602 Wells Street “Navy Club Ship 48”. The first unit arrived in 2 minutes finding smoke coming from the

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May 15, 2015 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department was dispatched to a possible structure fire at 8500 Summerset Place and the first crew arrived to find heavy flames and smoke coming from the attached

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May 11, 2015 - FWFD units responded to a reported house fire in the 1900 block of Roy Street this morning. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy fire coming from the first floor of the home. An

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May 10, 2015 - The FWFD responded to a reported apartment fire at 2100 Eden St. first arriving units found smoke coming from the two story multi-unit apartment building. Firefighters used an

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May 8, 2015 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported apartment fire. First due crews quickly found the fire and were able to contain it to the room of origin. A search of the

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May 29, 2014 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department was dispatched to a possible structure fire just after midnight.  When crews arrived in the 400 block of W. Dewald they found smoke coming from the roof area of the home. Firefighters made entry and determined no one was home while locating the fire

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May 27, 2014 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department was called to a possible structure fire at the Old Fort (1201 Spy Run Ave.)  The first unit arrived within one minute of dispatch and found one building at the Old Fort fully involved.  An exterior attack was made to control the fire.  The building

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Mayor Henry names Eric Lahey as new Fire Chief 

Mayor Henry Announces Change in Fire Department Leadership

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May 17, 2014 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 3205 Euclid Ave. nearly simultaneously to another structure fire at Colerick.  Fire units approaching from the south reported to the fully involved detached garage fire in the rear alley of the Euclid

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