according to a news release provided Friday by the Valparaiso Fire Department. The first home to catch fire was totaled in the blaze, while the second was severely damaged. Both homes were ...

A dog was rescued from a house fire in Liberty Township in Porter County.

The commander of the Valparaiso Fire Department, Vicente Maggiolo, said, "We are very dismayed by the situation." Maggiolo called it an isolated incident and said it should not tarnish the work of ...

Voter turnout is shaping up to rival 2020, with more than 25,000 votes already cast in Porter County as of Thursday afternoon ...

Valparaiso's many hills, narrow streets and wooden houses make it vulnerable to fires. Last March, a fire killed one person and destroyed 600 hectares of woods around the city.

Bill Eisner was both a “big deal but down to Earth,” Lt. Shannon Moran said, tears welling up in her eyes. “He was just a ...

A voracious fire in the Chilean city of Valparaíso began on Tuesday and extended until after Christmas Eve on Wednesday, leaving about 245 homes destroyed, 2000 people without power and a dozen ...

Members of the Rensselaer Volunteer Fire Department as well as other local firefighters — including Keener Township in ...

The Porter County Local Emergency Planning Committee, with the cooperation of local emergency response departments and ... the Montdale Industrial Park in Valparaiso. Montdale Drive will be ...

The department announced on Wednesday that Deputy Chief Carrie Blevins will take over as interim chief on Jan. 1, 2025. Her ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - Sixteen area fire departments and local farmers joined forces Sunday to put out a large cornfield fire in northeast Lancaster County. Waverly Fire and Rescue ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) has received a $2,500 grant from the Fire Adapted ...