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Showing of 227 results for Elkhart Fire Department.

ID	90171
Title of Article	Terrifying crash on Toll Road ends well
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Fire Department ladder truck helping stranded passengers; firemen helping stranded passengers in rental truck
Date	Jun 10, 2023
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Indiana Toll Road, Traffic Accidents

ID	68730
Title of Article	New engine, age-old ceremony
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart firefighters
Date	Feb 12, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department

ID	67834
Title of Article	'Turns like a car'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Fire Truck; Rod Roberson and Nick Hintz
Date	Jan 29, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	67182
Title of Article	Edgerton named Elkhart fire chief
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Shaun Edgerton
Date	June 23, 2020
Page	A2
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Edgerton, Shaun, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	66982
Title of Article	Elkhart Fire changes foams to fight cancer, contamination
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Fire Department
Date	February 22, 2020
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Cancer, Safety

ID	66580
Title of Article	Grant provides body armor to city firefighters
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Fire Department
Date	February 13, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Grants, Elkhart Board of Public Safety

ID	66355
Title of Article	Mayor recognizes Elkhart firefighters
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Fire Department team members
Date	January 3, 2020
Page	A5
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, 3M Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge, Elkhart Board of Public Safety

ID	66049
Title of Article	Crews shave their heads in support of fellow firefighter
Notes	Travis Mahoney
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Officers getting their heads shaved
Date	November 8, 2019
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Elkhart Fire Department, Paramedics, Fund Raising

ID	66883
Title of Article	7 new firefighters sworn in
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Lane Stevens; Tim Neese, Kevin Phillips, Tyler Heck, Chase Smith, Kevin Mann, David Blankenship, Tommy Rohrer, and Lane Stevens
Date	October 29, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Neese, Tim (Mayor)

ID	66028
Title of Article	Firefighters join fitness competition
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Matt Girard; Matthew Kulis
Date	October 24, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, 3M Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge, Physical Fitness

ID	65934
Title of Article	City to buy Bayer site for police, fire station
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bayer campus
Date	October 8, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Bayer Corp., Elkhart Fire Department, Elkhart Police Department

ID	65936
Title of Article	Fire safety at the library
Notes	Newspaper lists Pages A1 and A3
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brandon Holt and Peter Thomas; Children and firefighters; Elliet Long
Date	October 8, 2019
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Elkhart Public Library

ID	65919
Title of Article	Elkhart names Kamp new fire chief
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kamp
Date	October 4, 2019
Page	A2
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Neese, Tim (Mayor), Carey, Chad, Kamp, Steve

ID	65911
Title of Article	Fire chief stepping down
Notes	Chad Carey
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 3, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department

ID	66856
Title of Article	Students thank first responders in observance of 9/11
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	West Side Middle School students and Elkhart firefighters; West Side Middle School students and Elkhart firefighters
Date	September 12, 2019
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	September 11, 2001 Attacks, West Side Middle School, Elkhart Fire Department

ID	66611
Title of Article	Firefighters working to open downtown pub
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dustin Flagg; Dustin Flagg; Station 338; Pub under construction
Date	July 29, 2019
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 338, Renovation

ID	65793
Title of Article	Three recognized for saving lives
Notes	Tim Neese, Chad Carey, Chelsi Antonelli, Casey Ianigro, Tyler Mellinger
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chad Carey, Tim Neese, Chelsi Antonelli, Casey Ianigro, and Tyler Mellinger
Date	July 24, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Elkhart Police Department, Accidents

ID	65749
Title of Article	Council approves $1.3M fire truck purchase
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jim Bontrager
Date	July 17, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Elkhart City Council

ID	65736
Title of Article	Promoting firefighter health, strength
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Firefighters; Firefighters; Elkhart firefighters; Kids; Audience members; Boca Raton firefighters
Date	July 14, 2019
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Firefighters, Elkhart Fire Department, 3M Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge

ID	64592
Title of Article	Breast cancer awareness shirts on sale at Elkhart Fire Department
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Century Foam employees and Elkhart Fire Department; Century Foam employees and Elkhart firefighters
Date	October 25, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Express, Century Foam, Fund Raising

ID	63347
Title of Article	Elkhart County floods
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Moody Street; Elkhart Fire Department crew evacuating; Submerged car; Linway Plaza
Date	February 22, 2018
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Flood of 2018, Floods and Flooding, Elkhart County

ID	63266
Title of Article	Elkhart Fire Department responds to more than 700 calls in December
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	January 31, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Fires

ID	62713
Title of Article	T-shirts raise funds and awareness
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Two photos of Century Foam employees with local firefighters from Elkhart Fire Department
Date	October 14, 2017
Page	A1
Subjects	International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Fund Raising, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	62335
Title of Article	Luxury apartments receive public funding
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rendering of River District Revitalization Plan
Date	August 9, 2017
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Development, Residential, Downtown Elkhart

ID	62179
Title of Article	City has to reapply for state approval to construct luxury apartments
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Former site of Elkhart Foundry; Rendering of proposed apartment complex
Date	July 24, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Development, Residential, Downtown Elkhart

ID	62154
Title of Article	Seven new firefighters joining Elkhart Fire Department
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	new recruits James Ennis, Eduardo Salinas, Daniel Byrns, Dalton Farrer, Jason Gour, Ethan Pasternak, and Matthew Clayton; William Kornrumph pins badge on Eduardo Salinas; members of class during gradu
Date	July 18, 2017
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	62176
Title of Article	Horsepower, chrome and a love of cars
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Cars on Main Street; Members of the Elkhart Fire Department Color Guard; demonstrating flag folding procedure; spectators; a car owners polishes his vehicle; Career Center students dismantle and reass
Date	July 17, 2017
Page	B5
Subjects	Gateway Mile Auto Fest, Automobiles

ID	62113
Title of Article	New apartment price tag rises
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 14, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Development, Residential, Downtown Elkhart

ID	62030
Title of Article	Marking 150 years
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	An older Elkhart Fire Department hose wagon; Historic Fire station photos; Historic fire call boxes inside the Time Was Museum; Various fire badges; K. Lyons and C.E. Smith working on a fire at McLell
Date	June 15, 2017
Page	A7
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	61358
Title of Article	Elkhart Fire Department asks for $1.35 million to purchase new trucks
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	February 12, 2017
Page	A2
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	53864
Title of Article	Celebrating 37 years
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Scott Chis & Lt. Henry Terrazas
Date	March 15, 2014
Page	A3
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Terrazas, Henry

ID	51423
Title of Article	3 Elkhart firefighters receive disciplinary notices
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	February 13, 2013
Page	C1
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	51122
Title of Article	Couple go to new heights to get married
Notes	Couple married in fire ladder truck bucket at Central Fire Station
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Heather Labrum & Dave Richter
Date	December 13, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Weddings

ID	42753
Title of Article	Barriers remain at foundry
Notes	318 S. Elkhart Ave.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of site
Date	September 10, 2009
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Downtown Elkhart Redevelopment, Puritan Financial Corp., Government, Elkhart City

ID	81969
Title of Article	Firefighters union, firm upset about BBB release
Notes	Better Business Bureau (1980s-1990s) envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 16, 1999
Subjects	Better Business Bureau of Elkhart County, Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	90401
Title of Article	Police and fire ranks boosted
Notes	Elkhart Police Dept. envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brian Schroth; Kristoffer Seymore; Anthone Tweedy; Scott Hupp; Carlton Conway; Gean Delvin
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 28, 1998
Page	A5
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Politics and Government

ID	16412
Title of Article	Old Station 3 just feels right
Notes	Elkhart Fire Dept. - Station 3 Old envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Alonzo Curry; fire station 1409 W. Indiana Ave.
Date	March 3, 1996
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Station, Firefighters

ID	90707
Title of Article	Was it built on right lot?
Notes	Elkhart Fire Dept. - Station 3 Old envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 03, 1996
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Station, Buildings

ID	81306
Title of Article	Arson suspected in Elkhart fire
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 28, 1995
Subjects	Architectural Wood Co., Fires, Arson, Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	81307
Title of Article	Update: Architectural Wood will reopen Friday
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 28, 1995
Subjects	Architectural Wood Co., Fires, Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	90691
Title of Article	Casual calls are taxing ambulance
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Apr 12, 1995
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Department, Elkhart, Taxes, Emergency Medical Services

ID	90521
Title of Article	City and township eye fire aid pact
Notes	Elkhart Fire Department envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 24, 1995
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Department, Concord Township

ID	90714
Title of Article	Fire station framed
Notes	Elkhart Fire Dept. - Station 7 envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Doug Buckles; frame of fire station construction
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 10, 1995
Page	B1
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Station, Construction

ID	90690
Title of Article	Head of firefighters' union surprised by turnover at top
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 01, 1994
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Department, Elkhart, Firefighters

ID	102373
Title of Article	Tanya Bleiler
Notes	https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/52359/rec/1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart Truth Collection; People Pictures - Bleiler, Tanya
Picture Caption	Tanya Bleiler, 4-1-1994. Bleiler sued the Elkhart Fire Department for sex discrimination. Photo by Tyler Klassen. This photograph may not be published anywhere without permission of the Managing Editor, The Elkhart Truth, P.O. Box 487, Elkhart, IN 46515.
History #	epl_truth_photograph_1398
Date	Apr 01, 1994
Subjects	Bleiler, Tanya, Fire Department, Elkhart, Sexual Discrimination

ID	102378
Title of Article	Tanya Bleiler
Notes	https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/52401/rec/1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart Truth Collection; People Pictures - Bleiler, Tanya
Picture Caption	(center) Tanya Bleiler, 4-1-1994. Bleiler sued the Elkhart Fire Department for sex discrimination. Photo by Tyler Klassen. This photograph may not be published anywhere without permission of the Managing Editor, The Elkhart Truth, P.O. Box 487, Elkhart, IN 46515.
History #	epl_truth_photograph_1399
Date	Apr 01, 1994
Subjects	Bleiler, Tanya, Fire Department, Elkhart, Sexual Discrimination

ID	90713
Title of Article	Fire chief endorses airport site for new station
Notes	Elkhart Fire Dept. - Station 7 envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jul 16, 1993
Page	B5
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Station, County Road 6

ID	72499
Title of Article	Emergency: Dial 911
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of Elkhart Fire Department & Elkhart Police Department
Date	Jun 23, 1993

ID	90697
Title of Article	Firefighters want meeting with city officials
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Apr 13, 1993
Page	B5
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Department, Elkhart, Firefighters, Politics and Government

ID	90694
Title of Article	Two hired for Elkhart Fire Department
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Oct 28, 1992
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart, Fire Department, Elkhart, Firefighters