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Dec 29, 2020 6:32 PM
OTTER CREEK TOWNSHIP, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) Firefighters from the Otter Creek Fire Department on Tuesday installed new smoke detectors for residents who needed them.
They extended their gratitude for the smoke alarms provided to the American Red Cross, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s office.
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December 29, 2020
(BRAZIL) – The vision, several designs, intense fundraising, and careful construction of a K-9 project at the Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch earlier this year earned a Howard County teen the Boy Scouts of America’s top honor.
Now, sheriffs who lead the Youth Ranch are naming Ezra Spencer as their “Student Leader of the Year.”
“Ezra Spencer, son of Todd and Donis Spencer of Kokomo, was safely surrounded last spring by family, fellow scouts and other friends as his Eagle Scout badge was added to his already decorated BSA uniform,” said former Marion County Sheriff John Layton, ISYR board president.
WEST LAFAYETTE â A partnership between Purdue University and some top law enforcement agencies in South Korea is leading to lasting changes for the handling of domestic violence calls in South Korea. It also has led to a top honor for a law enforcement leader.
Eric Dietz, a professor of computer and information technology in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, began the partnership when he was working to create opportunities for graduate students to study law enforcement policies in South Korea.
The superintendent of South Korean police, Hyun Gun Song, came to Greater Lafayette last year to research the local law enforcement response to domestic violence. He rode along with officers and deputies to see how they respond to domestic violence and other calls.
Eagle Country 99.3 By Travis Thayer
Photo by the Indiana State Fire Marshal.
Update published December 18:
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security has released the names of the victims that were killed in a mobile home fire on December 9 in Franklin County.
The deceased individuals are David Estridge, 56 (primary occupant), and Ron Emery, 50.
The fire remains under investigation and no additional information is available at this time.
(Brookville, Ind.) – Two men were killed in a mobile home fire in rural Franklin County.
Firefighters responded to the home on the 4000 block of Riley Pike around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Indiana State Fire Marshal.
Eagle Country 99.3 By State Rep. Randy Frye (R-Greensburg), guest column
State Rep. Randy Frye. File photo.
(Indianapolis, Ind.) - With the holidays here, Hoosiers need to keep Christmas tree safety in mind as real trees begin to dry out and become fire hazards. Between 2014-2018, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 160 home fires that started with Christmas trees and result in $10 million in direct property damage annually. During my 26 years working as a firefighter, I helped extinguish countless fires and saw many families uprooted by tragedies that could have been prevented. I want to highlight several actions to prevent a Christmas tree fire this holiday season.