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Bargersville Community Fire Dept.

PO Box 577
89 S. Baldwin Street
Bargersville, IN 46106

Phone: 317.422.5187
 
 
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Attic fire: No easy task
1/22/2010 -

 

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A Claybrook Court homeowner discovered his detached garage attic burning  Friday about 10:40 a.m. and called Bargersville Community Fire Department.
Firefighters greeted with heavy smoke.
Heavy smoke covers firefighters.

Daisy visit doubles for safety and fun
1/18/2010 -

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Members of Daisy Girl Scout Troop 1044 visited Bargersville Community Fire Department Station 1 and learned about fire safety, firefighter’s equipment and why they shouldn’t be afraid of firefighters dressed in all their safety gear.
 
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Daisys pose with firefighter at Station 1.
Firefighter extends his hand to prove he is not a monster when wearing safety gear.

Crash injures three; fuel dumped
1/15/2010 -

 

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Three people were injured after a high-speed collision on Ind. 37 at County Road 144.
 
 
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Small blue car struck the pickup truck's driver's side.
BCFD crew prepares patient for hospital trip.

Staffing improved; residents, vistors safer
1/13/2010 -

 

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Bargersville Community Fire Department improved staffing, equipment and service during 2009 to its 14,000 residents while protecting near...
BCFD's first recruit class at training burn.
Project Lifesaver Johnson County introduced to public.

Ice Rescue: Cool job!
1/04/2010 -

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With temperatures slightly more than 10 degrees, BCFD Division Chief Michael Tibbetts decided Monday would be a great day to practice ice recues.
 
Ice chunk is 5-inches thick.
Scooting acoss ice to "victim."

Family homeless after apartment fire
12/23/2009 -

 

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A 40-year-old Johnson County woman and her three teenage children are homeless after fire broke out in their Clary Crossing apartment near Ind. 135 and Stones Crossing Road.
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From this . . .
to this within 3 seconds.

12 new firefighters graduate!
12/21/2009 -

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Recruit clas with lead instructor, Capt. Eric Funkhouser (center)

Church donates old house for fire training
12/15/2009 -

 

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A dozen new BCFD firefighters participated in a series of training fires Monday in a vacant home donated by Bluff Creek Christian Church, 6200 block of West County Road 144.
Graduating class poses on training house porch.
Busy on the training ground.

Wandering Alzheimer client found quickly
12/07/2009 -

 

Johnson County Project Lifesaver’s first rescue was a familiar client.
Fred Thompson, 82, was Bargersville Community Fire Department’s first client. He suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and has a tendency to wander away from home without warning.

Woods fire cause unknown
11/10/2009 -

 

A woods fire of unknown origin burned for hours before being discovered in the 600 block of County Road S. 700 West.
Bargersville Community Fire Department was called to the area at 5:18 p.m. A neighbor saw flames in the woods and smoke drifting throughout the rural area.
Putting fire out: Hard Work
Blaze had hot-spots on forest's floor.

Value of training: Priceless
10/30/2009 -

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Four area fire departments joined Bargersville Community Fire Department for three days of training this week in a donated home in the 4300 block of W. Whiteland Road.

Thursday, the home was totally burned as a dozen firefighters watched.

The house had been strip...

Firefighters prepare to set fires inside this home.
In 21 minutes, fire moves across the roof.

Whiteland Road and Ind. 144: Another crash
10/30/2009 -

One man was seriously injured after two pickup trucks collided at Whiteland Road and Ind. 144.

The crash occurred about 1:10 p.m. on Friday

The intersection, one of the county's most dangerous, was closed to traffic about 30 minutes.

The cause of the crash was not immediately determine. However, Ind. 144 has the right-of-way.

One driver was taken to Methodist...

Bargersville Community Fire Department personnel remove an injured man from his heavily damaged truck.

Center Grove H. S. fire causes evacuation
10/20/2009 -

 

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A faulty electrical light set a curtain on fire in a Center Grove High School auditorium on Tuesday causing the building to be evacuated.

The 4 p.m. blaze was quickly extinguished.

However, reports the fire had traveled to the roof caused anxious moments for Bargersville C...

BCFD firefighter moves up ladder to school's roof.
Battalion Chief Mike Herron directs fire investigation from school parking lot.

Van fire out quickly
10/09/2009 -

 

A fire in the engine compartment of a Morgan County man’s gold minivan west of Bargersville was quickly brought under control.
However, the vehicle was heavily damaged.
The owner of the van told firefighters he w...
BCFD firefighter ensures fire is out.
No sign of fire now!

School children learn about fire safety
10/07/2009 -

 

As part of Fire Prevention Week, Bargersville Community Fire Department conducted safety seminars for children at elementary schools in the fire district.
A home fire claims a life every three hours in the United States and firefighters are doing their part to prevent a tragedy in our district.
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Capt. Jason Ramey offers children safety tips.
Children ask questions about fire safety.
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