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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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Grand Champ has Porter; BCFD brand

7/22/2010 -

It was a great week at the Johnson County Fair for Austin Porter, son of BCFD Lt. David Porter.

The 13-year-old won a champion banner for being the outstanding beef showman in his age bracket early in the week.

Then Wednesday night, his steer was selected as t...

Grand Champion steer has Porter name.

BCFD and farm families share roots at Johnson County Fair

7/21/2010 -

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Families of Bargersville Community Fire Department firefighters with deep agricultural roots and exposure enjoyed showing animals and exhibits at the 2010 Johnson County...

Riley Tharpe and Champion Lucy.

Austin Porter displaying his Showmanship banner.

Heat can kill

7/15/2010 -

Heat kills and injures more people than any other weather event such as tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and lightening, according to the National Weather Service.

BCFD frees woman from crashed SUV

7/08/2010 -

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A collision between a car and SUV on Ind. 37 at Travis Road caused the SUV to overturn onto its top.

The accident occurred Thursday about 10:40 a.m.

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Firefighters struggle to free woman from wreckage.

Medics start treatment as rescuers cut away doors.

Crash with children worries firefighters

7/02/2010 -

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Five people were injured July 2 after an eastbound van slammed into the driver’s side of a SUV being driven across Stones Crossing Road immediately ...

A dozen firefighters had their hands full treating children.

Crash scene viewed from impact zone.

Center Grove High School safely hosts national convention

6/29/2010 -

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Center Grove High School safely hosted the National Association of Student Councils’ national convention this year.

Lt. David Porter checks placement of "racing" tires.

Students prepare auditorium for hundreds of guests.

New copter has latest safety features

6/15/2010 -

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A 3-man team of Lifeline helicopter lifesavers introduced BCFD to its new $7 million air ambulance Tuesday afternoon.

The flight team included Andras Erdelyi, pilot, Timothy Short, registered nurs...

Here she is! Euro Copter cost is more than $7 million.

Firefighters check her out up close.

Early discovery averts disaster

6/11/2010 -

A Woodland Streams woman saw smoke surrounding her home's Newhouse Place swimming pool June 11 and called BCFD.

Firefighters found a small fire near the pool's natural gas heating and pumping system.

The early detection resulted in the fire being put out quickly. Minimum visible damage was noted.

Firefighter takes a closer look.

Professional examination needed to determine exact cause of small fire.

Fire station education

6/09/2010 -

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A Franklin childcare and preschool toured BCFD Station 1 on June 8 and 24 students learned firsthand about fire safety and a firefighter’s job.

The entire class!

Waiting our turn.

3-on-3 draws great sports

6/04/2010 -

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With temperatures in the upper 80’s Friday afternoon, Cayman Jarvis displayed the coolness of an astute businessman while watching 90 school-age boys battle through game after game of 3-on-3 basketball.

Cayman didn’t care who won top honors. W...

Action everywhere!

Sign says it all!

Crash rips car; damages Jeep

6/02/2010 -

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One woman...

Car heavily damaged.

Jeep's damage does not appear serious.

Station 2: Sparkling inside and out!

5/27/2010 -

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Bargersville Community Fire Department Station 2 firefighters and volunteers spread mulch, pulled weeds, cleaned car...

Freshly stained wooden trim drys in Station 2 bay.

Trees with new mulch look great.

Dump tank training is valuable

5/27/2010 -

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Firefighters must practice drafting water from dump tanks because much of Bargersville Community Fire District’s 64 square miles is without fire hydrants.

Division Training Chief Michael Tibbetts dedicated three consecutive s...

Hose pressure is good.

Deck gun has long reach.

New warning sirens add layer of safety

4/27/2010 -

Three new weather warning sirens now will serve White River Township neighborhoods in Bargersville Community Fire Department’s response area.

White River Township Trustee Jay Marks purchased the sirens for neighborhoods south of Stones Crossing Road. The equipment cost was $48,000.

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Jay Marks with warning siren above his left shoulder.

Wires pose dangerous risks!

3/23/2010 -

Crawling blindly through a smoke-filled building poses many risks and dangers of entanglement for firefighters.

The hazards can be dropped from ceilings or from walls that have broken open and exposed electrical, telephone, speaker or television wires.<...

Working through the maze of wires.

Finally, breaking free.

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