More than 40 fire departments from seven counties battled a fire Friday at a warehouse owned by FutureX Industry in the small town of Marshall in Parke County. Fire departments from Parke, Montgomery, Fountain, Vermillion, Putnam, Clay and Vigo counties answered the call at 226 E. Guion St. with tanker trucks, aerial trucks and manpower.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal Review

The application for SAFER grant applications is now open. Fire and EMS agencies have until 5 p.m. March 25 to submit grant applications. Information on the program can be obtained here. The SAFER grant was established to: Assist local fire departments improve and restore staffing and deployment capabilities so they may more effectively and safely respond to emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse.com

A Marble volunteer firefighter was injured Friday afternoon when the fire engine he was driving was hit from the side by a Walmart semi-truck on Highway 412 in Marble. According to Marble Fire Department Chief Ron Pfeiffer, who was at the scene, the engine was leaving the Marble Fire Station on Madison 2405 to respond to a field fire that had been reported on Highway 21.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Madison County Record

South Dakota is on the leading edge for 9-1-1 dispatch services with a new network that will link all dispatch centers in the state, and Mitchell was among the first to implement the new technology. Dispatch centers, officially known as public safety answering points, around the state are implementing a system called Next Generation 9-1-1, which is a system of hardware, software, data and operational policies that includes a statewide digital telephone system and an IP-based network that links all dispatch centers together.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mitchell Republic