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The Portage FD is a career fire department comprised of 62 firefighters, providing fire protection and ALS ambulance service to the citizens of Portage.
The Portage FD has 3 firehouses. We operate 2 ALS Engines, 1 ALS Quint (ladder), 1 ALS Tower Truck, 3 Rescues (ALS ambulances), a Dive/Rescue Truck, a 36' Fire Boat and a personal water craft. The City of Portage is an approximately 36 sq. mile city along the southern shore of Lake Michigan with over 36,000 residents. It's diverse landscape is comprised of residential, commercial and industrial properties along with a beautiful lakefront and international shipping port.
Operating as usual
10/02/2021
University of Chicago Medical helicopter scene landing from earlier this morning.
University of Chicago Medical helicopter scene landing from earlier this morning.
10/02/2021
Photos from Portage Firefighters Local 3151's post
09/21/2021
It is with a heavy heart we announce that on September 20th, 2021 Sergeant Garland “Butch” Rose Jr. #62 (retired) passed away. Sergeant Rose began his law enforcement career with the Chesterton Police Department in October of 1978 before transferring to the Portage Police Department on August 8th, 1980. Sergeant Rose served in the Patrol Division where he was promoted to the rank of Corporal in 1988. As a Corporal, Rose was transferred to the Detective Bureau. In 1992 Rose was appointed to the rank of Captain where he oversaw the operation of the Patrol Division for several years before returning to the Detective Bureau as a Sergeant, where he spent the remainder of his career. In addition to his regular duties Sergeant Rose was also a certified police driving instructor and a member of the department’s Special Weapons and Tactics Team. Over his career Sergeant Rose was the recipient of eight department commendations. After twenty-seven years of service to the citizens of Portage, Sergeant Rose retired on December, 30th, 2007. The members of the Portage Police Department extend their sincerest condolences to his family and friends. He will be missed.
09/20/2021
RT 20 is closed East bound at SR 249 for a Hazardous Material Spill.
20:45 pm 09//19/21
RT 20 is now open.
RT 20 is closed East bound at SR 249 for a Hazardous Material Spill.
20:45 pm 09//19/21
RT 20 is now open.
09/13/2021
Photos from Portage Indiana Government Page's post
09/13/2021
Myers Elementary Pinwheels for Peace
Thank you to the students and staff for taking time to recognize our first responders this morning. The school has done this for years and we at the fire department really appreciate the kind jesture.
09/11/2021
09/11/2021
Please take a moment to remember all the citizens and rescuers we lost on 9/11
Please take a moment to remember all the citizens and rescuers we lost on 9/11
09/11/2021
Never Forget
Never Forget
09/10/2021
20 years of Service:
Congratulations to Lieutenant Jeremy Himan and Firefighter Paramedic Dave Duttlinger on competing 20 years of Service today.
09/10/2021
Promotion to Lieutenant:
The Portage Fire Department would like to congratulate Firefighter Paramedic Chris Crail on his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. Lt. Crail has served the department for over 19 years. Chris serves as team leader on our Water Rescue Team. Lieutenant Crail is currently our Portage Firefighters Local 3151 Vice President. Instructing in the fire and EMS service is one of his cherished roles, as he is the Commander of Indiana District 1 Career Academy of firefighting located at the MAAC. We wish Lt. Crail the best of luck with his new position and know he will do a great job serving the citizens of Portage just as he’s done for 19 years.
Promotion to Lieutenant:
The Portage Fire Department would like to congratulate Firefighter Paramedic Chris Crail on his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. Lt. Crail has served the department for over 19 years. Chris serves as team leader on our Water Rescue Team. Lieutenant Crail is currently our Portage Firefighters Local 3151 Vice President. Instructing in the fire and EMS service is one of his cherished roles, as he is the Commander of Indiana District 1 Career Academy of firefighting located at the MAAC. We wish Lt. Crail the best of luck with his new position and know he will do a great job serving the citizens of Portage just as he’s done for 19 years.
09/10/2021
Promotion to Captain:
The Portage Fire Department would like to congratulate Teresa Janovitz on her promotion to Captain. Captain Janovitz is the first female Captain in Portage Fire Department’s history. Captain Janovitz has been a Firefighter/Paramedic for Portage Fire Department for 19.5 years, and has been a Lieutenant for the last 4.5 years. In addition, she serves on our Fire Investigation and Honor Guard Teams. She is an active instructor for EMS and fire in District 1. Captain Janovitz currently serves as a Co-Lead Instructor for the Porter County Vocational Fire Program at the MAAC. We wish Captain Janovitz the best of luck with her new position and know she will do a great job serving the citizens of Portage just as she’s done the past 19.5 years.
Promotion to Captain:
The Portage Fire Department would like to congratulate Teresa Janovitz on her promotion to Captain. Captain Janovitz is the first female Captain in Portage Fire Department’s history. Captain Janovitz has been a Firefighter/Paramedic for Portage Fire Department for 19.5 years, and has been a Lieutenant for the last 4.5 years. In addition, she serves on our Fire Investigation and Honor Guard Teams. She is an active instructor for EMS and fire in District 1. Captain Janovitz currently serves as a Co-Lead Instructor for the Porter County Vocational Fire Program at the MAAC. We wish Captain Janovitz the best of luck with her new position and know she will do a great job serving the citizens of Portage just as she’s done the past 19.5 years.
09/09/2021
Retirement of Captain Rob Fedorchak:
Congratulations to Captain Rob Fedorchak on your retirement today.
Captain Fedorchak has served the city well over the past 30 years. He has served not just as a firefighter paramedic but as a Engineer, Lieutenant, Division Chief, and Captain. As our self contained breathing apparatus team leader, he served many years and shaped our program in many positive ways to make our members as safe as possible each day. Our current leaders and many of our future leaders at the fire department have been shaped and mentored by Captain Fedorchak. We wish him and his family many years of retirement. The City of Portage Fire Department will forever be changed due the the efforts of Captain Fedorchak.
Retirement of Captain Rob Fedorchak:
Congratulations to Captain Rob Fedorchak on your retirement today.
Captain Fedorchak has served the city well over the past 30 years. He has served not just as a firefighter paramedic but as a Engineer, Lieutenant, Division Chief, and Captain. As our self contained breathing apparatus team leader, he served many years and shaped our program in many positive ways to make our members as safe as possible each day. Our current leaders and many of our future leaders at the fire department have been shaped and mentored by Captain Fedorchak. We wish him and his family many years of retirement. The City of Portage Fire Department will forever be changed due the the efforts of Captain Fedorchak.
08/23/2021
Breast Cancer Shirt Sales:
$15
Orders are going to be due September 10,2021.
PFD Crews will be in these shirts all of October.
Breast Cancer Shirt Sales:
$15
Orders are going to be due September 10,2021.
PFD Crews will be in these shirts all of October.
08/13/2021
Hoosier Burn Camp:
Portage Firefighters with your help raised $3,201.85 to help burned children this morning. Thank you all who donated.
The community support was amazing.
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HoosierBurnCamp/
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08/13/2021
A huge thank you to Portage, IN Helping Hands for their generous donation. Their commitment to the community is second to none!
08/11/2021
Marine 1 with Miss Geico
Marine 1 with Miss Geico
08/11/2021
Please be alert for school buses stopping to pickup children.
Please be alert for school buses stopping to pickup children.
08/09/2021
Photos from Portage FD Water Rescue, Search and Recovery Team's post
07/29/2021
Rapid Sequence Airway Quarterly Training:
Rapid sequence airway (RSA) is an established method of inducing anaesthesia in patients who are at risk of aspiration of gastric contents into the lungs. It involves loss of consciousness during cricoid pressure followed by intubation without face mask ventilation. We use it on patients experiencing a traumatic event.
The training led by LT. Janovitz was conducted Tuesday-Thursday this week.
07/27/2021
Photos from Portage Kiwanis's post
07/27/2021
Your Portage Firefighters want to congratulate Brothers Traybsza, Brown, and Medellin on successfully completing their Open Water Scuba Dive certifications. These 3, and the other 9 @pfd_in_dive_team members all are here to serve you and effect any rescue on Lake Michigan and any body of water inland.
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07/25/2021
Emergency Services Training | MAAC Foundation | Home
Emergency Services Training | MAAC Foundation | Home
We offer a realistic hands-on approach to emergency services training. Our systems are designed to meet National Fire Protection Association requirements.
07/23/2021
07/23/2021
Training:
Crews participated in forcible entry training over the last 3 days.
07/21/2021
07/19/2021
Stop the Bleed:
The fire department recently trained 24 Konrady Plastics employees in Stop the Bleed. The class is hands on with life saving techniques using Z form gauze, compression bandages, as well as a wide band tourniquets.
Interested in your group hosting a class? Contact Assistant Chief Dan Kodicek at 219-762-7404
Or
[email protected]
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07/14/2021
Passing of K9 Bosco:
Yesterday July 13, 2021 K9 Bosco passed away. He served 13 years with the Portage Fire Department. Bosco has been involved in every type of fire you could imagine from small car fires to murders. Bosco has worked cases that have resulted in numerous felony convictions, including murder and attempted murder. There have also been many cases that resulted in plea deals and lesser charges, and multiple cases still working their way through the court system. Bosco and I have been to some of the most horrific scenes you can imagine. But on the good side of things we were able to teach 100’s of school kids about fire and doggy safety.
Thank you to Lt. Jeremy Himan for your years of dedication to keeping up on his training, recertifications, and maintaining Bosco in a ready healthy state.
Portage Fire Department
Passing of K9 Bosco:
Yesterday July 13, 2021 K9 Bosco passed away. He served 13 years with the Portage Fire Department. Bosco has been involved in every type of fire you could imagine from small car fires to murders. Bosco has worked cases that have resulted in numerous felony convictions, including murder and attempted murder. There have also been many cases that resulted in plea deals and lesser charges, and multiple cases still working their way through the court system. Bosco and I have been to some of the most horrific scenes you can imagine. But on the good side of things we were able to teach 100’s of school kids about fire and doggy safety.
Thank you to Lt. Jeremy Himan for your years of dedication to keeping up on his training, recertifications, and maintaining Bosco in a ready healthy state.
Portage Fire Department
07/14/2021
Your Portage Firefighters are still looking for golfers, sponsors, and donations (for door prizes) for our Adam J Harting Golf Outing.
We raised $4500.00 for scholarships for 3 Portage High School seniors in the JROTC program at the last golf outing.
Please contact Jordan or Tommy at the number listed on the flyer or email [email protected] for more information.
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07/13/2021
Amazon Supplies:
Thank you to Amazon for the cleaning supplies.
Amazon Supplies:
Thank you to Amazon for the cleaning supplies.
07/07/2021
Photos from Portage FD Water Rescue, Search and Recovery Team's post
07/02/2021
07/01/2021
One of our great Dispatchers created this for us, enjoy!*Boone Grove is also having a parade on July 4th at 1500hrs, starting at Boone Grove Fire, going west on 550 S to 400 W. Left out unintentionally!*
06/12/2021
PSA:
Pool Safety
PSA:
Pool Safety
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3401 Swanson Rd
Portage, IN
46368
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All three of our crews have been training on vehicle extrication this week.
Thank you Lutheran Air for the assistance with a single motorcycle crash this afternoon.
Happy Mothers Day
Practing advancing a charged hose line upstairs.
Thank you to University of Chicago Aeromedical Network and Washington Township Fire Airport Unit assisting with a scene landing on I-94 this evening.
UCAN taking off from LZ in the Port of Indiana.
Thank you to Girl Scout Troop 35456 taking time this morning to sing Christmas Carols to PFD crew on duty.
Duck Rescue
Station 3 ready 24/7 365. Thanks Firefighter Roy Johnson for the video.
Congratulations to Assistant Chief Kevin DeYoung taking his Oath of Office from Mayor John Cannon this afternoon. Kevin is a 12 year veteran of the Portage Fire Department, Indiana Licensed Paramedic, SWAT Medic, and District 1 Fire Academy Commander. Congratulations on your new position.
Congratulations to Assistant Chief Tim Sosby sworn in as fire chief this afternoon by Acting Mayor Sue Lynch.
Communication Training
Communications Training
Lutheran Air 3
Thank you Firefighter Aaron Wirtz for being a good sport and helping during the Portage Police K-9 demo. The children at the YMCA enjoyed it!
Wetting Ceremony for the new 2018 Rescue Ambulance from Braun Industries in Van Wert, OH. The apparatus will serve as Rescue 1 at Station 1 on Swanson. This unit serves as an Advanced Life Support unit providing EMS care to citizens as well as firefighters during structure fires and rescue calls. The new apparatus also is equipped with Stryker Power Load System to load the cot in effort to reduce injuries to our crews. The Wetting Ceremony goes back in tradition to the late 1800’s when firefighters washed the horse drawn units and then pushed them into the station to place them in service.
Throw back Thursday Training with Rescue Team from Offshore Power Boat Tour
Nipsco commercial filming Nipsco
Ice Rescue Sled training with Engineer Jason Seifert and Firefighter/Paramedic Greg Adair
Ice Rescue training with sling, Firefighter/ Paramedics Greg Adair and Vic Mercaldo
Thank you to Lutheran Air for your assistance this morning.
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Portage FD Water Rescue, Search and Recovery
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Meetings: Neighbors' Educational Opportunities - 5201 U.S. Highway 6
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The Church of Jesus Christ is Online
2797 Bryant St -
6212 U.S. Hwy 6 Suite 152
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3040 Arlene Street
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Portage Township School Corporation
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Portage Township - Brendan Clancy, Trustee
3590 Willowcreek Rd. Suite B -
Portage Indiana Government Page
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6260 Central Avenue
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Exchange Club of Portage, Indiana
PO Box 255 -
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429 W 750 N, Valparaiso
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Portage Streets and Sanitation
2303 Hamstrom
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City of Portage Street and Sanitation Departm
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Portage Township Schools Transportation
3300 Airport Rd -
Portage Indiana Government Page
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Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commis
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My aunt said the fire department was handing out candy on Halloween is this true?
Warning long post ahead.... I have EPILEPSY, that’s something I’ve always kept private and only told those that needed to know. I was diagnosed at age 11. I’ve always been embarrassed by it, making it something I don’t share. I have worked hard and years trying to over come and beat it. I’ve managed to be seizure free for years. Well Tuesday evening my husband found me in a seizure. He had to call 911, as it was a really bad seizure. The worst one I’ve ever experienced. I had 5-6 seizures total Tuesday. Thanks to the first responders who where supposed to be here to help me in my time need, I realized that having EPILEPSY is NOT something to be embarrassed about. It’s something that has a huge stigma that needs to be changed. People who have a seizure disorder are NOT drug addicts. People who have epilepsy did not overdose. Oh and people who have seizures can hear what’s being said during them, we just can’t respond and have no control. What I’m getting to or trying to say is every single first responder who showed up to the call needs to be re educated on Epilepsy. Yes I heard your remarks and your not wanting to help me because I did this to myself I overdosed. My children where standing in the room while you implied there mother was using drugs. My daughter handed you my medication bottles, medication I take for said Epilepsy and you still assumed I was a druggy and overdosed. My husband and mother told you I had epilepsy and you still assumed I was a drug addict. I can’t wait to find out who responded to the call. The embarrassment I experienced is something I hope no one ever has to experience. I would have rather stayed seizing than experience what I did with those first responders. This happened Tuesday and I was admitted to the hospital for two days. I’m still dealing with the post seizure headache and body ache. Just needed to get that off my chest.
Can we do something about the number of people that run the red light at Old Porter and Crisman? It’s getting bad and someone is going to get hurt or worse.
Hi guys.
Hi sir and good morning.
That's awesome !
Stay safe you all 🚒🚨💙💙
Thank You Portage FD for checking on my Sister this morning.... Your comforting and on top of it.... Kudo's 😘
FYI: Millers Merry Manor informed us they have set up space for any seniors needing to escape the heat.
Hello to all!!! I hope you all are staying safe! And Healthy!!