Mishawaka Fire Department

At 11 a.m. Wednesday, some eight hours after arriving at the scene, Mishawaka Firefighters hit flames on the top floor of a section of The Mill apartments that's still under construction.

Fire crews fight overnight flames at The Mill apartments expansion

Jeff Parrott

Mishawaka Fire Assistant Chief Dave Ray says there was little injury risk but battling fires in buildings still under construction has its own set of challenges.

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Mishawaka firefighters opt into merit system under new law

Jeff Parrott

Mishawaka Firefighters Local 360 will appoint two members of a five-member citizen board that handles personnel matters.

A team of local first responders went to North Carolina to assist in the rescue operations. The team consisted of firefighters from South Bend, Mishawaka, and Goshen, and conservation officers from the Department of Natural Resources.

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Local firefighters return home after saving lives in NC

Mike Murrell

Local firefighters returned home from North Carolina after helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Lightning is seen in the sky Tuesday night as firefighters battle a fire apparently sparked by a lightning strike at Autumn Lakes Apartments in Mishawaka.

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Lightning apparently sparks apartment fire displacing 34

Jeff Parrott

A Mishawaka assistant fire chief praised the Humane Society of St. Joseph County for reuniting pets with their people, and he credited Autumn Lakes Apartments for working to find displaced tenants new homes