 Vigo County, Ind. - On Saturday, 7/17/2021 before 3 p.m. Otter Creek Fire was dispatched to the 7800 block of E Rio Grande Ave for a reported detached garage on fire near a house. Crews were on scene in about six minutes. Firefighters were able to control the fire to the detached garage with only minimal damage to the nearby house. The fire was under control in about 20 minutes. No one was injured in the fire but the garage was a total loss, including the two cars inside. A portion of Rio Grande Ave was closed but has since reopened. Assisting on scene were Nevins Township Fire Department, The Vigo County Sheriff's Office, and Duke Energy.
This fire was the second fire today for Otter Creek today. Both fires are currently under investigation by the Otter Creek Fire Department. https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/local-news/saturday-fire-destroys-garage/
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 On July 7, 2021, The Otter Creek Fire Department received a donation to acquire new life-saving tools to help the community. The National Marine Corps League, Joseph A Bray #471 detachment donated $2,000 (two-thousand dollars) to OCFD. The department will use the funds to buy new Automated external defibrillators (AED’s).
Cardiovascular disease remains the most common cause of death in the United States, with cardiac arrest claiming approximately 1000 lives each day in the United States, According to the New England Journal of Medicine. With such high numbers, “contributions like this helps our department to improve the services we provide to the community” said Otter Creek Fire Chief Brad Stott. Commandant Randall Torrence said, “This is a tool that one day may have to be used on me or my family, so we just wanted to help.” Torrence hopes that his detachment can help the community more in the coming future and said, “What better place to do that than with our volunteer fire departments.” Chief Stott said the department hopes to purchase the new AEDs in the near future. The check was presented at the department's monthly meeting. Photo caption; Commandant Randall Torrence (left) & Assistant Chief Jarred Rankin (right) Taylor Hardy Public Information Officer |
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