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The Clay Fire Territory proudly serves the needs of our community by providing fire, rescue, emergency medical and hazard mitigation services. We serve with pride and professionalism, striving to meet the demands of our community in a safe and efficient manner.
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| | | Thanksgiving hazards | | Thu. Nov 27th 2008 | Thanksgiving is almost here, and shoppers' concerns about dinner going up in flames run from the serious...
"You have to be real careful especially with the grandkids running back and forth," Ruth Holewczynski.
To the obvious...
"As long as I don't blow up the turke...
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| | Clay Fire Department gets federal grant for training (from WNDU-TV) | | Wed. Oct 29th 2008 | The Clay Fire Department will be better prepared for a natural disaster -- thanks to a Homeland Security grant.
The fire department received $39 thousand Wednesday to help build a tactical rescue training facility.
Firefighters will be trained for all types of disasters, including eart...
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| | Why Are We Wearing Pink T-Shirts | | Tue. Oct 28th 2008 | More than 40 fire departments across the country traded in their traditional uniforms today for something a little brighter.
Fire Departments along the "Pink Ribbon Tour" route wore pink throughout the weekend and today to mark the end of breast cancer awareness month.
Lo...
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| | Real Men Wear Pink (from Fox 28 News) | | Thu. Oct 2nd 2008 | "I said ohhhhh... and I saw it coming off the Toll Road and go there it is! There it is! It looks so cool," said Izzy Cherrone, breast cancer survivor.
Like a ray of hope for breast cancer survivors like Izzy, the "Pink Ribbon Tour" fire truck travels the country.
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| | Hundreds gather for 9/11 memorial ceremony at St. Patrick's Park (from WNDU-TV) | | Thu. Sep 11th 2008 | Hundreds in Michiana gathered Thursday to honor the seventh anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
The Clay Fire Territory performed a bell-ringing ceremony Thursday morning at the 9/11 memorial in St. Patrick's Park.
The park features an actual piece of a steel beam from Groun...
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| | | Driver extricated after car hits tree in German Township | | Tue. Nov 25th 2008 | SOUTH BEND — A man was hospitalized Monday after driving head-on into a tree on Portage Road near the Indiana/Michigan line, police said.
St. Joseph County police had little information at the scene, but it appeared the vehicle, a Chrysler 300M car, was traveling south in the 50600 block of P...
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| | Rescuers pull man to safety after vehicle backs into pond | | Mon. Nov 24th 2008 | An elderly man in South Bend had quite a scare Sunday evening.
Just after 6:00 p.m., Clay firefighters responded to a call of a vehicle in a retention pond on the city's Bayhill Drive.
Apparently, the driver of the car was backing out of his driveway and hit the wrong pedal, which se...
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| | Small fire damages Clay Township home | | Sun. Nov 16th 2008 | A small attic fire caused minimal damage to a home in Clay Township on Saturday.
The Clay Fire Department was called to 16830 Londonberry Lane at around 7 p.m. when the homeowners smelled smoke. Fire crews found the fire in the attic above the master bedroom and had the fire under control within mi...
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| | Fire spreads through Granger home | | Tue. Nov 11th 2008 | GRANGER – Crews from at least five Indiana and Michigan fire companies battled a house fire Tuesday afternoon in northern St. Joseph County.
Firefighters were called to the home in the 52400 block of Hickory Road about 1:40 p.m., after a homeowner reported the blaze.
Crews found smok...
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| | Clay Fire Department rescues cat stuck in a car | | Thu. Nov 6th 2008 | Curiosity gets the cat... caught under the hood of a car.
Patty Carruthers of South Bend was doing laundry near her garage when she heard meowing. It turns out a kitten had crawled under the hood of the family's SUV.
Carruthers called the Clay Fire Department for help and three firefighter...
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More than 40 fire
departments across the
country traded in their
traditional uniforms
today for something a
little
brighter.
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