FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fire crews said their emergency protocols helped save a man’s life last Friday. A man was trapped after a cave-in at a construction site just outside of Fort Wayne.

The Fort Worth Fire Department (FWFD) confirmed the incident, explaining that two children were rescued from the blaze and transported to a hospital. "Both have been transported in serious ...

Multiple fire crews were called to assist. Both lanes of Maumee Ave. were closed to all traffic in that area as of 9:27 p.m.

FWFD said the accident was near the Chuck E. Cheese in the Presidio Shopping Center. TxDOT camera footage in the area of Heritage Trace Parkway showed a major traffic backup as numerous emergency ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A scrap fire at OmniSource has cast a large smoke cloud in the sky and closed down a portion of a nearby road Wednesday evening, Fort Wayne dispatchers confirmed.

Capt. Mark Litwinko is a 20-year veteran of the Fort Wayne, IN, Fire Department (FWFD) and serves as an investigator and commissioned law enforcement officer for the arson/fire investigations ...

The Fort Wayne Fire Department medical team created the crush protocol back in 2024. FWFD officials told WANE 15 Thursday, they did not have procedures for cases like this before, which could have ...