Madison Township Fire Department - Putnam County

Training at Madison Fire today. Patient removal and vehicle extraction. Couple Area 30 students joined us today to learn a little.

Our hearts are with your family, friends, and co- workers. We pray for all them in this time. Rest easy sir.

Good evening Madison Township.

Our run volume for the month of June is as follows:

•Medical- 4
•Special Work Detail- 5
•Box Alarm- 1
•Car Accidents- 2
•Greencastle Fire Department Station Coverage- 3
•Road Debris- 4
•High Angle Rescue- 1
•Illegal Burn- 1
•Electrical Hazard- 2
•Disregard- 3
•Carbon Monoxide- 1

For a monthly total of 27 runs.

Madison Fire was called for person who had fallen from a cliff at Fern Cliff on Friday. We know that it has been in the paper and on some other social media areas. We just wanted to share how proud we are of our County Fire Departments, EMS, Law Enforcement officers (County and DNR), Dispatchers and Air Evac. Most important how proud we are of our Township residents that helped in multiple ways from water to a field for landing zone.

The pictures shared are just some of the equipment and people involved. All pictures are after incident was done and things being wrapped up.

Madison Fire would like to thank Jonathan Newgent with JTN Services. Johnny took time out of his day to come out on a Sunday and bring parts and help fix one of our fire trucks. The parts needed are for the onboard charging system. They are parts that you cannot get at normal parts store. If not for JTN and Johnny our truck would have been down for a few more days. JTN and all the people involved are great. Look them up if you don’t know who they are. From lighting to lawnmowers. They are your go to.

Thanks again for all the help JTN and Johnny. We appreciate it.

Madison Fire would like to congratulate Firefighters Derrick Grimes and Wade Harper on passing Firefighter 1 class.

Good afternoon Madison Township. As promised here is a glimpse of our reported May runs. These runs consist of mutual aid, car wrecks, fire alarms, work detail such as Lincoln Park Speedway and station coverage for Greencastle Fire Department. We had a recorded number of 12 runs total. Here is the break down:

•3 Medical Runs

•4 Work Details

•1 Mutual Aid for a box alarm

•2 Car Accidents

•1 Residential Fire Alarm

•1 Station Coverage for Greencastle Fire Department

You can expect Junes monthly run report the first part of July. Thank you Madison Township and stay safe.

It is not a big fancy training site like some. But for our small Volunteer Fire Department it will be good. Just time now for us to continue to build it bigger and better. Thanks to JAMRR Excavating LLC. For taking care of us and helping get this done. They drove all the way to Crane Naval Base to pick up donated containers. Awesome work. We recommend this company to do any work you have that they are capable of doing. Great customer service and did the job just like they said they would in the time they said they would.

Madison Fire is going to try to start once a month giving a list of calls we go on in that month. They will not have addresses or names. It will just have the nature of call, the time, and the date. This is the only way we can provide information to our taxpayers that your fire department is taking care of Madison Township. We know that sometimes things are in the paper and not all agencies are listed. So at times we get questions about why we were not on calls. Hopefully this will help with that.

Madison Fire is looking for someone to help us out. We will pay we don’t want it done for free. Just hoping some one will give us a little bit of a break. We have been awarded 3 - 20 foot shipping containers from Department of Natural Resources. They are at crane navel base. We are are going to use them to build a small training site on the fire department property to help with our skills and continuing training. We are not sure of exact date for pick up yet. DNR will be giving us a 3 day notice. Any help in making this happen would be great. Hopefully we can work something out with someone. Thanks you in advance

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions, which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Much of central Indiana.

* TIMING...Noon until 8 PM EDT on Thursday.

* WINDS...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the low 80s.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Never throw ci******es out of a vehicle. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Madison Fire is currently looking for new members. We are 100% volunteer department. If you have ever thought about being a firefighter. Volunteer or Career here is a good way to make a start. We have had people start out as a Volunteer and move on to other departments for a career. If interested reach out let us know.

Spaghetti dinner on March 25th at firehouse. Thanks to all that came out and supported us.

Training day at Lincoln Park Speedway

This Saturday come join us for some good food. 5pm to 8pm. Let’s us do the cooking and cleaning.

Come join us on the 25th of March for a great dinner.

Come join us on the 25th of March for a great dinner.

Good night at Lincoln Park Speedway Banquet tonight. Thanks Joe and Jill Spiker. Thanks to all the guys that help at the racetrack.

We would like to Thank Seniour’s for donating 10 bags of floor dry. Small businesses might not know or understand but, little things like this are a major help help to all of our small departments. We appreciate it very much.

Madison Fire would like to send thoughts and prayers to Bill Newgent’s family. Bill was a great leader and mentor to many. He strived to help so many in the community. Bill was a big part of Madison Township Fire Department holding rank as Assistant Chief before going to Greencastle Fire. Bill will be missed by many.

From our Fire Department Family to all of you.

Happy Thanksgiving from Madison Township Fire Department

Thanks to Greencastle, Cloverdale, State Farm,Reelsville Fire Department and PCEMS for assistance on fire today. Clinton Fire was also coming to assist but, disregarded. Thanks 911 Dispatch for your hard work. Great team effort by everyone.

Continuing the facelift to Madison Fire. Thank you Boulder Designs by E & M

🟢🏰 Get ready, Greencastle! Moving lane restrictions in the NB/SB lanes of U.S. 231 start TOMORROW between S.R. 240 and Frazier Street for patch work.

🚧 These restrictions will be from 7AM - 5PM, six days a week. They're expected to last through mid-December, weather permitting. ❄

Good evening, everyone. Just a reminder that we are going to be drawing for our beef raffle TOMORROW evening (10/19). If you want tickets, please get with Lee Price, Mary Duncan, or message the page directly to get your tickets prior to the drawing. Thank you for your continued support. We have an exciting upcoming raffle for you all, too that will be announced after tomorrow's drawing. Stay tuned!

We have received multiple text about a shirt sale from Madison Fire. Madison Fire is not having a shirt sale. If you receive a message like what is attached. Delete and do not open. We are sorry that someone felt they had to get in to our account and try to sell stuff just to cause problems for others. We have started and are continuing to fix any issue regarding this.

Good evening everyone! We are starting our raffle for beef this evening! Below is the graphic with all the cuts included in the package for the winner.
We will be selling tickets for $15 each. We will be selling a maximum of 100 tickets. Drawing will be held via Facebook live on Wednesday, Oct. 19th at 6:30pm.
Please reach out to Lee Price or Mary Duncan if you would like tickets or message the page.
Thank you for your continued support.

Remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

https://www.bannergraphic.com/blogs/2133/entry/78506

Price: Community buy-in critical for volunteer firefighters Published as a column for the Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, edition of the Banner Graphic. _ An almost-absolute sentiment in the fire service is that volunteers are — and have been — a dying breed. For longtime Madison Township Volunteer Fire Chief Lee Price, the issue is twofold: Youth don’t want t...