The Driving Simulator will be on site beginning on Monday March 1st and ending on March 11th. All members must sign up for a 2 hour time slot. Time slots run from 8am - 10pm. Please sign up at Base 10 ASAP.

Mandatory Board Meeting March 14th, 7pm @ Base 10.

After numerous hours of hard work by all (3) Shifts and numerous volunteers, The New Kitchen is finally done. Special thanks to everyone involved in this project.

It’s that time of the year….New Year’s Resolutions, Diets, changes, hopes, and accomplishments waiting us for the New Year. A-shift had discussed as a crew it was time to try and make a stand together as a crew, and wanted something fun and some motivation to take this serious. This is open to any New Haven FIRE or EMS member. This “Biggest Loser” Competition is merely a friendly informal contest to encourage us all to start and follow through with a healthy lifestyle. Cost to join competition is $20 per person. See below for official Rules. Official Weigh in will take place January 1st, 2010 from 8am – 10pm at Base 10. Contest Will Commence on Friday March 5 with weigh-in from 8am – 8pm at Base 10, winners to be announced on Monday March 8th. Weigh IN 8am - 8pm.

The 2010 Fire and EMS calendar has now been updated on this website. All of the mandatory trainings are listed, please mark your calendars. Please note that dates/times/locations/topics are all subject to change.

New Haven EMS is glad to present their 2009 EMT-B class. There are 27 students in this class. Thanks to all of the instructors that are putting in long hours to train the medics of the future!

Units arrived on scene to find a MVA with wires down and a vehicle on its side. There was one person trapped in the vehicle, the patient was extricated and taken to the ambulance. All units cleared the job without incident.

NHATFD units respond to a motor vehicle accident.

Thanks goes out to everyone that helped with the parade. A great time was had by all!

The New Haven EMS Training Institution Instructed a First Responder Class in Freemont Indiana. Represenatives from four Steuban County fire departments attended this month long course. Thanks to Bruce Robinson for representing our department with class!

SJTFD and NEFD were dual dispatched to a reported attached garage fire in SJTFD first due area. Fire 71 arrived and coded the incident a 704 and requested New Haven as the R.I.T. response. Truck 17 was the second unit on the scene after Engine 71 and was given the assignment of pulling a second attack line and advancing into the garage. Truck 17 operated for approx. 1/2 hour and was then released by command. The truck and Fire 11 made the job. Thanks to Fire 71 for the invite and good job Engine 71 on a quick knock.

Fire and Ems units along with Pd responded to a multi vehicle accident on US30. Upon arrival on scene, units found a vehicle lying on its side. The driver was still trapped inside the vehicle. The vehicle was stabilized with rescue struts. Pt. was removed from the vehicle through the sun roof. Pt. was placed onto LSB and cot and transported to hospital. Pictures taken by: Mike Feely

Chief Bennett would like to thank everyone who participated in collecting at the various locations and also to those who gave donations to MDA. A total of $4,053.82 was collected this year. Job well done by all!

The New Haven Adams Twp. Fire Department will be hosting a Firefighter I & II course from Jan 9- May 22, 2010. The class will be held every Wednesday from 6pm-10pm with occational Saturday hands-on sessions. Contact Josh Hale of the New Haven Fire Department for more information.

On Tuesday and Wednesday July 14th & 15th New Haven Fire & EMS participated in vehicle fire training. Firefighters received a brief overview of car fires and their dangers, then participated in live vehicle fire scenarios. Special thanks to Chad Bauer for helping to organize this training, FWFD Academy for assisting with vehicles and the training grounds.

The Current training schedule is available under the members section of the website. There have been some concerns that it is not updated on the website. This is accessible by all members when you log on into the members only section. The Training Division will work to get this updated on the calendar for all members as soon as possible.

New Haven Fire & EMS were dispatched to a house fire @ 0056 Firday morning. First unit on the scene @ 0058 found a detached garage, as well as the two homes on both sides of it on fire. The garage was a total loss, one of the homes received major damage, the other moderate damage. Occupants and neighbors state they heard thunder then lightening just seconds before seeing flames at the back and top of the detached garage. Downed live electrical lines at the fire scene near the garage hampered suppression efforts for a short period of time. All occupants got out of the homes safely, and there were no injuries. The fire was brought under control @ 0137 hrs. Responding units were Truck 17, Engines 12, 42, & 121, Squad 18, Ambulance 45, Med Car 45, D.C. 13, Fire 11, and Fire 19. There were no firefighter injuries. Info per Fire 19, NHFD PIO.

A driver lost control on the icy roads this morning causing the vehicle to slide off the roadway and into a ditch. The vehicle slid on it's side striking a fire hydrant, breaking it off and causing a large flood. A passing utility van noticed the driver still in the car and used his ladder to assist him out. Other than being very wet and cold, there were no further injuries.