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“Now, with GPS and phones being a lot more accurate, it'll give us a lot more accurate location of that phone call, which will either give a better representation of where that call came from to first responders, but it also helps route that to the proper public safety answering point, be it Allen County Sheriff's Office or the Lima Police Department,” said Jared Gesler, Allen County EMA director and 9-1-1 coordinator.
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A violent windstorm swept through Van Wert County late Wednesday night, downing trees, knocking out power, and leaving a trail of damage across the region.
Van Wert County was hit with a significant wind storm on Wednesday afternoon, according to Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy. A storm system that was predicted by the National Weather Service several days ago produced tornadoes across Illinois and damaging winds across the Hoosier and Buckeye States.
The Auglaize County Emergency Management Agency is in the process of relocating one of its offices from rural Auglaize County to the municipal building in St. Marys.
An accident at a Coldwater industrial facility lead to one person being sent to the hospital. The Coldwater Police Department says that they were called to 120 Harvest Drive in Coldwater around 10:30 Wednesday morning for an industrial accident.
DELPHOS, OH (WLIO) - Delphos Fire and Rescue held an open house Wednesday night for high school students interested in joining the cadet program.
Just after 12:15 pm, Bath firefighters responded to 5250 Reservoir Road, where they found flames and smoke coming out of the rear bedroom of the house. Firefighters put out the flames in about 10 minutes.
November 18, 2024, Press Release from Apollo Career Center: The Shawnee Township Police and Fire Departments, in partnership with Apollo Career Center and Allen County EMA, will conduct a multi-agency, full-scale active shooter training drill on Monday, November 25th, beginning at 12:00 p.m. This drill will be for staff only. The high school is not in session, and there will be no high school students on campus.
Shawnee Township first responders are getting some new equipment thanks to Marathon Petroleum. The Lima Marathon Pipeline and the Lima Marathon Terminal donated a combined $9,600 to the Shawnee Township Police and fire departments. The police department will be using the donation toward a couple of portable MARCS radios, and the fire department will be getting 8 communication headsets for their trucks.