Portage, IN 46368 Emergencies, dial 911. In times past, fire fighting personnel did one thing, they put fires out. At vehicle accidents they used slow and sometimes dangerous tools, oftentimes injuring themselves and their patients.
Today is the era of a different fire fighter.
He must know how to remove the car from the injured person without doing any further harm. Today's fire fighter know that when the tone sounds, someone's life will change forever. Fire departments all over the country have shifted their efforts from extinguishing fires to preventing them before they start. The Portage Fire Department's Fire Education and Prevention Division works hard to ensure that buildings are built and maintained in a safe condition with adequate exits and water supplies. The Fire Education and Prevention Division is looking forward to adding additional manpower for inspections and prevention of fires.