Recent Calls
Fire Alarm at 7796 E. Vawter Park Road
Thu. Feb 1st 2018
The Turkey Creek Fire Territory responded to a smoke alarm activation at 1:37 PM; smoke alarm upstairs in the house. Upon arrival of the first engine crew, construction crews are noted to be inside of...
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Fire Alarm at 6778 East Waco Drive
Tue. Jan 30th 2018
The Turkey Creek Fire Territory responded to a fire alarm at 9:03 PM; lake house smoke detector; no key holder en route. Upon arrival, no smoke and/ or fire noted. Access gained to the structure. No s...
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Brush Fire at East Wawasee Drive and CR 1250N
Tue. Jan 30th 2018
The Turkey Creek Fire Territory responded to a report of a brush fire at the intersection at 3:46 AM. Upon arrival, the initial arriving fire personnel report a large brush fire with no exposures. The...
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Vehicle Fire on County Road 1000 East.
Mon. Jan 29th 2018
The Turkey Creek Fire Territory responded at 12:32 PM to a report of a vehicle fire at the intersection of CR 1250N and CR 1000E. Upon arrival to the intersection, no vehicle fire is located. Fire cre...
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Burn Complaint at 11939 N. Camelot Lane East
Sat. Jan 27th 2018
The Turkey Creek Fire Territory responded to a report of illegal burning activity at 12:23 PM. Upon arrival, the IDEM burning regulations are explained to the subject that is conducting the illegal bu...
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News Headlines
Annual Pork Chop & Chicken BBQ--July 4, 2015
Fri. Jun 26th 2015
The Annual Department Pork Chop & Chicken Barbecue Fundraiser will be on Saturday July 4th, 2015. Prices are as follows:Chicken--$6.00 per halfPork Chops--$6.00 eachCorn on the Con--$1.00 eachWe w...
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Fire Board Meetings
Fri. Jun 26th 2015
The Turkey Creek Fire Territory Executive Board public meeting is the second Monday of each month at 6:45 PM at the Syracuse Town Hall. Everyone is invited to attend.Turkey Creek Fire Territory Execu...
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New Grass/ Brush Fire Truck Ordered
Thu. Dec 18th 2014
A new grass/ brush fire truck has been ordered from 1st Attack Engineering, Inc. of Waterloo, In. The bid awarded was for $100,865.00. There is an estimated 18 week delay from the time of order of the...
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Generator Repaired
Sat. Jul 26th 2014
Repair parts are obtained and repairs are completed on the backup generator for the radio repeater tower on Kern Rd.
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Wed. Jul 23rd 2014
The Turkey Creek Fire Territory, in an effort to increase awareness and protect our community from the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, is providing free carbon monoxide detectors to everyone tha...
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Call Volume
Busiest Times
Date
Total
Busiest Year
2014
74940
Fire
Sep 2014
25
EMS
Jun 2011
106
Total Calls
Mar 2013
5100
Est. Loss
May 2014
35500
2015
Fire
EMS
Total Calls
Est. Loss
Total
Jan
12
81
93
-
186
Feb
19
92
111
2100
2322
Mar
10
85
95
-
190
Apr
-
-
-
-
May
-
-
-
-
Jun
-
-
-
-
Jul
-
-
-
-
Aug
-
-
-
-
Sep
-
-
-
-
Oct
-
-
-
-
Nov
-
-
-
-
Dec
-
-
-
-
Total
41
258
299
2100
2698
1.52%
9.56%
11.08%
77.84%
2014
Fire
EMS
Total Calls
Est. Loss
Total
Jan
17
98
115
500
730
Feb
13
73
86
5500
5672
Mar
17
87
104
5500
5708
Apr
17
91
108
-
216
May
12
96
108
35500
35716
Jun
15
91
106
15000
15212
Jul
12
100
112
9000
9224
Aug
23
96
119
2000
2238
Sep
25
87
112
-
224
Oct
-
-
-
-
Nov
-
-
-
-
Dec
-
-
-
-
Total
151
819
970
73000
74940
0.20%
1.09%
1.29%
97.41%
2013
Fire
EMS
Total Calls
Est. Loss
Total
Jan
11
94
3000
-
3105
Feb
6
56
-
-
62
Mar
10
74
5100
-
5184
Apr
-
-
-
-
May
-
-
-
-
Jun
-
-
-
-
Jul
-
-
-
-
Aug
-
-
-
-
Sep
-
-
-
-
Oct
-
-
-
-
Nov
-
-
-
-
Dec
-
-
-
-
Total
27
224
8100
8351
0.32%
2.68%
96.99%
0.00%
2012
Fire
EMS
Total Calls
Est. Loss
Total
Jan
12
63
-
-
75
Feb
3
10
-
-
13
Total
15
73
88
17.05%
82.95%
0.00%
0.00%
2011
Fire
EMS
Total Calls
Est. Loss
Total
Jan
21
86
-
-
107
Feb
12
77
-
-
89
Mar
12
68
-
-
80
Apr
11
78
-
-
89
May
22
79
-
-
101
Jun
17
106
-
-
123
Jul
21
102
-
-
123
Aug
13
84
-
-
97
Sep
13
83
-
-
96
Oct
25
82
-
-
107
Nov
20
70
-
-
90
Dec
2
28
-
-
30
Total
189
943
1132
16.70%
83.30%
0.00%
0.00%
2010
Fire
EMS
Total Calls
Est. Loss
Total
Jan
12
72
-
-
84
Feb
11
80
-
-
91
Mar
8
85
-
-
93
Apr
11
79
-
-
90
May
13
79
-
-
92
Jun
22
73
-
-
95
Jul
15
102
-
-
117
Aug
5
26
-
-
31
Total
97
596
693
14.00%
86.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2009
Fire
EMS
Total Calls
Est. Loss
Total
Jan
18
102
-
-
120
Feb
16
84
-
-
100
Mar
16
78
-
-
94
Apr
7
67
-
-
74
May
11
102
-
-
113
Jun
14
101
-
-
115
Jul
24
78
-
-
102
Aug
21
81
-
-
102
Sep
13
60
-
-
73
Oct
9
50
-
-
59
Nov
7
95
-
-
102
Dec
9
76
-
-
85
Total
165
974
1139
14.49%
85.51%
0.00%
0.00%
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