Fire Department
Contact Information
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Mike Riehm - Fire Chief
304 East North Street
Kendallville, Indiana 46755Tel: 260-347-5010
Fax: 260-347-7035
Email:
fire@kendallville-in.org
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Functions / Services of the Fire Department
Mission: It is the mission of the Kendallville Fire
Department to provide professional fire and rescue services to
our community and to reduce the loss of life and property damage
due to fire, accidents, and environmental emergencies.
Services: We provide the following services for the City Of
Kendallville and Wayne Township of Noble County protecting
approximately 62 square miles with nearly 14,000 residents.
- Fire protection
- Rescue and special operations (confined space & ice
rescue)
- Emergency medical first responder
- Hazardous material management
- Fire code enforcement
- Community Emergency Alert System (sirens & pagers)
Additional Services: The Kendallville Fire Department
offers adult classes in American Heart Association CPR, First
Aid, and AED training. The Fire department also teaches fire
safety to over 900 elementary children each year. The
Kendallville Fire Department also provides mutual aid assistance
to all the Fire Departments of Noble County and the neighboring
communities in Dekalb, LaGrange, Steuben, and Allen Counties
along with specialized training and technical support upon
request. Rating: The Kendallville Fire Department has
an ISO rating of 5 for the City and a rating of 6 for Wayne
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About KFD and Our People
Our Motto - "We Care" reflects our overall attitude of
our mission to provide the very best emergency services to our
community and Noble County. The Kendallville Fire Department is
always looking for caring individuals with a desire to help
their fellow man, their community and country. America’s Fire
Departments are the first to respond to any emergency where
there is life safety hazards. If the military is not for you and
you want to help your fellow man then becoming a firefighter may
be for you. See our Volunteer section for more
information. Our People: The Kendallville Fire Department
is an entity of the City of Kendallville. The Kendallville Fire
Department is a combination Department that consists of: 10
Fulltime Career Fire Fighters, 30 Volunteer Fire Fighters and 17
Lifetime Members.
- Chief
- Assistant Chief
- Deputy Chief of Operations
- Code Enforcement/Fire Prevention
- Clint Renkenberger
- Kevin Pegan
- Captains
- Jerry Campbell
- Curt Mundon
- Volunteers
- Jeff Atkinson
- Robert Beechy
- Robert Edwards
- Doug Gillespie
- Ned Goins
- Brandon Hindenlang
- Joe Inman
- Josh Lash
- Kelley Lash
- Lois Ligman
- Chad McKinley
- Eric McKinley
- Jeremy McKinley
- Roger Molargik, Jr.
- Tim Murphy
- Emanuel Reese
- Matt Riehm
- Bryan Rudnick
- Ben Weidner
- Keith Wilson
- Mark Woodcock
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- Training Instructors
- Robert Combs
- Jerry Lash
- Kelley Lash
- Curt Mundon
- Kevin Pegan
- Jeremy McKinley
- Matt Reid
- Chris Smith
- Haz-Mat Coordinator
- Career Fire Fighters
- Jerry Campbell
- Robert Combs
- Doug DeGroff
- Jerry Lash
- Curt Mundon
- Kevin Pegan
- Clint Renkenberger
- Michael Riehm
- Chris Smith
- Steve Trowbridge
- Weekend Drivers
- Bill Cain
- Chad McKinley
- Tom Fisher
- Matt Reid
- Lifetime Members
- John Bonar
- Kent Boner
- Jason Ebert
- Bill Gokenbach
- Kent Hale
- Robert Mason
- Maynard Masters
- Larry McGahen
- Al Pontius
- Al Sebert
- Bob Smart
- Ray Taylor
- John Trowbridge
- Greg White
- Virgil Whitford
- Dan Wolfe
- George Workman
- Mike Workman
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Funding: The Kendallville
Fire Department’s primary financial support is provided by the
taxpayers of the City of Kendallville and Wayne Township.
However due to budgetary limitations of these governmental
agencies, the Kendallville Fire Department raises additional
funding thru special fund raising activities such as fire
extinguisher sales and service, pancake breakfasts, fund drives,
and grants to purchase additional fire/rescue/medical equipment
and training to improve essential emergency services it provides
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Equipment
Our fleet consists of:
- 2 - 1250 gpm Engines
- 1 - 102’ Tower w/2000gpm pump
- 1 - 75’ Quint w/1500gpm pump
- 1 - 4200 gal tanker
- 1 - Rescue
- 2 - Grass trucks
- 1 - Haz-Mat unit
- 3 - Command units
- 1 - Special ops
- 1 - Boat
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Community Involvement
- Free blood pressure checks
- Teaching fire safety to over 900 elementary students
each
- Active supporter of youth sports with in the community
- Indiana Fire Chiefs Association
- Int’l Association of Fire Chiefs
- National Fire Protection Association
- School Improvement Team
- Noble County Local Emergency Planning Committee
- Noble County Emergency Management Advisory Board of
Works
- American Heart Association CPR Training
- First Aid Training
- AED Training
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KFD Volunteer Information & Opportunities
Wanted: Volunteer Firefighters: Do you need a challenge, excitement, or just want to help
protect your community? Join a brave group of dedicated
individuals and become a volunteer firefighter.
The Kendallville Fire Department is looking for some
dedicated guys and gals that would like to HELP protect their
community and respond to fires, natural disasters, medical
emergencies and many other types of community emergencies.
Requirements
- must live within the Kendallville zoning limits,
- individuals must be at least 18 years old,
- have NO criminal record,
- be in good physical condition,
- and be willing to complete the essential training to
meet all federal, state and local fire department
requirements
Applications for Volunteers
Visit our Forms page to download an
application. Applications are also available at the
Kendallville Fire Station No. 2, or
contact us for more information.
Lifetime Membership Guidelines:
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Related Links
Note: Clicking on the links below will take you OFF of the
City of Kendallville website.
Firehouse.com
Fire service news and information
www.firehouse.com
Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Planning, preparing & responding
www.in.gov/dhs/
State of Indiana
Official website for the State of Indiana
www.state.in.us
FEMA
Official website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov
National Weather Service of Northern Indiana
North Webster Office
www.crh.noaa.gov/iwx/
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org/home/index.asp
IVFA
Indiana Volunteer Fireman’s Association
www.ivfa.org
Amber Alerts
www.amberalertindiana.com
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