Indiana Fire Service Hot Shots website

Welcome to the Indiana Fire Service Hot Shots website.

Our mission is to create an opportunity for Indiana photographers to display their photos that highlight any Fire Department's activity, but especially those in INDIANA. There is no charge for posting but some simple rules must be followed for posting. All pictures must have the following information submitted:

Name of Photographer
Email address of Photographer
Date of Photo
Location of Photo (where it was taken)
Fire Department(s) in the picture

If possible reduce the size of images to 550-600 pixels on longest side.
Send your pictures via email to: infs_hotshots@insightbb.com

Firefighter at Indianapolis International Airport train with live fire.

Posted 10/2/09

Indiana Emergency Response Conference 2009.

September 18 September 19

September 20 September 21

Posted 9/27/09

McCutchanville answers alarm during thunderstorm.

Indianapolis Firefighters responded to apartment fire and find fire in barber shop below the apartments.

Posted 8/3/09

Terre Haute firefighters fight fire in law and title offices.

Posted 6/26/09

District 6 used the burn trailer to get in some live fire training on June 10th.

Posted 6/11/09

Lawrence Township Fire works fire in apartment on Kingswood Dr.

Posted 6/4/09

Columbus firefighters fight fire in home laundry and save dog and 2 cats.

Posted 5/17/09

Battalion Chief Steve White Honored with coin presentation.

Posted 5/6/09

Hamilton County Haz Mat Task Force Trains.

Posted 5/6/09

FDIC 81st version Kicks off at Indianapolis.

Posted 4/23/09

Indianapolis has a Tea Party demonstration on Tax Day.

Posted 4/15/09

Guns and Hoses distributed $50,000 to area charities.

Posted 4/15/09

Hamblen Twp. Fire's tanker falls thru wooden bridge.

Posted 4/7/09

Southern Bartholomew County grass fire spread to abandon house.

Posted 3/27/09

Claysville Fire fights mid-day fire in Jewell Village house.

Posted 3/26/09

Sugar Creek Fire Department show off their home built training center.

Posted 3/18/09

Indianapolis Police and Fire Respond to a 3 car motor vehicle accident.

Posted 3/15/09

Indianapolis Fire fights gigantic fire that destroys unfinished apartments.

Posted 3/14/09

Jack Harker Funeral was held on Feb. 2, 2009.

Posted 2/4/09

Adult medical simulator ready for training EMS around the state.

Posted 1/30/09

Greencastle Fire Train the Trainer with new flashover container.

Posted 1/27/09

Blackhawk helicopter crashes on campus of Texas A&M.

Posted 1/13/09

Posted 1/19/09

Petersburg Fire fights fire in apartment on New Years Day.

Posted 1/6/09

Indianapolis Fire responses to fire in auto body shop.

Posted 12/31/08

Portland Indiana Fire department fight fire in attached garage.

Posted 12/23/08

Governor Daniels works on updating Indiana local governments.

Posted 12/21/08

Bartholomew County answers call for chimney fire that extended into the house.

Posted 11/23/08

Public safety students at the Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center get a lesson in firefighting.(video included)

Posted 11/19/08

Pandemic Response Indiana Defense Exercise held in District 6 &10.

Posted 11/16/08

Grateful American coin was presented to IAFC President Chief Larry Grorud.

Posted 11/12/08

Brownsburg Fire District adds to their Training Facilities.

Posted 11/10/08

District 4 holds live burn exercise at Delphi Fire Department for 40 firefighters.

Posted 11/9/08

Geencastle firefighters join DePauw University Park Rangers for prescribed burn.

Posted 11/5/08

Board of Firefighter Personnel & Standards met at Public Safety Academy NE Indiana in Fort Wayne on Monday October 27th.

Posted 10/28/08

Arson fire investigated on Evansville's Uhlhorn Street.

Posted 10/28/2008

Fatal fire in Bartholomew County takes former sheriff and his wife.

Posted 10/26/08

Winchester Fire Department in District 6 receives a fire training grant.

Posted 10/24/08

Southwest Fire District and Huntington County fire receive checks for training facilities.

Posted 10/24/08

Homeland Security Executive Director Joe Wainscott presented a check to Henry County EMA.

Posted 10/23/08

Georgetown Fire Department received a check from IDHS for training infrastructure.

Posted 10/23/08

Indiana Firefighter Training hazmat unit visits Crown Point Fire Department.

Posted 10/22/08

Indianapolis E31 takes care of fire on Haverford.

Posted 10/19/08

General Russell Honore speaks to the Indiana Response Conference at Indianapolis.

Posted 10/19/08

Gov. Daniels tours Southern Indiana with American Bikers Aimed Towards Education (ABATE)

Posted 10/12/08

SCBA in pickup fire becomes a rocket. Property damages only!

Posted 10/1/08

Greencastle held sprinkler training at their fire station.

Posted 9/12/08

Indianapolis Fire Department holds Ceremonies marking September 11th.

Posted 9/12/08

Indianapolis Fire answers call to abandoned factory and surround and drown the fire.( 2 sets of pictures)

Posted 9/11/08

Building collapse in Chester. Video from Channel 6 WTVR.

Posted 9/11/08

Poor operator forgot to look up!

Posted 9/3/08

24th Annual Frog Folies Rod show draws big crowds.

Posted 8/25/08

Safety, Survival & Health Section of IAFC Hold Business meeting at FRI.

Posted 8/22/08

VCOS held its 2008 meeting at the FRI in Denver.

Posted 8/21/08

And again, Roger is there at a smokey fire in Columbus,IN Krool Plant.

Posted 8/19/08

Fire Rescue International 2008 opens in Denver.

Posted 8/14/08

Mike Cornman, Deputy Chief Ellettsville Fire Dept, sent these pictures of District 8 doing Survive/Rescue Training.

Posted 8/3/08

Roger Johnson sends in an early picture of residential fire in east Columbus, IN.

Posted 7/20/08

Biohazard Exercise at Bloomington Mail Handling Center.

Posted 7/16/08

Indianapolis Water Rescue recover truck from White River.

Posted 6/22/08

Columbus engine 5 responds to flooding at SR 46 & I65.

Posted 6/22/08

Governor Daniels views flooding in Posey county.

Posted 6/18/08

Hendricks County Technical Rescue Task Force search pond for possible victim.

Posted 6/14/08

District 8 holds planning session at Bloomington Twp. Fire Dept.

Posted 5/16/08

Terre Haute Fire and Police Departments hold grand opening of new Training Academy.

Posted 5/2/08

Greencastle and Clovedale do live burn training at Greencastle Training Center.

Posted 4/26/08

FDIC 2008 Opening Ceromonies

Posted 4/22/08

National Honor Guard Competition at FDIC 2008.

Posted 4/22/08

Anderson Training Center for District 6 breaks ground for new training center.

Posted 4/21/08

National Fire Academy Alumni Association holds meeting.

Posted 4/20/08

District 7 has live burn exercise at Vermillion training facilities.

Posted 4/4/08

Week of intense training at Emergency Management Institute.

Posted 3/18/08

Pictures from a refinery fire at Big Spring, TX on 2/18/08.

Posted 3/18/08

Chief Bill Newgent honored with award at Leadership/Development Seminar.

Posted 3/3/08

District 10 Training Center Opens at Jasper Fire Department.

Posted 2/24/08

Bloomington Township hosts Firefighter I/II training practicals.

Posted 2/22/08

Indianapolis firefighters fight fire on N. Ruckle with exposures on both sides.

Posted 2/13/08

Captain David Sherfick funeral is held on Feb. 9.

Posted 2/12/08

Northeast Indiana Public Safety complex held their grand opening event this past weekend.

Posted 2/12/08

Hamilton County Technical Rescue Team (HCTRT) assisted the Lapel Fire Department (Madison County)

Posted 9/28/09

Indiana Fire Chiefs hold golf outing during 2009 Emergency Response Conference.

Posted 9/27/09

A great video showing what happens when water is thrown on oil fire.

See story and video

German Twp Fire respond to Friday evening residential fire.

Indianapolis Fire's Technical Rescue responds to search White River for missing man.

Posted 8/4/09

Fire destroys Bedford church on July 9th

Posted 8/3/09

Indianapolis Firefighters answer call a fire in abandon house on near east side.

Posted 8/3/09

Auburn Fire finishes training tower.

Posted 8/1/09

District 9 trains on State Mobile Live Fire Trainer.

Posted 6/29/09

Terre Haute honors Fallen Heroes.

Posted 6/26/09

Madison holds Fire Muster to celebrate city's 200th anniversary.

Posted 6/10/09

Auburn Training Center held a Training Blitz.

Posted 6/4/09

Madison Fire fights fire in Jefferson Courthouse.

Posted 5/28/09

Clifford and Hope firefighters are called to burning backhoe.

Posted 5/14/09

Hope VFD has training fire with abandoned house.

Posted 5/9/09

Indiana Fire Chiefs Association's Chief Gerald George Honored with coin from IDHS.

Posted 5/6/09

Technical Rescue Training class held at Fishers Fire Training Center.

Posted 5/6/09

FDIC 2nd Annual Courage & Valor 5K Run held at Indianapolis.

Posted 4/25/09

NFAAA tenth anniversary Meeting at FDIC in Indianapolis.

Posted 4/23/09

Indianapolis Firefighters quickly extinguish fire on Dearborn.

Posted 4/15/09

Trench Rescue class held in Evansville for district firefighters.

Posted 4/11/09

Madison Tower 4 makes quick work with fire on Walnut St

Posted 3/21/09

Indianapolis Firefighters put out fire and then greet one of the residents.

Posted 3/18/09

Indianapolis Firefighters make quick work on abandoned building fire.

Posted 3/15/09

Indiana Week at National Fire Academy has great turnout.

Posted 3/15/09

Orleans Fire Department builds confined space training prop and practices for future emergencies.

Posted 2/19/09

Pike township fire in industrial warehouse.

Posted 2/4/09

Bluffton Fire fights garage fire on Spring St.

Posted 1/4/09

House fire in Darmstadt on Jan. 29 probably because of ice storm.

Posted 1/30/09

Ice & Snow storm hits SW Indiana and W. Kentucky.

Posted 1/28/09

Roger Johnson covers COLD-WINDY fire in Clay.

Posted 1/15/09

Pictures from Brayton Fire Training Field.

Posted 1/13/09

Poseyville Fire truck finds ditch along county road.

Posted 1/4/09

Evansville Firefighters make quick work of fire in second floor apartment.

Posted 1/1/09

Pike Township Engine wrecks on black ice on EMS run.

Posted 12/32/08

Anderson Grain has mountain of corn cobs burn. 25 fire companies fight fire.

Posted 12/30/08

North American Fire Training Directors annual conference.

Posted 12/22/08

Evansville Firefighters fight fire on west side.

Posted 12/21/08

House burnt for training in Hope

Posted 11/29/08

Visit to Curtis J. Cook Training Facility at Ponderosa, TX.

Posted 11/22/08

New Lyondellbasell Channelview Pumper shown off!

Posted 11/19/08

Southwest Firefighters fight fire in farm house.

Posted 11/17/08

Remembering November 6th Committee remembers by helping others.

Posted 11/13/08

German & McCutchanville Fire fight fire in vacant house.

Posted 11/10/08

District 7 holds Firefighter I/II class on safety-PPE.

Posted 11/7/08

Governor Mitch Daniels Re-elected on November4, 2008 for second term.

Posted 11/5/08

Petersburg firefighters fight fire on Nichols Ave on Oct.24.

Posted 10/31/08

Public Safety Officers hold rally for Gov. Mitch Daniels.

Posted 10/24/08

IDHS training director presents check to Grant County Firefighters Association for training facility.

Posted 10/24/08

Versailles gets check from IDHS to start on district training center.

Posted 10/23/08

Lafayette Fire Department presented a check for training infrastructure by IDHS.

Posted 10/23/08

Greencastle Fire Department received a check from IDHS for development of the Putnam County Training Center.

Posted 10/23/08

Bedford receives Check from IDHS to start District 8 training site.

Posted 10/23/08

City of Lafayette receives grant check from Indiana Department of Homeland Security.

Posted 10/20/08

Indianapolis Fire works a fire on South State St.

Posted 10/19/08

Kyle Kazmierczak from Michigan City sent in this picture of new fire tower being built at Michigan City Fire Department.

Posted 10/17/08

Pipeline Rupture in Appomattox County Va.

Posted 10/5/08

Clay Fire goes PINK for 3 days!!

Posted 10/5/08

Governor Mitch Daniels receives Presidents award from IFCA.

Posted 8/30/08

Wayne Township Fire fight apartment fire on northwest Indianapolis.

Posted 9/14/08

Gary's Brunswick engine 9 comes under fire-GUNFIRE.

Posted 9/12/08

2008 State Ambulance compition held.

Posted 9/11/08

Ponderosa, TX Fire Department fights early Sunday morning fire.

Posted 9/7/08

The Bluffton Fire Department responds to residential fire in Craigsville.

Posted 9/1/08

Truck flips on sharp turn on way to fire. Firefighters have minor injuries.

Posted 8/25/08

FRI Second Annual 5K Run starts with cold and wet weather, but 178 start.

Posted 8/23/08

During FRI 2008 new members and visitors are welcomed with a reception.

Posted 8/22/08

Great Lakes Division conduct session during Fire-Rescue International 2008.

Posted 8/22/08

High cost of fuel have you down? Roger has a solution.

Postd 8/21/08

Indianapolis firefighters respond to an early morning fire in double residence.

posted 8/21/08

Two sets of pictures from District 3 using the new burn trailer.

Posted 8/19/08

Roger strikes again- want a front seat??

Posted 8/19/08

Knight Township Fire responds to second fatal MVA in 24 hours.

Posted 8/13/08

District 3 visits Byran, OH for tour of their training props.

Posted 7/26/08

The Indiana Fallen Firefighters Memorial 2008 was held at the Fallen Heroes Monument in Indianapolis on July 17, 2008.

Posted 7/18/08

A fire on N. Grant St, Indianapolis is contained to original building.

Posted 7/6/08

House being renovated suffers damage before Indianapolis Fire arrived.

Posted 6/22/08

Residential fire on E. Minnesota St. Indianapolis on June 18.

Posted 6/18/08

Governor Daniels and staff survey storm damages.

Posted 6/18/08

Pictures from Daviess county showing flooding in area after torrental rains in June.

Posted 6/17/08

Bluffton Fire fights fire caused by lightning strike.

Posted 6/14/08

German Fire honors Junior Fire Wardens for services at their schools.

Posted 5/7/08

Gov. Daniels addresses Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana at Bloomington meeting.

Posted 4/24/08

FDIC2008 photos of apparatus and live burn trainers.

Posted 4/23/08

Fort Branch Firefighters do live burn exercise for Firefighter I/II at Petersburg.

Posted 4/22/08

ISFSI swear in new officers at FDIC2008

Posted 4/21/08

District 10 Firefighter I/II practices live burn skills In Marrs Twp new burn trainer.

Posted 4/14/08

District 6 held a Training Expo to show off their new props.

Posted 3/18/08

On March 7,8, and 9- 119 Inidiana Firefighters attended a training conference at the National Fire Academy.

Posted 3/18/08

On March 6, Auburn Fire Department held joint WMD training with the 53rd Civil Support Team.

Posted 3/10/08

Evansville firefighters fought a fire on near north side of Evansville.

Posted 3/3/08

Is this a new accident or just a vehicle that the busy towing company could get? A good way to cut down on false reports!

Posted 2/26/08

Harrison Twp Fights fire in residence on Feb. 24.

Posted 2/24/08

Lake St. Louis Fire department forwarded this near miss from a typical auto fire.

Posted 2/21/08

Near Miss Report Summit held at San Diego.

Posted 2/12/08

District 7 holds class on search and rescue at Marshal Twp. Fire Department.

Posted 2/12/08