Gary EMS call volume has not mirrored population drop

A Gary Fire Department ambulance respond to a call in Gary.

Gary EMS call volume has not mirrored population drop

A Gary Fire Department ambulance responds to a call at Dunbar Pulaski Middle School in Gary. An IUN project mapped emergency medical service response in Gary. The results showed the volume of calls are down slightly but not to the same degree as the city's population drop.

Man, 63, is dead in burned Gary building; inquiry still on

GARY | The body of a Nigerian man was found at the site of a fire Sunday afternoon in Gary.

Gary airport will pay city more for fire protection

The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority will increase the annual amount it pays the city of Gary for airport fire protection to $370,000 under an agreement approved this week.

Gary firefighters injured after being blown down stairway by flashover

GARY | One Gary firefighter was taken to a hospital burn center in Chicago on Tuesday and two were treated locally after being blown down the stairway of a burning, vacant two-story building.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

GARY | An argument over an Xbox 360 may have led to the deaths of a mother and daughter in an apartment fire early Wednesday.

Crews work nonstop to clear train wreck in Gary

GARY | The clanking of workers cleaning up the scene of a two-train collision echoed Monday afternoon throughout the Duneland Village Mobile Home Park.

Woman dies in apartment fire in Miller

GARY | A fire just after noon Saturday at the Lakeshore Dunes apartment complex off Forest Avenue claimed the life of a Gary woman and was fought twice by firefighters during the day.

Gary rolls out new firetrucks

Gary firefighter struck by car while responding to fire

GARY | A firefighter was hit by a car during a fire call Friday afternoon, officials said.

51-year-old man shot, killed Tuesday behind home in Gary

GARY | A woman found her husband dead behind their home early Tuesday after hearing gunshots, police said.

Laid-off Gary firefighters to return before the end of June

GARY | Thirty-four laid-off Gary firefighters will return to work before the end of June thanks to a $3.8 million federal grant, Mayor Rudy Clay announced Wednesday.

Gary receives grant to rehire laid-off firefighters

GARY | A $3.8 million federal grant will allow the city to bring 34 laid-off firefighters back to work within the next few weeks.

3 Gary firefighters rescue two from burning building

GARY | Three Gary firefighters rescued two people from a burning building Tuesday.

Gary firefighters provide hearing-impaired with special detectors

GARY | The Gary Fire Department is taking advantage of a federal program to ensure some hearing-impaired residents own a smoke detector they can sense.

Gary fire department lands grant

GARY | The Gary Fire Department has been awarded a grant for $458,028 to improve facility safety and buy updated communications and lifesaving equipment.

Family escapes burning home

GARY | Four children and their parents were left homeless Thursday after a three-hour blaze destroyed their home.

Clay swears in new Gary fire chief

GARY | Mayor Rudy Clay has appointed a 32-year firefighting veteran to lead the Gary Fire Department.

Fire strikes 5 abandoned Gary homes; act appears intentional

GARY | Fires at five abandoned Gary buildings early Saturday, one of which caused damage to a neighboring residence and displaced a family, appear to be the work of an arsonist, an official said.