Proud to See the Community Come Together in An Emergency

Today, there was a fire in downtown Valparaiso. Normally, we wouldn't tell that story, but any time we can share a story about the volume of people that help with something like that - from the firefighters, police, city, investigators, NIPSCO, to demolition companies all working together, we have to highlight something like that. Plus you add in all the people that support those groups with supplies, equipment, food, physical care, and all the impacted businesses and organizations all combining to respond to a crisis in such short notice is truly the sign of a great community.

One particular thing I'd like to pass along is a Facebook post from 911-dispatcher Nancy Brooks:

"I'd like to give a big shout out to my fellow 911 dispatchers. Together, we handled the onslaught of 911 calls reporting the fire, dispatched police, EMS, multiple fire depts, Red Cross, NIPSCO, street dept, water dept, (the list goes on) without a glitch. Let's not forget the second round of 911 calls as the city was waking up and thinking their neighbors house was on fire because you could smell smoke throughout the entire city. We rocked it! I'm proud to work with all of you...the thin gold line."

Great job by all involved in coming together to respond to an emergency.