Lowell Indiana Fire Department

03/18/2026

We hope everyone had a happy (and at least somewhat safe) St. Patrick’s Day 🍀

We’re also pretty confident some of y’all are still recovering from a serious corned beef & cabbage situation… thoughts and prayers to your digestive systems during this difficult time.

Meanwhile, back at the station… we’re currently trying to figure out how to repaint the engine after we may or may not have celebrated a little too enthusiastically and turned it… green.

Yes. The whole engine.

In our defense, morale was high. Judgment? Missing in action.

Needless to say, the Chief was significantly less impressed with our “in-house decorating skills” than we were. Apparently, “leprechaun chic” is not part of the official department standards.

So if anyone has suggestions on how to remove… let’s call it “holiday spirit”… from a fire engine, please let us know.

We’d really like to still be employed by the end of the week….

Stay safe!

Your Lowell Fire Department

03/18/2026

🚨🚑 Oh hey, it’s us again — your favorite overachievers at Lowell Fire.

While everyone else has been living their lives, our Community Risk Reduction paramedic has basically been running a behind-the-scenes marathon. Like… Olympic-level effort. No medal yet, but we’re working on it.

Here’s the deal 👇
We’re currently teaming up with the Lake County Health Department and public health nurses to bring county- and state-funded programs right here to South Lake County. Yes, here. Not “drive 30 minutes and hope for parking” here — we mean actually accessible.

Why does this matter?
Because shockingly, we think everyone deserves access to healthcare resources without jumping through hoops, taking a day off work, or decoding a confusing website from 2007.

And before anyone asks…
💸 “Is this going to cost me anything?”
No.
💸 “Are my taxes going up?”
Also no.
(We know, we know… suspicious. But it’s true.)

So what’s the plan?
We’re bringing these services directly to YOU — at community events and even right outside the fire station. Easy to find, hard to ignore.

What kind of services are we talking about?
✔️ STI testing & education
✔️ Mobile vaccine clinics
✔️ Height, weight, blood pressure & glucose screenings
✔️ Narcan distribution
✔️ And more

Basically, real resources that already exist — just finally showing up where people can actually use them. Imagine that.

We’re genuinely excited about this partnership and what it means for our community. Accessibility shouldn’t be a luxury, and we’re doing our part to make sure it’s not.

Stay tuned… we’ve got more coming

03/17/2026

🚨🚨🚨 LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY 🚨🚨🚨
🚨🚨🚨 FINAL FINAL CALL, STRATTLER-ISM PROCRASTINATORS 🚨🚨🚨

No really. This is it.
Not a drill. Not a “we’ll post again tomorrow.”
This is your last, last chance before these spots disappear and we hand them over to large animal owners who will absolutely not hesitate like you are right now.

Yeah… you.
The “I’ll sign up tonight” crew.
The “lemme check my schedule” professionals.
The “I’ve got time” optimists.

Respectfully… you do not have time. 😌

We see you.
We know you.
We’ve BEEN you.
And that’s exactly why we’re calling you out.

Because based on what we’ve witnessed during CPR training…

Some of y’all should NOT be improvising around a 1,200-pound animal having a crisis. 😬

Like… confidence is great.
We love confidence.
But confidence without training?

That’s how you become a case study.

If your game plan has ever included:
👉 “Hold my beer and watch this”

…we are BEGGING you to sign up.

Let’s ground ourselves in reality real quick:
🐴 A horse does not care about your rank, your badge, or your vibes
🐄 A cow will absolutely humble you without warning
🚒 And “winging it” is not, has never been, and will never be a rescue technique

What this class actually gives you:
👉 Hands-on, real-world training (not standing around pretending you get it)
👉 Proven techniques that keep YOU and the animal safe
👉 The ability to handle scenes that go from calm to chaos in about 3 seconds

👉 Not from Indiana? Cool. Still come.
Seriously. This class is open to you. Our own people have traveled to Georgia for this exact training—so distance is not your excuse today.

👉 The area has plenty of lodging, food, and things to do when you’re not out here learning how not to get launched by livestock
👉 You’ll be training with instructors from all over the world who bring next-level knowledge and real experience

📸 We also dropped photos from previous trainings so you can see what you’re getting into—
And spoiler alert:
You are not sitting in a chair.
You are in it. Moving, working, learning, doing.

And finally… the real motivation:
👉 Avoid becoming “that story” we tell every single year

You know the one.
Don’t be the one.

⏰ This is the FINAL call for first responders.
After this, we open remaining spots to large animal owners—and they are going to scoop them up fast.

So this is your moment.
Right now.
Before you close this post and say “I’ll do it later.”

👉 Sign up
👉 Show up
👉 Learn something that actually matters

We’re rooting for you.
But also… we’ve seen enough to know we should be a little concerned. 👀🐴🚒

03/17/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Your neglected trailer is being called to a higher purpose 🚨

Let’s not play games—you’ve got a horse or livestock trailer sitting somewhere on your property right now that hasn’t moved since flip phones were cool.

Flat tire? Probably.
Questionable smell? Definitely.
“Yeah I’ll fix it someday”? Be honest… no you won’t.

And that’s okay. Because we will. 😌

The District 1 Large Animal Rescue Team—based at Lowell Fire Department (yes, the people you call when things go spectacularly wrong)—is hosting a training class April 20–22. And we are actively seeking a well-loved (translation: crusty but functional-ish) trailer donation.

Why? Because when a 1,200 lb animal decides to make a series of poor life choices, we don’t get the luxury of “figuring it out.” We train for it.

Your retired trailer becomes our hands-on training prop—helping local first responders practice real rescue scenarios in a controlled environment, so when it’s go-time, we’re not out there guessing and hoping for the best.

So here’s the deal:
You donate the trailer 👉 We turn it into lifesaving training 👉 You become the kind of person people casually brag about knowing.

Also, your yard instantly looks 73% less like a scrapyard. Win-win.

📞 Got a trailer that’s ready to stop freeloading? Call the Lowell Fire Department non-emergency line at (219) 696-6144.

Be honest—you weren’t going to fix it anyway.
Let it go… for a really cool reason.

We’d love to hear from you. Your trailer has been waiting for this moment its entire life.
🚒🔥

03/17/2026

🍀 Happy St. Patrick’s Day from your aggressively, unapologetically non-Irish fire department 🍀

Are we Irish? No.
Are we lucky? Also no. If luck were real, your smoke alarm wouldn’t still be running on hopes, dreams, and a battery installed during a different presidential administration.

What we are is hopeful.

Hopeful that a leprechaun shows up and handles the one task you’ve been dodging for years: replacing your smoke alarm batteries. Because Friday is the first day of spring, and while you’re out here talking about “fresh starts,” your smoke alarm is circling the drain.

Change. Your. Smoke. Alarm. Batteries.

Yes, we’re yelling. Growth starts with accountability.

Give your smoke alarm more attention than your last situationship. At least your smoke alarm is consistent, communicates clearly, and is actively trying to keep you alive. It doesn’t ghost you—it escalates.

And if you ignore it? Perfect. Let’s fast forward.

It’s 3:00AM. Dead asleep. Peaceful. Comfortable.

CHIRP.

Not loud enough to find. Not quiet enough to ignore. Just enough to ruin your entire existence.

Now you’re awake. Staring at the ceiling like a haunted house extra. Listening. Waiting. Spiraling.

…

CHIRP.

There it is. The unhinged, passive-aggressive ceiling cricket. The tiny plastic menace with a personal vendetta against your sanity.

You will not find it quickly. You will question every life choice. You will consider moving.

All of this… because you refused to replace a $2 battery.

Don’t let a plastic disc win. It’s embarrassing.

So between the green drinks and questionable decisions, do one thing right: replace the batteries.

Have fun. Make today great. And maybe take it easy on the corned beef and cabbage—your stomach doesn’t need another bad decision.

Stay safe, stay sharp, and stop getting psychologically outplayed by your own ceiling. 🔋🔥

03/16/2026

🚨 Lowell… we need to talk. 🚨

Our AHA BLS CPR class is this Wednesday night, and we’ve opened additional spots because apparently a lot of you operate on the “I’ll sign up later” emergency response plan.

If your CPR card is:
💀 Expired
⏳ About to expire
🤷 Or you’ve been meaning to do it for the last 4 years

…this would be a great time to stop procrastinating.

CPR is one of those skills that’s incredibly important in an emergency, and while we appreciate your confidence in Googling things under pressure, we promise actual training works better.

If you need to get certified or renew, we would love to have you. These classes stay available because people in the community actually show up and support them — and that support is what allows us to keep bringing this training to Lowell.

So do us (and potentially your future choking neighbor) a favor and sign up.

👉 The registration link is pinned on our page.

Also… feel free to tag that friend who keeps saying they’re “totally going to do it soon.” We all know one.

See you Wednesday.
🚑

03/16/2026

Can we donate a fence to you? (Please read entire post).

If you lost your pasture(s) in one of the recent tornados/storms, can we replace it at no cost?

It won’t be anything huge or fancy, and we can only cover areas within 1.5 hours of Goshen, IN — but it will be safe for your horses while you rebuild & recover♥️

We just want to bless a few people and provide community and kindness after recent tragic events.
So if we can do this for you, give us a call at 574-500-1150 🫶🏻

*Please note, we are talking about total losses. Not repairs.*

03/16/2026

We are collecting items for tornado victims.

Drop off items at Lowell Fire Department 8a-8p until 3/20.

We do have a family that feeds Tribute Kalm N EZ, and could use some assistance.

03/12/2026

🚨 Hi. Yes. It’s us again.

At this point we’re running out of creative ways to say this, so we’re just leaning into the honesty: we’re hosting our monthly CPR course on Wednesday, March 18th.

Is this the part where we try to make CPR sound exciting? Probably. Is it actually valuable, life-saving training that literally anyone can use? Absolutely.

Want more info or to sign up? The link is posted right here on our page.

Not interested? Don’t like us? Think the firefighters post too much?
That’s cool too. We respect your commitment to scrolling.

But if you’ve ever thought, “It might be useful to know how to save someone’s life,” this is your moment.

Come hang out with us for a bit. Learn something that could make a real difference someday. Worst case scenario: you learn CPR and spend an evening with your local fire department.

We promise we’re more fun in person.

— Lowell Fire Department 🚒

03/09/2026

🌷🚲🛴 LOWELL, IT’S SPRING. AGAIN.

The sun is out. The birds are chirping. The snow is gone. And like a chaotic seasonal migration, every bike and scooter in town has returned to the streets.

Which is great. We love seeing people outside enjoying the weather.

What we do not love is watching some of you ride around like you’re trying to personally audition for “Emergency Room: Live.”

So from your friends at the Lowell Fire Department, here’s the Spring Bike & Scooter Safety Post That Will Probably Get Us Called Into HR But Apparently Needs To Be Said.

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🚲 STEP ONE: PUT A HELMET ON YOUR HEAD.

Your skull is not a helmet.
Your hair is not a helmet.
Your hoodie hood is not a helmet.
Your backwards hat from 2017 is definitely not a helmet.

Your brain is very important. Mostly because we’d strongly prefer not to see it introduced to the pavement at 20 mph.

Helmets exist for a reason. Wear one.

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🛴 SIDEWALKS ARE NOT YOUR PERSONAL FAST & FURIOUS SCENE.

If you’re ripping down the sidewalk at full speed on an e-scooter weaving around pedestrians like you’re trying to set a lap record, please remember:

That person walking their dog is not a traffic cone.
That stroller is not a slalom gate.
And the curb you didn’t notice absolutely will win that fight.

When it does, guess who gets to meet you while you’re lying on the ground reconsidering your life choices?

Yep. Us.

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🛑 STOP SIGNS ARE NOT DECORATIVE YARD ART.

We know some of you treat stop signs like a vague suggestion or a philosophical guideline.

They are not.

They mean STOP.

Not slow-roll.
Not “I looked once so I’m good.”
Not “I’m on a scooter so traffic laws are more of a vibe.”

Cars weigh several thousand pounds.
You weigh… considerably less.

That is not a debate you will win.

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📱 PUT. THE. PHONE. DOWN.

If you are currently riding a scooter while:

• texting
• scrolling
• filming yourself
• holding a drink
• adjusting your playlist
• and steering one-handed

Congratulations. You’ve unlocked “Bad Decisions: Expert Mode.”

And when you eat pavement, please know the entire firehouse will hear about it.

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🌙 IF YOU RIDE AT NIGHT, BE VISIBLE.

Wearing all black at night on a scooter with no lights does not make you stealthy.

It makes you functionally invisible to a two-ton vehicle moving at city speed.

Drivers cannot avoid what they cannot see.

We would prefer not to locate you using a flashlight and a clipboard.

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👥 ONE PERSON PER SCOOTER.

Yes, we’ve seen the triple-stack scooter rides.

Two people. Three people. Someone clinging to the back like it’s an action movie stunt.

Scooters are not designed for that.
Physics is not impressed by that.
And the road rash afterwards is extremely not worth it.

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🚨 AND FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY: LOOK WHERE YOU’RE GOING.

Don’t blast into intersections.
Don’t dart into traffic.
Don’t assume every driver magically sees you.

We promise you: nobody wants to spend their spring afternoon filling out paperwork titled “Rider vs. Minivan.”

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🌞 Look, we genuinely want everyone enjoying the warmer weather. Bikes, scooters, parks, fresh air — it’s great.

But if we could get through the spring without scraping someone off the pavement because they thought traffic laws were optional, that would be fantastic.

Wear a helmet.
Slow down.
Pay attention.
Follow the rules.

Because the goal of your ride is to get home safely — not to become the reason our crew has to cancel dinner and break out the trauma kit.

Stay safe, Lowell.

— Lowell Fire Department 🚒

03/08/2026

03/06/2026

🌞 Lowell Fire Department PSA: The Weather is Nice… Please Don’t Ruin It

Well folks, the weather out there is beautiful today and we figured it’s the perfect time for a friendly Public Service Announcement before everyone collectively loses their minds the moment the sun comes out.

As the weather gets nicer, you’ll start seeing motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, runners, walkers, rollerbladers, dog walkers, stroller pushers, and basically every human being within a 10-mile radius maximizing their will to enjoy the sunshine.

They would all very much like to survive the experience.

So with that in mind, let’s talk about driving like you actually want everyone to make it home.

🚗 Safe Driving Tips (with just a sprinkle of sarcasm):

• Put the phone down.
Your group chat can survive without your immediate commentary on Brenda’s potato salad. The road, however, cannot survive you texting at 45 mph.

• Eyes up.
The road is not a podcast. It requires visual participation.

• Motorcycles are real.
They’re smaller than your SUV, but they’re not invisible. If you can see a drive-thru sign from half a mile away, you can see a motorcycle.

• Bikes and scooters belong on the road too.
Yes, even the guy on the rollerblades who looks like he’s training for the 1998 X Games.

• Slow down in neighborhoods.
Kids, pets, and joggers have a strange habit of appearing outside when the weather is nice.

• Turn the music down.
It doesn’t have to be a full Jelly Roll concert in your car every time you drive to the store. If your bass is shaking the stop sign and you couldn’t hear a tornado outside your vehicle, it might be a little excessive.

• Look before you turn.
This one sounds obvious, yet here we are making a Facebook post about it.

• Use your turn signals.
They’re not decorative. They’re there to tell people your next move so we don’t all have to play a guessing game at intersections.

• Leave space.
Tailgating motorcycles and bikes is a great way to become the main character in a very bad day.

At the end of the day, we love this town and the people in it. We’d really prefer to spend our sunny days grilling burgers and waving at parades… not scraping people off the pavement because someone needed to send one more text.

So enjoy the weather.
Get outside.
Drive like a decent human.

🚒 Lowell Fire Department