By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — Medical runs, fire responses, and safety patrols are just some of the many responsibilities local emergency personnel respond to every day.

Incidents related to severe storms are part of those responses.

During and after a severe weather event, firefighters, police officers, medical personnel, dispatchers, and cleaning crews respond to calls such as electrical fires and road hazards.

At 6:29 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the majority of Kosciusko County. Departments responded to more than 20 road hazards and 10 electrical fires.

The following is a list of weather-related calls local agencies responded to, according to the Kosciusko County Dispatcher log:

• 6:45 a.m. 5789 S. CR 1000W, Mentone — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office
• 6:49 a.m. 3518 S. SR 25, Mentone — road hazard
• 8:01 a.m. North Detroit Street and West CR 350N, Warsaw — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Warsaw Police Department
• 8:04 a.m. East Wooster Road and East Robby Drive, Winona Lake — road hazard
• 8:07 a.m. South Franklin Street and West Pearl Street, Mentone — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Mentone Police Department
• 8:07 a.m. North CR 500E and East CR 1000N, Syracuse — road hazard
• 8:10 a.m. Country Club Drive South and Country Club, Warsaw — electrical fire
  – Responding agency — Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory
• 8:10 a.m. East Calhoun Street and South Graceland Avenue, Claypool — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Claypool Police Department
• 8:12 a.m. East Street of Dreams and North Enchanted Forest Lane, Cromwell — road hazard
• 8:16 a.m. — South SR 25 and West Palestine 1st Street, Mentone — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office
• 8:17 a.m. South County Farm Road and East CR 700S, Claypool — electrical fire
  – Responding agencies — Claypool Fire Department and Claypool Police Department
• 8:17 a.m. 1160 Executive Drive, Warsaw — electrical fire
  – Responding agency — Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory
• 8:19 a.m. North SR 13 and East CR 1000N, Syracuse — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office
• 8:22 a.m. 12124 N. Mohican Drive, Syracuse — electrical fire
  – Responding agency — Turkey Creek Fire Territory
• 8:25 a.m. 1657 S. Redwood Road, Warsaw — electrical fire
  – Responding agency — Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory
• 8:28 a.m. South SR 15 and West CR 400S, Claypool — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Claypool Police Department
• 8:30 a.m. Dogwood Drive and La Vista Drive, Warsaw — road hazard
• 8:30 a.m. East CR 1000N and Fish Hatchery Drive, Syracuse — road hazard
• 8:31 a.m. 3824 S. Industrial Drive, Warsaw— miscellaneous fire
  – Responding agency — Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory
• 8:36 a.m. South Columbia Street and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Warsaw Police Department
• 8:37 a.m. Western Drive and Southfield Road, Winona Lake — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Winona Lake Police Department
• 8:39 a.m. East Epworth Forest Road and North CR 950E, North Webster — electrical fire
  – Responding agency — North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Fire Department
• 8:41 a.m. South CR 1000W and West CR 600S, Burket — road hazard
• 8:48 a.m. South CR 700W and West SR 25, Burket — electrical fire
  – Responding agencies — Burket and Silver Lake Fire Departments
• 10:47 a.m. 11683 N. Elm Grove Drive, Syracuse — road hazard
• 1:41 p.m. East Prairie Street and South Buffalo Street, Warsaw — road hazard
• 1:45 p.m. 1206 Ranch Road, Warsaw — electrical fire
  – Responding agency — Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory
• 2:01 p.m. 223 W. Winona Ave., Warsaw — electrical fire
  – Responding agency — Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory
• 3:04 p.m. 6661 N. 6th Trail, North Webster — road hazard
• 3:48 p.m. 9850 N. SR 13, Syracuse — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office
• 4:01 p.m. 311 N. Union St., Warsaw — road hazard
• 4:13 p.m. South Main Street and East Calhoun Street, Claypool — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Claypool Police Department
• 6:46 p.m. 200 Kinney Drive, Warsaw — storm damage investigation
  – Responding agency — Warsaw Police Department
• 8:59 p.m. East Backwater Road and EMS W18 Lane, North Webster — road hazard
  – Responding agency — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office