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Additional firefighters were called to help early Wednesday as crews battled a garage blaze east of Bristol. The fire was reported at 2:10 a.m. in the 13000 block Indiana 120, just east of York Elementary School. There were no reports of injuries. Middlebury firefighters called for assistance from Bristol as the fire continued to burn. Elkhart County dispatch said the garage was a larger structure than a typical residential garage. There was no immediate word on what was in the garage or any cause of the fire.

ELKHART COUNTY -- Elkhart County also has a plan to tackle this storm. County agencies are joining forces to make sure all bases are covered. Nearly two feet of blowing snow will cause a lot of problems on the roads. That’s why the county highway department spent Tuesday morning preparing what will be a long few days. “We’re expecting a pretty heavy snow event, we’ll be around the clock trying to keep the roads clear,” said Rick Easton, a plow driver.

A field fire in Marshall County burned for about an hour Sunday afternoon, but fortunately, there were no injuries and the fire didn’t spread. The fire was reported about 4 p.m. at the intersection of 13th Road and Olive Trail, according to county dispatch. Firefighters stayed on the scene until it was contained. The fire never threatened any structures. There was no immediate word on what caused the blaze, one of a number of field fires reported around the area this weekend. Six of them were in St. Joseph County on Sunday, according to the fire dispatch center.

BERRIEN COUNTY —  White-knuckle: It's one way to describe the evening commute. But throughout the day, area crews plowed roads to get ready for this huge storm. A battle is brewing and Derek Renbarger is the first line of defense. He is a soldier, of sorts, for the Berrien County Road Department. Everyone in the department is armed and ready to go to war with a mighty foe — the looming storm. "On average, our route is one way 30 miles," Renbarger said.

A fire that broke out at a Granger lumberyard called Universal Forest Products was quickly contained. This happened just off of S.R. 23 on Herbert Street. CLICK HERE FOR A MAP Multiple fire crews were called to the scene shortly after noon. A dispatcher told us the fire started in the attic of a building. The blaze has since been contained. We have a crew at the scene and will keep you updated on air and online.

Several area fire departments are lending mutual aid with manpower and tankers to Penn Township firefighters in fighting a pole barn fire in the 62000 block of Dogwood Road. Fire crews were sent to the scene just before 5 a.m. Monday to find the building fully engulfed.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY -- Part of a major St. Joseph County road is closed this week. State Road 331 in Mishawaka closed from Lincolnway to 12th Street as crews install a drainage pipe. This is part of the 331 project to widen and realign the road. Homeowners and businesses will have access to 331 via Lincolnway. But they won't be able to get out onto 12th Street. All other traffic will have to detour because there will be a giant hole near 12th Street as crews install the large concrete drainage pipes.

Crews worked for about an hour in the brutal weather Sunday night to put out a stubborn fire at a South Bend business. Firefighters were called to 2925 McKinley Ave.  just after 8 p.m. for a fire at Smitty's Muffler and Brake. Crews had a difficult time running their water lines through the building because of all the equipment inside. They were eventually told to evacuate because firefighters were afraid the building might collapse. No one was in the building when the fire began.

There was another fire at a South Bend apartment complex with a long history of fires. It did about $50,000 worth of damage but no one was hurt. Crews were called to the Park Jefferson apartments at around 10 Sunday night. The fire started on a second floor apartment. Investigators say a pan was left on a stove. Chief Buchanan says the calm weather helped keep the fire from spreading. Firefighters evacuated people in seven units as a precaution.

SOUTH BEND — The day after a state of emergency and record-breaking snowfall in South Bend, the city has put its focus on cleaning up. Crews have been working around the clock to move the snow out of the streets.   "I am declaring a winter weather emergency condition in the city of South Bend," Mayor Steven Luecke said at a Saturday news conference as the snow closed the city down. One day later, the city closed main streets through downtown to clean up the mess left behind.