IVFA District 13-B

09/04/2026

Just a reminder that the next meeting is September 10th at
Dublin Station #2 at 7 p.m.

08/29/2026

Our 2026 Jr. Firefighter, Nia, is at Clay Township - Greens Fork Volunteer Fire Department supporting their annual fundraiser today! The auction is still going strong and food is plentiful. Be sure to pay them a visit and support their efforts in building a new fire house!

08/22/2026

Go see Nia Pettus at Centerville Archway Days Festival!

Nia, our 2026 Jr. Firefighter of the year is hanging out at the Centerville Archway Days Festival today! Be sure to stop by and grab some IVFA giveaways from her and check out the festival.

08/19/2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with Chris’ family, fire department family, and friends during this difficult time!

Christopher M. Johnston, 39, of College Corner, Ohio, passed peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Christopher was a 2005 Union County High School graduate. A hard worker from the very beginning, Christopher earned many awards as a Boy Scout, worked at the Liberty CountryMark Co Op, College Corner Implement Company, Harvestland, Rumpke, and Usalco. After a successful blind date, he met the love of his life, Amanda, and they married in 2009. In 2013, Christopher and Amanda were blessed with their beautiful daughter, Morgan.
Christopher joined the Boston Fire Department in 2016, later received the title of Lieutenant, and was an Israel Township Trustee for many faithful years. He was also a member of the Salem Friends Church.

Christopher was preceded in death by his mother, Julie (Vivian) Johnston, and grandparents, John and Marilyn Johnston, Jack Vivian, and Donna Weber.
He is survived by his wife, Amanda, daughter, Morgan, father, Kevin (Kim) Johnston, sister, Katherine (Brock) O’Neil, nephews, Brock and Julian O’Neil, as well as many other family members and friends.

Visitation for Christopher will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 9:00 am at the College Corner Union School in College Corner, until the time of the service at 11:00 am, officiated by Pastor Paul Ayers.
Burial will follow at the College Corner Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made for the benefit of his daughter, Morgan, and her future plans.

Urban Winkler Liberty Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Johnston family.

To sign the online guestbook or to leave the family with a personal message visit www.urbanwinklerfuneralhome.com.

01/19/2026

We would like to “welcome back” Khloe Conner as our District 13B Miss Flame for 2026! Khloe represent Williamsburg-WMFD Fire and has a passion to help others and strives to be the best she can be. We are excited to see how well Khloe represents our District and we wish her the absolute best competing for the state Miss Flame title at the annual convention in June!
We would also like to extend a thank you to Centerville Fire/Rescue - Indiana for hosting the meeting!

08/20/2025

07/31/2025

I would like to thank Glenwood Fire Department for hosting the bimonthly district meeting for July. While at Glenwood, I had the pleasure to present 10 years of service pins to Firefighter Michael Bittinger and Anthony Marlett!

During this meeting, we had presentations from Citizens First Fire Training, and from IDEM. It is always a pleasure to open our meetings up to our partners in the fire service and allow networking opportunities!

As our normal business concluded, our annual district elections took place, per the bylaws of the association. As previously reported earlier in the year, I had been seeking a willing, qualified, professionalism driven individual to take over the district as chairman. I spoke with several folks who fill that characteristic, however they didn’t want to commit just yet due to other obligations. I respect that reason 100%.
Our team leading the district has made it a priority to be 100% transparent in all our doings, serve our members and district with respect, integrity, and striving to ensure that our district grows in meeting attendance, and providing a variety of opportunities for skills growth, learning opportunities, raising several thousands of dollars yearly for Hoosier Burn Camp, and rolling out a giveaway of fire equipment for those in need, which could not be possible without the help and support of the fire departments within the district. For that, I say THANK YOU!

I say that to say this; I am no longer serving as your district chairman. I am still going to be around and here to help you and support your departments. It has been an honor to serve as your chairman for the last 5 years. I’ve had one heck of a team, and because of them, district 13b shined bright!

Jeff Biehl worked hard to take the lead for the district, and I wish him all the best! Please keep him in the loop, as you all did for me. I’ll be assisting as his vice chairman, so you can still reach out to me if you need to.

I will be transitioning contact information on this page over the next couple of days, so you may notice some differences.
Have a great weekend ahead, and I thank you all again for your support over the last 5 years!

Anthony Smith.

07/06/2025

Our next meeting for District 13B will be July 29th, at Glenwood Vol. Fire Department 105 N. Main St. Glenwood, IN.

Meal at 6:30, Meeting starts at 7pm.

We will also be holding our annual elections.

We look forward to seeing you then.

07/02/2025

See the list below for the NON paid list.