Selenide-chalcogenide glass, small-core, step-index fiber (SIF), core-doped with Pr 3+ : 9.51 x 10 24 ions m -3 (500 ppmw) is fabricated for the first time with indium to help solubilize Pr 3+ . Core diameters of 20 or 40 µm are confirmed using scanning electron microscopy and near-field imaging; fibre numerical aperture is ~0.4. Optical loss is ≥4.9 dB m -1 across the 3-9m mid-infrared (MIR) spectral range. On pumping at 1.55 m or 2.013 m, the SIFs give broad MIR emission across 3.5-6 m assigned to 3 H6 3 H5 and 3 H5 3 H4. The Pr 3+ emission-lifetime at 4.7 m decreases from bulk-glass (10.1 ±0.3 ms), to intermediately processed fiber (8.10 ±0.5 ms) to SIF (7.1 ±0.5 ms) induced by the processing. On end-pumping SIFs at 2.013 µm, the output pump-power and emission intensity at 4.7 µm became sub-linear and super-linear, respectively, suggesting MIR excited-state saturation is occurring.