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Peoria fire crews battle difficult house fire PHOTOS: Fire crews battled a difficult house fire Wednesday night in Peoria, taking around 45 minutes to get under control. Around 11:15 p.m. Peoria firefighter/paramedics responded to a possible house fire on NE Madison Avenue near Wayne Street. Crews found thick black smoke coming from a three story home when they arrived. When crews entered the home, heavy fire was found in the basement. After attempts to put out the fire, the firefighters had to exit the home due to the volume of the fire. Crews had a difficult time containing the fire just to the basement. An exterior attack was done on the home to help knock down some of the fire so crews could go back inside the home. Several fire crews assisted on the scene, the home is estimated to be around 5,000 square feet. No one was found inside the home. A fire investigator was called to the scene, and the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA Head-on Crash with Fire Injures Two in Palatine Police and firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 6:29 a.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2021 to a report of a crash with injuries and a vehicle fire at Rand Road and Wilke Road in Arlington Heights. Police, firefighters, and paramedics discovered that the crash was actually located at Rand Road and Wilke Road in Palatine — a different intersection located in Palatine. Arlington Heights firefighters extinguished a fire involving two vehicles crashed and located together at the southwest corner of Rand Road (US 12) and Wilke Road in Palatine. At least two people were injured and transported to Northwest Community Hospital. Initial reports indicated all people were out of the vehicles before they burned. One vehicle was gutted by fire and the second vehicle was damaged by fire at the front-end. A Subaru and a Toyota were involved in the fire. THE CARDINAL Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District Extinguish Tahoe Parkway House Fire On Tuesday evening, January 19th, 2021, at 9:05 p.m. the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District was dispatched for a structure fire at 2230 Tahoe Pkwy in Algonquin. First arriving fire crews arrived on the scene at 9:10 p.m. and found a two story single family home, with heavy fire and smoke coming from the rear exterior chimney. Crews initiated an aggressive offensive attack and the fire was under control at 9:25 p.m. The occupants of the residence evacuated the home prior to fire department arrival. One firefighters sustained minor injuries. No civilians were injured. The Algonquin – Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District was aided by the Algonquin Police Department, Carpentersville Fire Department, Huntley Fire Protection District, Crystal Lake Fire Department, and the Fox River Grove Fire Protection District ALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS PATCH Kankakee fire truck will have to go out to bid Officials with the Kankakee Fire Department say they are in dire need of a new pumper, but the department will have to wait a few months to purchase the new truck. Efforts to approve the immediate purchase of a new pumper truck for $557,787 fell short of the necessary vote at the Kankakee City Council meeting on Tuesday via Zoom. Normally, purchases of more than $20,000 need to go out for bid by city ordinance, but they can also be approved by a vote of two-thirds of the council members. "We're going to lose more than we're going to save if we delay it," said Alderman Carl Brown before the vote. "That's my opinion." After much debate among council members and a presentation by Fire Chief Damon Schuldt, the measure failed by an 8-6 vote, which is 57 percent. Aldermen Chris Curtis, Tyler Tall, Dave Crawford and Larry Osenga said they want such a large purchase to go out for bid. KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL West Chicago Fire Protection District's K9 Thor to get donation of body armor West Chicago Fire Department's K9 Thor will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s Inc. K9 Thor's vest is sponsored by Robin Berkley of Carmichael, California, and will be embroidered with the sentiment "This gift of protection provided by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc." Delivery is expected within eight to 10 weeks. Vested Interest in K9s Inc., established in 2009, is a 501(c)(3) charity whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. This potentially lifesaving body armor for four-legged K9 officers is U.S. made, custom fitted, and NIJ certified. ILLINOIS DAILY HERALD - METERED SITE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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VIDEO: Texas fire crews revive dad and daughter in dangerous house fire rescue Cy-Fair firefighters rescued two people from a house fire overnight after a father was desperately trying to save his family, and the entire rescue was caught on helmet camera video. Northwest Harris County neighbors noticed a garage fire at a home in the 21500 block of Wellsford Glen Dr. before 11 p.m. Wednesday and called 911. Firefighters say three adults live in the home, a husband, wife and their adult daughter. Before firefighters arrived, officials say the husband helped escort his wife, who uses a wheelchair, out of the home. He then went back into the burning house to try and get his daughter. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they went inside to rescue the husband and daughter. Officials say by the time they pulled them out of the fire, neither adult had a pulse and they both suffered from smoke inhalation. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON Related: Cy-Fair Fire Department Video, Photos California Firefighters See Red Over Plan to Deactivate, Close Stations Oakland, Calif., will begin deactivating some of its fire engines and shuttering stations temporarily on Thursday in a budget-cutting move that drew criticism from firefighters and neighboring communities that contract with the city for fire protection. The fire department will deactivate three engines for six days at a time over the next five months, effectively closing three of the city's 25 stations, each of which operate with one engine. The only station not affected is at Oakland International Airport. The move is expected to save $5 million. Local officials and firefighters criticized the move and threatened to take legal action to prevent the closures. Some firefighters say their work now is more crucial than ever as they are often the first responders during the COVID pandemic. "You have the domino effect that ends up emptying the city of fire engines because they're all covering for each other's calls," said Zac Unger, president of Oakland Firefighters Local 55. GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY Fire engine rolls over on way to kitchen fire in Florida city, no injuries VIDEO: Bonita Springs Fire Control & Rescue District confirmed Wednesday one of its fire engines flipped over on the way to a kitchen fire. According to the fire district, firefighters were heading to the scene of a kitchen fire at a home in the city when the truck they were in rolled over on Snell Lane. The fire engine took a sharp turn and rolled over into a wooded area along the roadway. Luckily, there were no reported injuries to anyone in the fire truck. Firefighters still made it to the scene and were able to quickly put out the kitchen fire down the street from the crash. WINK-TV CBS 11 FORT MYERS Health of Ohio firefighters at forefront with new Columbus Fire Station 16 VIDEO: One final push officially opened the city's newest fire station Wednesday morning. As part of a tradition, Columbus Division of Fire firefighters and paramedics pushed a fire engine inside the garage bay doors of the new Station 16, located at 1465 Oakland Park Dr., which will provide service to North Linden and the surrounding area. City Council approved $9.4 million in July 2019 for construction of the station, which replaces the old station on Weber Road that was built in the 1950s. Battalion Chief Steve Martin said the Weber Road station had been built at a time when Weber Road was on the far north side of Columbus and the city as a whole saw the number of runs that Station 16 now handles by itself. The new station is equipped to house up to 15 people at a time in single-person dormitory rooms, Martin said. Most shifts have about nine people who would be sleeping at the station, but the station allows for growth or students riding along with fire crews to be housed comfortably. THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Could Utah become first state to create EMS teams specifically for mental health emergencies? A lawmaker's proposal to make Utah the first state to train emergency medical technicians specifically for responding to mental health emergencies received early support in a state Senate committee Wednesday. SB53 would allow EMTs and firefighters to be trained to respond to mental health calls. Then, agencies throughout the state could form teams made up of those trained EMTs, who would be dedicated specifically to mental health emergencies. Bill sponsor Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, said he believes Utah will be the first state to implement such a program. "I believe that this will absolutely change the way that we provide service to those experiencing substance use or mental health issues," Thatcher told members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday. Mental health EMT teams would not take on the role of therapists. Instead, they would triage people and help them find the resources they need, Thatcher said. DESERET NEWS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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