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| Longest-serving Chicago firefighter calling it a career after 41 years The longest-serving Chicago firefighter on the job is calling it a career after 41 years. Jimmy O'Donnell has worked more calls for service than he can count. Starting in 1979, the battalion chief has helped save many lives along the way and bore witness to those who did not make it. He's been a witness to some of the biggest events in CFD history, including the excruciating heat wave in the summer of 1995 that claimed hundreds of lives. "It was horrible, another thing we lived through," O'Donnell said. O'Donnell suffered an injury on the job that cost him an eye. He could have taken disability and retired, but chose not to. "I wanted to stay," O'Donnell said. "No regrets, I loved every day of it." O'Donnell joined other CFD firefighters in New York City in the wake of 9/11. Some were left with PTSD from what they saw. WGN-TV 9 CHICAGO Woman dies in Athens house fire A woman died in a house fire in Athens Wednesday morning. Police and fire were called to a house fire in the 500 block of Coneflower Dr. around 9 a.m. Firefighters pulled a 69-year-old woman from inside the home and rushed her to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. But she was pronounced dead upon arrival. The woman was identified as Carolyn Coffman. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday morning. The death is under investigation by the Sangamon County Coroner's Office, and the fire is being investigated by the State Fire Marshall's Office. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR Fire heavily damages longtime Cahokia furniture store VIDEO: Fire crews have been able to contain the fire to just one area at the back of the Rep's Furniture Store in the 4000 block of Mississippi in Cahokia, Illinois. The scene has calmed down and a few fire trucks have left since the fire broke out around 8 p.m. At the height of the fire, flames and heavy smoke could be seen from miles away. The Camp Jackson Fire Protection District requested help from multiple agencies to aid in battling the blaze. The owner of Rep's Furniture Store told Fox 2/News 11 that no one was hurt and he's not sure what started the fire. The owner says he's been in business at this location for 31 years and couldn't believe what he was seeing. An investigation has started to find the cause of the fire. KTVI-TV FOX 2 ST. LOUIS Fire Performers Drop Flaming Object During Rehearsal, Cause Major Fire In Volo Townhouse, Officials Say A group of fire performers were practicing a routine in their garage in far northwest suburban Volo when one of them dropped a flaming object and caused a major fire, officials said Wednesday night. Lake County Sheriff's police Sgt. Chris Covelli told CBS 2 they were called at 7:08 p.m. for a townhouse on fire in the 100 block of Terra Vista Court. Sheriff's deputies and firefighters found flames coming from the garage area on the ground floor of the townhouse. Covelli said the residents of the townhouse are fire artists who were practicing their performance in their garage, when one of them dropped a flaming object. There were accelerants being stored nearby, and the garage went up in flames, Covelli said. The fire spread quickly, significantly damaging the townhouse and spreading to adjacent townhomes, Covelli said. WBBM-TV CBS 2 CHICAGO Rockford man faces charges for arson, burglary A Rockford man was arrested and charged for arson and burglary allegedly committed on Saturday, May 30. The Rockford Police Department sent officers to Burlington Coat Factory at 6260 E. State St. at 11 p.m. When officers arrived, they saw the front doors of the business had been smashed in order to get inside. Officers conducted a building search and saw the northeast corner of the business was smoldering, according to the Rockford Police Department. The Rockford Fire Department then arrived and extinguished the fire. After further investigation conducted by the Rockford Fire Department and Rockford Police Department, they were able to identify the suspect as 20-year-old Sean Cardenas of Rockford. Cardenas was later taken into custody and then the Winnebago County Jail. WIFR-TV CBS 23 ROCKFORD Home significantly damaged by fire in Taylorville A Taylorville home sustained significant damage after a fire on Thursday morning, according to fire officials. The Taylorville Fire Department said they responded to a fire on Pawnee Street around 4:45 a.m. Firefighter were able to extinguish the fire and search the home. Luckily no one was home at the time of the fire. The Illinois State Fire Marshall's Office was called to the scene to investigate the fire. No injuries were reported. The Taylorville Police Department, Dunn's Ambulance, Stonington and Owaneco Fire Departments responded to the fire for assistance. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Large fire destroys New York home A large, early morning house fire destroyed a home on Hazel Drive in Putnam Lake on Thursday. With no fire hydrants in the area, water was carried in on tanker trucks. The family living at the Hazel Drive home were all able to get out safely, with no injuries reported. Putnam Lake Fire Department responded to the scene, with mutual aid from Patterson, Brewster, Croton Falls, and New Fairfield and Danbury, Connecticut. The Putnam County Fire Investigation Team was called in and are currently investigating a cause for the fire. NY JOURNAL NEWS (LOHUD.COM) New Tool Helps 911 Dispatchers Guide Callers to Closest AED Emergency medical dispatchers across North America can now quickly direct 911 callers during time-critical cardiac emergencies to the closest automated external defibrillator (AED), thanks to the implementation of an AED geolocation plan by Priority Dispatch and the PulsePoint Foundation. The partnership between Priority Dispatch and PulsePoint allows 911 dispatchers to inform callers of the location of AEDs while using existing medical dispatch protocols within Priority Dispatch's ProQA® software, with no changes to workflow—saving critical time during life-threatening emergencies. Each year in the U.S., there are approximately 360,000 Emergency Medical Services (EMS)-assessed cardiac arrests outside of a hospital and on average, less than 10 percent of victims survive. The keys to survival are early recognition, early CPR and early defibrillation. JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Coronavirus deaths are expected to go down before a sharp rise in September, model shows The US surpassed 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases as experts predicted Thursday that tens of thousands more people will get infected and die in the months ahead. Nearly 113,000 people have died from COVID-19 nationwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. An influential model cited by the White House issued the dire prediction, saying the US death toll could reach 169,890 by October 1, with a possible range of about 133,000 to 290,000 deaths. Daily deaths are expected to decrease through June and July, then remain relatively stable through August before rising sharply in September, the model forecasts. "If the US is unable to check the growth in September, we could be facing worsening trends in October, November and the following months if the pandemic, as we expect, follows pneumonia seasonality," said Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine. CNN HEALTH Related: University of Washington releases new COVID-19 model Researchers at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) have updated and extended the U.S. COVID-19 forecasts through Oct. 1. Researchers are forecasting nearly 170,000 deaths. Deaths are predicted to remain level through August but may start to rise in the fourth week and increase during September, according to an IHME release. Some states will see an increase earlier due to increased mobility and relaxed social distancing guidelines, researchers said. The model includes data through June 6, 2020. The states expected to have the earliest uptick in deaths, according to current modeling, are Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and Colorado. Increased travel in some states, as well as the overlap with the flu season, may affect hospital demand in the fall and winter, the release stated. KIRO-TV CBS 7 SEATTLE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Colorado - Joshua MacDonald, Fire Investigator, Berthoud Fire Protection District, Berthoud, CO L-O-D-D Pennsylvania - Eric Gore, Firefighter, Philadelphia Fire Department, Philadelphia, PA L-O-D-D Pennsylvania - Joseph Nealon, Jr., Firefighter/Chaplain, Newport Township Fire Department, Nanticoke, PA A Change Is Gonna Come - Firefighter's ABC's - Diversity Metro Chiefs elect new Board Members and issue annual awards - NFPA NFPA Technical Committee meeting kicks off today - changes to nine standards being considered Ernst Piercy Joins the National Fire Heritage Center Board of Trustees - with more than 35 years in fire service NFPA announces "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen" - Fire Prevention Week 2020, October 4-10 NFHC Nomination Instructions - The Hall of Legends, Legacies and Leaders: Class of 2021 COVID-19 Resource Update - USFA Safety Stand Down 2020 - Building a Superhighway to Safety – Protecting our Responders on Roadways Nominations Open for IAFC Fire Chief of the Year - Apply by June 17, 2020 Nominations Open for IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor - Apply by June 17, 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants - Check for Awards Assistance to Firefighters Grant Awards - Check for Awards The Daily Dispatch Is Now On Facebook Find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/dailydispatch POST ANNOUNCEMENTS MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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| Entry Level Firefighter Testing - City of Effingham - Effingham, IL Fire Chief - NASA Ames Fire Department - Moffett Field, CA Deputy Fire Chief - Mountain View Fire & Rescue - Auburn, WA Fire Chief - Williston Fire Department - Williston, VT (closes: Jun 12, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Boulder City - Boulder City, NV (closes: Jun 17, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic - Experienced - City of Everett - Everett, WA (closes: Jun 19, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - Village of South Holland - South Holland, IL (closes: Jun 24, 2020) Deputy Fire Chief - 2 positions - City of Hillsboro - Hillsboro, OR (closes: Jun 30, 2020) Battalion Chief – Fire Marshal - City of Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, WA (closes: Jun 30, 2020) Division Chief of Clinical Services - Kootenai County Emergency Medical Services System - Coeur d’Alene, ID (closes: Jul 01, 2020) Fire Chief - Redding Fire Department - Redding, CA (closes: Jul 02, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Winchester - Winchester, VA (closes: Jul 10, 2020) Firefighter / Paramedic - Village of Hoffman Estates - Hoffman Estates, IL (closes: Jul 13, 2020) Entry-Level Firefighter/Paramedics - Winnetka and Northbrook Fire Departments - IL (closes: Jul 17, 2020) Fire Chief - City of Cathedral City - Cathedral City, CA (closes: Jul 17, 2020) Entry-level and Lateral Firefighters - West Pierce Fire & Rescue - University Place, WA (closes: Jul 26, 2020) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Canceled: NFPA Conference & Expo - Orlando, FL - June 15-18, 2020 Guidance in an Uncertain Economy - Western Fire Chiefs Association - Webinar - June 25, 2020 Water Rescue Instructor Academy - Lifesaving Resources, LLC - Portland, ME - June 25-28, 2020 Canceled: TEEX Municipal Fire School - College Station, TX - July 25-30, 2020 Canceled: FFABCs Diversity Workshop - 50th Convention IABPFF - Hartford, CT - August 2-7, 2020 Fire-Rescue Med Conference - IAFC - Phoenix, AZ - August 17-18, 2020 Fire-Rescue International Conference and Expo - IAFC - Phoenix, AZ - August 19-21, 2020 Postponed: American Fire Sprinkler Association to host AFSA39 - Orlando, FL - September 13-16, 2020 Wildland-Urban Interface - IAFC - Reno, NV - November 2-6, 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Sun - IAFC - Clearwater, FL - November 12-15, 2020 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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