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Springfield Fire Department unveiling new fire station with community events The Springfield Fire Department is set to unveil its brand new, state-of-the-art fire station in the coming weeks. The department will host a pair of events to formally open the new Station 8, located at 600 Rickard Road. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony and an open house two days later. The open house will include tours, refreshments, engagement with firefighters and a chance to learn about career opportunities within the Springfield Fire Department. "We are delighted to unveil our new fire house to the community. This modern facility will enable us to better serve and protect our residents," officials said. "We look forward to welcoming everyone to our open house and sharing our passion for fire safety and emergency preparedness." WCIA-TV CBS 3 CHAMPAIGN Red Cross assisting Rockford family after house fire PHOTOS: A Rockford family is without a home after it erupted in flames Wednesday. At around 3:40 p.m., crews responded to 1004 North Johnston Avenue and found a single story home with smoke coming through the front door and windows. Everyone who was living there was outside when the fire department arrived, and told crews the fire started in the basement. The flames were later put out, and no one was hurt. Right now, the Red Cross is assisting those displaced residents. The fire caused about $45,000 worth of damage. WREX-TV NBC 13 ROCKFORD Marion hires three new firefighters Marion city commissioners welcomed three newly-hired firefighters, surrounded by support from fellow Marion Fire Department members and family, at Monday's city council meeting. Tim Barnett, fire chief, introduced the new firefighters. Patrick McCowen, 28, worked at SIU where he taught kinesiology and was coordinator of a grad assistant program and also is a strength coach for their high school football team. Dalton James, 32, taught construction and trade programs at Herrin High School and has experience in volunteer firefighting. Hunter Rishel, 23, was a property manager. His father Mike Rishel is assistant chief of the Carbondale Fire Department. The three men will start training with the Marion Fire Department for four months before going to the University of Illinois Fire Academy here in Marion for approximately 10 weeks. THE SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN - METERED SITE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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VIDEO: Dashcam shows semi driver hanging over Ohio River moments after Kentucky bridge crash in March We now have a first-person dramatic look at the Clark Memorial Bridge crash that left a semi-truck driver hanging over the Ohio River on March 1. Video from inside and outside the truck's cab was played in court Wednesday morning as the man charged in the crash appeared in court. The dashcam video shows 33-year-old Trevor Branham's pickup truck swerving out of his lane to avoid hitting an electric vehicle that stalled on the bridge. He then crashed into a Sysco semi-truck, driven by 26-year-old Sydney Thomas. As Thomas tried to avoid hitting other vehicles, her semi plows through the bridge's railing and she is left hanging nearly 100 feet above the Ohio River for about 45 minutes. Following the crash, Louisville firefighters conducted a daring rescue to get Thomas out of the semi-truck's cab. WHAS-TV ABC 11 LOUISVILLE One Oregon fire department to start training with virtual reality headsets VIDEO/PHOTOS: Clackamas Fire Department is getting some major upgrades thanks to virtual reality or VR. The station's brand new VR simulation program was funded by the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant. The department is now the second fire agency to use this program in the U.S., a department in Oklahoma was the first. "When you go into a virtual space, your brain thinks you're actually in there and it's pretty compelling," Division Chief Rick Huffman told KATU. "What we would do is use a scenario that is extremely high risk, that doesn't happen very often and is hard to train on." Huffman says there's not always a lot of opportunities to train on specific scenarios that don't happen in Oregon everyday, and the new VR headsets help fill that gap. KATU-TV ABC 2 PORTLAND After more than 2 years of advocacy, FDNY Commissioner celebrates Congressional passage of lithium-ion battery regulation VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is celebrating the successful Congressional passage of lithium-ion battery regulation, achieved through collaborative advocacy efforts with local, state, and federal partners. "This bill is the first step in what must be a long-term, nationwide conversation," Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said. "Technologies like these are evolving rapidly, and public safety agencies must be part of those conversations. We need to work together, share information and ideas." H.R. 1797, also known as the "Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act," would require the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a consumer product safety standard for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used commonly in micro mobility devices, including e-bikes and e-scooters, to protect against fire risk. CITY OF NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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