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| Machesney Park firefighter dies The North Park Fire Protection District announced the passing of one of its firefighters on Christmas Day. Brian "Tater" Rehnberg passed away. Details on his passing were not provided. "It is with a heavy heart that the North Park Fire Protection District announces the passing of Firefighter/Engineer Brian ‘"'Tater' Rehnberg. Firefighter Rehnberg was an active member of the department and just recently re-obtained his EMT after returning to the department. Brian was always looking to better himself and those around him. He also served previously with Cherry Valley Fire and Lifeline ambulance. Please keep his family in your thoughts during this difficult time," the fire department said in a release posted to Facebook. WTVO-TV ABC/MYNETWORK 17 ROCKFORD Loves Park Fire Department sees change of leadership to begin new year As the Stateline moves on from 2022 to 2023, a local fire department says goodbye to their chief and welcomes one of their own to the post. At Tuesday's Loves Park City Council meeting, James Hart will be sworn in as the next Chief of the Loves Park Fire Department. Hart is a Deputy Chief with Loves Park Fire, serving in the city's fire department since 2018. Hart has also served as a paramedic in Rockford and in Colorado. Hart succeeds Jerry Wiltfang, who has served as Loves Park Fire Chief since 2018. At the Dec. 19 meeting, city council members approved a resolution for Wiltfang to serve as a part-time assistant to Loves Park Mayor Greg Jury, taking the new role of Director of Emergency Operations. WREX-TV NBC 13 ROCKFORD Firefighter injured in Skokie apartment fire after Christmas tree goes up in flames A Christmas tree is to blame for an apartment fire in Skokie Saturday night that left one firefighter injured. Witnesses said the fire broke out during a New Year's Eve party on North Kilpatrick Everyone was able to get out of the building on North Kilpatrick. One firefighter suffered minor injuries. One cat was rescued but another is missing. Four families are also now displaced due to the blaze. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Firefighters respond to two fires in Harrisburg on New Year's Day Fire crews responded to two separate vacant house fires in Harrisburg on Sunday. Firefighters first responded around 12:40 a.m. to a fire call within the city limits. Crews were able to put out the fire on the first floor of a vacant house. Harrisburg firefighters also responded to another fire later Sunday evening around 7:40 p.m. on the 800 block of West Elm Street. Fire officials said this home was also vacant. Crews put out the flames before it could spread throughout the rest of the house. One official said this fire is under investigation and the state fire marshal has been contacted. WSIL-TV ABC 3 HARRISBURG One hospitalized after Peoria structure fire One person was taken to the hospital after an accidental structure fire in Peoria over the weekend. According to an official release from the Peoria Fire Department, firefighters were called to N. Woodbine Terrace around 5:30 p.m. Sunday on a report of a structure fire. The release says it started in the kitchen, caused by unattended cooking. A resident and her children were all able to get out on their own safely, with the entire apartment building evacuated. One person who was in the apartment where the fire began was burned, and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Damages are estimated at $35,000, and the incident is under investigation. WEEK-TV NBC 25 PEORIA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Day three of the investigation into Indiana warehouse fire PHOTOS: Residents saw black smoke again Monday afternoon after a flare up fire at the warehouse fire in Evansville. On Saturday, a fire broke out at an Evansville warehouse on North Garvin Street, burning an estimated 260,000 square feet. For nearby neighbors like Samuel Dickenson, it was a little too close for comfort. "I can see the smoke first off, and I can tell ‘okay, something's up,' and then all I see are these huge chunks of ash, like as big as my hand, just falling from the sky like snow," says Dickenson. Monday marks three days since the initial blaze took hold, and while there are still hotspots rekindling here and there, things look remarkably tamer. Now, those who live nearby can take a step back and remember the fear and uncertainty as the fire was progressing. WFIE-TV NBC 14 EVANSVILLE Related: Warehouse fire breaks out in Evansville, spreads several blocks Arizona firefighters pioneer ‘forever chemical' treatment Donating blood can save lives, but in the future, doctors may also prescribe rolling up a sleeve and exposing a vein for the health of certain donors. Research from Australia published in 2021 suggests blood donations reduce the donor's concentration of a class of toxic substances called "per- and polyfluoroakyl substances," or PFAS, popularly called "forever chemicals." PFAS don't really last "forever," but they earned the moniker because some stay in the body for almost 10 years and accumulate in organs, blood and bones with repeated exposures. Recent research link PFAS to higher cancer rates, decreased birth weight, hormone disruption, elevated blood pressure and increased incidence of preeclampsia in pregnant women. Firefighters are at higher risk of PFAS exposure due to the chemicals in foams and protective gear as well as in household products burned in fires. GILBERT SUN NEWS Find My iPhone leads to car crash rescue in California A California woman was saved after her car crashed off a 200-foot cliff on Christmas Day thanks in part to her iPhone's location tracking feature, the San Bernardino County Fire Department said. The woman likely crashed her vehicle driving home from a family gathering overnight on Christmas Day, according to a press release from the fire department. Family members grew concerned when they didn't hear from her on the morning of Dec. 26, so used her phone's tracking functionality to see it was located off the side of a California highway, the release said. Apple products are sold with software called Find My, which can be used to track Apple products or other people's products with their consent. After locating the woman on the app, the family called 911 to report an accident, which prompted firefighters to find the car off California Highway 18. The fire department said the vehicle was 200 feet below the roadway on its side, and they began staging a rescue around roughly 7 a.m. ABC NEWS Wisconsin fire departments invest in young people to recruit and empower future firefighters Emmanuel Mielke was nervous when he started his first day as a firefighter in February at a station in downtown Madison. But he had a head start. Mielke already met some of his colleagues when they were his instructors at the NextGen Responders Academy, an emergency medical responder and fire training certification program for high schoolers. His first day also marked a first for the city fire department. Mielke was the first candidate they hired from the NextGen program, which launched in 2017 with the hope to draw more young people into the fire service. "It's a blessing. It's not very common for young people to get into the fire service and have a full career going at the age of 21," Mielke said, adding that many volunteer or work part-time at stations. High school students can enroll in NextGen's free classes at their local tech college. WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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