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Firefighters Extinguish Crest Hill House Fire PHOTO: If you were outside Friday night, you might have seen the huge plume of smoke. It was coming from Crest Hill, where the Lockport Township Fire Protection District responded to a reported structure fire in the 1200 block of Caton Farm Road. The fire broke out around 7:20 p.m. According to deputy fire chief Frank Blaskey, fire companies arrived to find a vacant two-story single family house with heavy fire showing. Companies immediately went to a defensive attack with multiple large hose lines and the tower ladder's aerial master stream. The fire caused the majority of the house to collapse and damaged the detached garage along with some vehicles in the rear. Companies were on the scene approximately 3 1/2 hours working to extinguish spot fires in the collapsed debris. JOLIET PATCH Kane County firefighters conduct trench rescue training in Geneva PHOTO: Several Kane County fire departments came together to conduct trench rescue training May 10 in Geneva. Geneva Public Works dug an 8-foot deep trench on city-owned property at 64 Peck Road before 9 a.m. Members of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Division 13 team used the trench to simulate emergency rescue scenarios. A dummy, used as the "victim," was buried in the bottom of the trench for MABAS Technical Rescue Team members to recover. More than 50 members of the St. Charles, Geneva, Aurora, North Aurora, Batavia and Elburn fire departments participated in the training. The city of Geneva's drone operator also assisted. Participants broke into teams to perform different tasks in the rescue. Each team consisted of firefighters from different departments. KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE Vacant Peoria home destroyed in fire A vacant Peoria home is destroyed after a fire early Monday morning. The fire broke out around 2:20 AM on West Third Street. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from all sides of the home when they arrived. The fire was put out within 15 minutes. Battalion Chief Larry Carter says there was fire and smoke damage throughout the entire home. Carter adds firefighters deployed handlines to protect the neighboring house from fire impinging on the home. Active fire did not reach the neighboring house. Carter adds the residents were able to stay in the house due to protection efforts of the crew on scene. However, it did sustain heat damage to the siding. The cause remains under investigation. Code enforcement was called to the scene, with it being determined that the vacant home needed emergency demolition. No one was injured. WEEK-TV NBC/ABC/CW+ 25 PEORIA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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8 dead, dozens injured in Florida crash involving bus carrying farm workers VIDEO/PHOTOS: Eight people were killed and 40 others hospitalized in a crash involving a bus carrying farm workers in Marion County Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to FHP, a 2010 International Bus carrying around 53 farm workers collided with a Ford truck. Troopers said ‘for reasons to be determined,' the two vehicles collided in 'a sideswiped manner.' After colliding, the bus careened off the road, through a fence, and overturned. The crash occurred on SR-40 about 500 feet west of SW 148 Court. The Marion County Sheriff's Office reported that West Highway 40 between S.W. 180th Avenue and S.W. 140th Avenue was closed due to the crash. The stretch of road will be closed for an extended period of time, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. WTVT-TV FOX 13 TAMPA San Francisco poised to become first U.S. city to ban 'forever chemicals' in firefighter gear VIDEO: San Francisco is poised to become the first city in the country to issue a ban on firefighter clothing manufactured with so-called forever chemicals. Local lawmakers are expected to pass an ordinance on Tuesday prohibiting the use of protective equipment made with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The long-lasting compounds do not break down, allowing them to linger almost permanently in the environment. PFAS can be ingested or absorbed into the skin and have been linked to harmful health effects, including decreased fertility, low-birth weight and developmental delays in children, a higher risk of certain cancers and increased cholesterol levels, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. NBC NEWS Minnesota eyes 'sprint' paramedics to ease rural shortages, lagging emergency response Lawmakers are considering spending $6 million to test the use of "sprint" paramedics in three northern Minnesota counties and confront the state's worsening rural emergency response. The hope is that paramedics, roving the Iron Range and northwest lakes region in cars and trucks, could shave minutes off response times, and sort out calls that don't need fully loaded ambulances in the first place. "Could mean the difference in surviving and not surviving," said Jim Rieber, who has led efforts to use sprint paramedics in Otter Tail and Grant counties. When rural EMS agencies are notified about medical emergencies, they often page paid or volunteer first-responders to hustle to the station and drive ambulances to the scenes. AOL.COM Georgia fire department adopts new 48-hour work schedule to improve firefighter wellness VIDEO: The Roswell Fire Department (RFD) is shifting to a new schedule designed to promote firefighter health and efficiency. Through a pilot program, firefighters will now work a 48/96-hour work cycle and will have a later start time. The department made the move based on health risks associated with prolonged sleep deprivation, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and mental health disorders like PTSD and anxiety. The new schedule aims to improve rest time by offering firefighters more time to recover. The revised schedule also includes a later shift start time of 11 a.m. Fire officials say the new schedule eliminates the need for early wake-ups on consecutive days, since firefighters will already be at their station, and enhances overall sleep quality. WXIA-TV NBC 11 ATLANTA PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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