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| City of Pekin Announces Fire Chief Kurt Nelson's Retirement The city of Pekin is announcing the retirement of Fire Chief Kurt Nelson. Nelson was hired in 1999. He worked his way up the department's ranks, becoming chief in 2010. The chief's retirement was effective as of Monday. Nelson was placed on paid administrative leave for an unknown reason several weeks ago. The city council met in executive session for about 40 minutes on Monday to discuss personnel matters or pending litigation. In a brief statement, City Manager Mark Rothert said the city thanks Nelson for his service and wishes him well in retirement. WCBU-FM 89.9 PUBLIC RADIO Alton: Firefighters, Police, Work In Perfect Harmony To Diffuse Heavy Church Fire, Keep Everyone Safe PHOTOS: There are many ways to describe the actions of the firefighters to diffuse an extremely difficult blaze Tuesday morning at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Alton. Words such as "courageous, brave, saved a church," and so much more can be used. The firefighters' moves definitely preserved one of the most historic buildings in Alton. St. Paul Episcopal Church in Alton has been in existence for 179 years. Captain Benjamin Godfrey, a retired steamboat captain and businessman who established residence in Godfrey, used his own funds to construct the building in 1834 and offered it to be used to all organized religious groups until selling it to the Episcopalians in 1845. Because of actions by the Alton Fire Department and neighboring East Alton, Godfrey, Wood River, Edwardsville, Blackjack, MO., Florissant Valley, MO., firefighters, the building will survive this huge scare. RIVERBENDER.COM Obituary: James R Seabert, Retired Martinton Chief James "Jim" R. Seabert, 69 of Martinton passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on May 23, 1951 in Streator, the son of Doris E. Mulhall and Harold N. Seabert. He was the fire chief in Martinton for 16 years and served 30 years on the fire department. He was also on the Martinton Town Board for 16 years. Jim enjoyed fishing, hunting, and spending time with his grandchildren. Due to the current restrictions, a private celebration of Jim's life will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2020 in Martinton. The private celebration of life will be available to watch at 2 p.m. on the Martinton Church of Christ Facebook Page. Memorials may be made to the Martinton Fire Protection District or to the family's wishes. IROQUOIS COUNTY TIMES-REPUBLIC Peoria City Council passes early retirement incentive for employees The Peoria City Council approved an early retirement incentive (ERI) Tuesday night in an effort to aid the city's budget amendment. The incentive applies to employees in the Illinois Municipal Retirement System. Council-member Zach Oyler said giving an incentive to tenured employees will assist with moving forward with the budget and adding diversity to the city's staff. "A lot of our diversity efforts have happened in the last several years and with having to take the lay-off route we eliminate a lot of those efforts," Oyler said. City Manager Patrick Urich said the early retirement incentive does not include members of the police and fire departments. "Police officers have a separate statutory pension system, and firefighters have a separate statutory pension system," Urich said. WMBD-AM 1470 Champaign firefighter tests positive for COVID-19; 12 firefighters quarantined Twelve Champaign firefighters are quarantined after one tested positive for COVID-19. The employee who tested positive is currently recovering at home in isolation. To protect the individual's privacy, the employee's identity will not be released, nor will the city comment on their medical condition. The infected firefighter will not go back to work until the health department deems it appropriate. The fire department is working with the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. Fire officials said crews will stay in quarantine for 14 days. "One of my highest priorities is the safety and health of all Fire Department employees," said Fire Chief Gary Ludwig. "The Champaign Fire Department follows and exceeds, where possible, the Centers for Disease Control guidelines while providing emergency services to our community and standing by in our fire stations. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR Citizens recognized for 'life saving actions' in Effingham fire Authorities plan to recognize two citizens who helped the victims of a Tuesday night apartment fire. Crews said they responded at about 7 p.m. to 300 W. Virginia Ave. They discovered a large amount of smoke pushing out of the first floor of a two-story, four-unit apartment. Firefighters went inside and found a fire in the kitchen of a two-bedroom apartment. They were able to quickly gain control and contain flames to the kitchen. According to Fire Chief Bob Tutko, upstairs neighbors Devin Wolfert and Jesse Bares went into the apartment before firefighters arrived and helped the three occupants to safety. They also used a fire extinguisher to knock down the fire. "Both Mr. Wolfert and Mr. Barnes are to be commended for their life saving actions and will be formally recognized by the fire department with a citizens commendation award," Tutko said. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| House fire, partial collapse sends 3 Houston firefighters to the hospital Three Houston Fire Department firefighters were taken to the hospital to be treated for the injuries they received while battling a house fire early Wednesday. The fire was reported around 2 a.m. at a home in the 8900 block of Wynmeadow, not far from Monroe and I-45. When firefighters arrived, the one-story home was already engulfed in flames. HFD District Chief Chris Chavez said firefighters were aggressively fighting the blaze until there was a small collapse, injuring three firefighters. Other firefighters were suffering from the heat and humidity and had to be rotated out often, Chavez said. The firefighters hurt by the debris were taken to the hospital as the rest of the crew went into defensive mode. Their conditions were not immediately known. It took about an hour to get the fire fully under control as it extended from the home to a four-car garage as well. The cause is under investigation. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON All-female firefighter crew staffs California station for first time in history For the first time in the history of the Pasadena Fire Department, the entire engine crew rolling out of Station 34 was female. On Tuesday, the all-female crew were under the command of Capt. Tricia Rodriguez. "FIRST all-female crew in history of Pasadena Fire Department riding together on Engine 34," a social media post picturing the four of them said. The team consisted of Rodriguez, two firefighters and an engineer. The four say they found out the previous night they were all going to be working together on the same shift. "The message to anyone is, if you have a dream or a vision, you can achieve it," Rodriguez said. "This is something we have looked forward to growing up and we put a lot of effort into it. We trained, and we studied and we took the same test everybody else did and we didn't give up." The firefighters say the staffing isn't permanent and isn't likely to happen very often. It worked out on Tuesday due to vacations and overtime in the department. KABC-TV ABC 7 LOS ANGELES CDC director: COVID-19 has 'brought this nation to its knees' COVID-19 has "brought this nation to its knees," Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday. The country is probably going to spend about $7 trillion "because of one little virus," Redfield said during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing. "We've all done the best that we can do to tackle this virus." Redfield's comments were made as half of US states are seeing spikes in new coronavirus cases -- and it's not just due to increased testing, health officials say. As of Tuesday, 25 states have recorded higher rates of new cases compared to last week: Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. And no state has effectively transitioned from stay-at-home orders "to a public health model of testing, tracking, isolating and quarantining," said Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the US CDC. CNN Firefighters injured in 4th of July explosion sue city in New Mexico With the 4th of July right around the corner, many people are gearing up to celebrate. In Roswell, however, the holiday is a painful reminder of the loss of one of their own. Last year, a huge explosion injured 12 firefighters and left one dead as they were preparing for the city's annual fireworks display. Roswell firefighter Jeff Stroble, 46, passed away a few days after the incident. Now, some of those who were injured are looking to hold someone responsible for that explosion. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Chavez County District Court alleges that the city put those firefighters in harm's way. It also claims that the company that sold the fireworks did not do enough to warn them of potential dangers. According to the document, a dozen firefighters were moving cases of fireworks from storage to a city building June 5. Firefighters were attaching "e-matches" to the fireworks when one ignited and exploded. The suit is representing the wife of Jeff Stroble and seven other firefighters injured that day. KOB-TV NBC 4 ALBUQUERQUE New York City Mayor announces crackdown on illegal fireworks after protest outside mayor's mansion VIDEO: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced a task force Tuesday aimed at cracking down on illegal fireworks after city residents have registered thousands of complaints. "We have concerns about this from all over the city, this is a real problem. It is not just a quality of life problem and noise problem, and it is certainly that … but it can also be dangerous," the mayor said Tuesday at a press conference. The task force will include members of the New York Police Department, the Sheriff's Office, and the Fire Department of the City of New York. De Blasio announced the effort after a drive-by protest the night before outside Gracie Mansion. Video footage of the protest shows cars aggressively honking horns outside the mayor's residence. 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| 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: 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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