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| New Lenox Battalion Chief Earns Chief Fire Officer Designation New Lenox Fire Protection District's Battalion Chief Dennis Randolph has completed the process which awards him the professional designation of Chief Fire Officer, according to a release from the district. The Commission on Professional Credentialing met in February to officially confer the designation upon Randolph, who is now one of only 1,550 CFOs worldwide, the fire district said. The designation program is a voluntary program designed to recognize individuals who demonstrate their excellence in seven measured components including experience, education, professional development, professional contributions, association membership, community involvement and technical competence, a release from the fire district states. In addition, all applicants are required to identify a future professional development plan. The CFO designation is valid for three years, the district said. NEW LENOX PATCH Dennis Sebens has served 40 years and is still going strong for Monticello Fire Department Forty years of doing anything is an achievement. But as an unpaid volunteer firefighter like Dennis Sebens? "It's truly an amazing accomplishment," Monticello Fire and Rescue Chief John Rupkey said. And he's done the math to back it up. "I estimate that he has run 12,2714 calls, which is about 320 calls per year. Dennis has responded to 87.8 percent of all Monticello calls," the local fire chief said. "I figure that Dennis' drive miles from his home or work to the firehouse to respond to calls over these 40 years, he has driven over 22,326 miles, which is like driving from Monticello to Los Angeles 5.5 times." As if four decades with Monticello is not enough, Sebens has concurrently added volunteer work as one of 20 firefighters for the Mid-Piatt Fire Protection District over the past 15 years. JOURNAL REPUBLICAN Des Plaines firefighters were 'challenged by a rapidly evolving scene' in fire that killed 5, report finds A fire in Des Plaines that killed four children and their mother in January likely started at least seven minutes before anyone called 911. And firefighters were "challenged by a rapidly evolving scene" that included more victims than initially expected and fire blocking the only stairwell to the family's apartment. That's according to a 43-page report released Tuesday by the Des Plaines Fire Department that provides a timeline and video of the city's response to the blaze at 714 W. Oakton St. The cause of the Jan. 27 fire remains undetermined, but the report said the blaze began at the top of the only stairwell leading to the second-floor apartment where the family was found. A space heater and extension cord were found in the area. The apartment had a second exit — a small balcony — but it didn't have stairs to the ground level, the report states. WFLD-TV FOX 32 CHICAGO Firefighters battle brush fires in Pembroke Firefighters from multiple agencies are battling brush fires Tuesday afternoon in the southeast portion of Pembroke Township, according to emergency radio. The township is located 20 miles east and south of Kankakee. Firefighters were first dispatched to Pembroke at 1 p.m. to handle a brush fire on East 7000S Road. It marked the second day multiple departments battled brush fires in Pembroke Township. One of the fires is located in the 15000 block of Kankakee County East 2500S Road. Fire command ordered all units out of the fire area at 3:39 p.m., according to emergency radio. There have been evacuations of residents in the fire area and several homes have been destroyed, according to emergency radio. Emergency radio indicated the fire started from someone burning brush and winds gusting at 20 to 25 mph whipped the flames. KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL Mitchell And Long Lake Fire Department Respond To Trailer Fire Mitchell Fire Department along with Long Lake Fire Department responded to a trailer fire Tuesday afternoon at the Lakeshore Estates Trailer Park on West Chain of Rocks Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene the trailer had fire throughout the whole trailer. Firefighters were able to put the fire out pretty quickly but the trailer was a total loss. The occupants were able to escape the fire. While firefighters were wrapping up with the trailer fire, they received a call for a yard on fire in the same trailer park. They were able to put that fire out without any damage. While they were wrapping up they had another yard fire down the street. No injuries were reported during any of the fires. RIVERBENDER PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| 1 civilian dead, 5 firefighters hurt in New York apartment fire One person was killed and five firefighters were injured when a blaze broke out at a Bronx apartment building Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters were called responded to a fire on the fourth floor of an apartment building in the vicinity of West 165 Street and Anderson Avenue in the Highbridge neighborhood around 12:30 p.m. About 33 unit and 138 fire and EMS members arrived to the scene to find heavy smoke as the blaze extended to the fifth floor, FDNY officials said. One civilian was found on the fifth floor of the building and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Deputy Assistant Chief John Sarocco. Their identity has not been released. Five firefighters were treated for minor injuries, FDNY officials said. WPIX-TV CW 11 NEW YORK Related YouTube Video: Fatal Bronx 3-Alarm Fire Village board in Illinois reverses decision to close fire station following rally, community dissent It seems the adage is true: It takes a village. In this case, an outspoken one. Following a recent decision from village officials to close the fire station at 831 E Lake Ave. and reallocate its resources to the other stations, a group of Glenview residents spoke out. In response, the village decided to reverse its plan, keep all five stations open and revisit the data to explore other options. Residents, first responders and other stakeholders said they should have been more involved in the process and expressed concern that closing a station on the east side would lead to longer response times. A rally held outside the station Saturday brought out a few hundred attendees. "When I saw the village of Glenview completely ignoring their taxpayers, their residents, their firefighters, I was mad, and I felt like I had to do something," said Glenbrook High School sophomore Drew Duffy, who organized the rally. "This is us taking a stand." CHICAGO TRIBUNE - METERED SITE Firefighters, Faith Leaders Team Up to Vaccinate Vulnerable in Florida VIDEO: At the end of a recent Sunday evening Spanish-language Mass, the Rev. Roberto Cid made an announcement that perked up many gray-haired heads. "If you are over 65 and a Florida resident and want a COVID vaccine, call the parish office and we can help you," the Roman Catholic priest said, as happy nodding spread through the pews of historic St. Patrick church. In much of the country, getting the coveted vaccine has been tremendously difficult for many older adults due to complicated and overtaxed websites and bureaucracies — and even more so for those who have disabilities, are homebound or have no family to help. But in Miami Beach, faith leaders and the fire department have joined resources to expedite getting shots in the arms of older adults starting with the homebound and those in low-income housing, winning plaudits from both the newly vaccinated and their relieved relatives. WTVJ-TV NBC 6 MIAMI 8-year-old raises $1,000-plus for Wisconsin fire department A lot of 8-year-olds create reams of artwork, which then goes on to hang on the refrigerator until it gets stale and ceases to be seen as art. Johnson Creek resident Bentley Schacht's art, on the contrary, is hanging on people's walls. His bold colors and designs stand out, as does his commitment to raise money for the Jefferson Fire Department. For the past few months, Bentley has been doing a brisk business selling both spin art and pour art, on ready-to-hang canvas, so far raising $1,000 for the local volunteer fire department. Bentley, a third-grader at East Elementary School in Jefferson, started doing the innovative art with his dad, Brent Schacht, who teaches at East. When Bentley had more artworks then the family personally could store, the 8-year-old decided to use this art to help people. DAILY JEFFERSON COUNTY UNION 'It will always be remembered': Deadly Brockton Strand Theatre fire in Massachusetts vivid 80 years later VIDEO: The Strand Theatre, situated in Brockton's bustling downtown business district, was showing the film "Hoosier School Boy," starring Mickey Rooney, followed by "Secret Evidence," on Sunday, March 9, 1941. It was a busy and normal evening for the theater at Main and School streets, which sat 1,685 people. Hours after the last showing, early into Monday morning, the night custodian, Christopher Moore, discovered a fire in the basement below the candy counter and instructed his helper, Roger Thunert, to activate fire alarm box 1311 at Main and High streets. The Brockton Fire Department received the box alarm at 12:38 a.m. and sent the first apparatus to the scene. A second alarm followed at 12:44 a.m., and finally a general alarm at 1:19 a.m., bringing all of the city's firefighters to the scene, including those who were off-duty that morning. When firefighters first arrived, all indications were that they were not dealing with a very serious fire. THE ENTERPRISE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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