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| Driver hits fire vehicle at scene of fire response in Decatur Someone speeding in the area of a fire response hit the side of a fire vehicle, firefighters said. Crews were called at 2:51 p.m. Tuesday to a boarded-up, three story commercial structure at 1891 N. Water St. Flames had started at an area along the back of the structure at the roof line, and responders had the fire under control in about 20 minutes. They said an electrical issue could be the cause. The car was moving in the 1800 block of N. Water St. just outside where firefighters were working, crews said, when it hit the fire apparatus. The vehicle itself left the scene mostly unscathed, but responders said the car sustained heavy damage. The driver, a 50-year-old man, received at least one citation, police said. There were no injuries in the crash or the fire. All roads are back open after the fire initially led to lanes of traffic being reduced. Responders cleared the scene at about 5 p.m. Tuesday. WAND-TV NBC CHANNEL 17 Woodford County: Boy, 9, facing 5 murder charges in deadly fire A 9-year-old boy accused of causing a mobile home fire that killed three children and two adults in central Illinois has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder. The juvenile also was charged with two counts of arson and one count of aggravated arson. The April 6 fire killed a 1-year-old, two 2-year-olds, a 34-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman at Timberline Mobile Home Park near the village of Goodfield. Woodford County State's Attorney Greg Minger would not reveal other details about the suspect, including a possible relationship to the victims. No child this young has been accused in a mass killing since at least 2006, according to the AP/USATODAY/Northeastern University mass murder database. JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL-COURIER Follow Up: Aurora's Iconic Lincoln Masonic Temple Burns Down We're getting a closer look at the devastating damage done to an historic building in Aurora, where hours later it is still smoking. Only charred remains exist of the Lincoln Masonic Temple. Firefighters said it's not safe at this point. They said it could collapse at any point. Five stories and 50,000 square-feet now charred. The walls, collapsed. The roof, gone. But the history is still being told here near downtown Aurora. "I used to own the building. We lived on the whole (top) floor. We built bedrooms in the corner and put a little kitchenette in, so we were good to go," said former owner Vernon Lavia. Some called it an eyesore, a fenced-off burden. Now it's burned. Monday night, flames shot out of the building and spread fast. CBS 2 CHICAGO Northbrook fire chief not so concerned about cannabis dispensaries in village While the Northbrook fire chief says he doesn't foresee any particular safety concerns with cannabis dispensaries should they be allowed in the village in the coming months, the police chief says the businesses could potentially draw crime to the area. "The dispensary will offer for sale a desired product that is just now undergoing a transition from an underground, illegal distribution system to a state sanctioned commercial sale model," Northbrook Police Department Chief Roger Adkins wrote in a letter to village staff. "This may attract those included to commit a criminal act." Starting Jan. 1, it will be legal for some adults age 21 and older to possess, buy and consume up to 30 grams of cannabis, known commonly as marijuana. While villages will not be able to outlaw use of the drug, they are able to allow – or prohibit – cannabis-related businesses within their borders. CHICAGO TRIBUNE - METERED SITE Harvard fire district eyeing partnership with accounting firm After the departure of Harvard Fire Protection District Administrative Assistant Jeri Loiselle, the district's board of trustees is considering a partnership with a public accounting firm to perform administrative and financial services. The board heard a presentation from Naperville-based Lauterbach and Amen LLP – which provides administrative services for dozens of Illinois police pension boards and fire departments – during its Tuesday meeting. Trustee Joseph Clarke said the district was introduced to the firm during an Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts event. Before the board moved forward with hiring someone to replace Loiselle, Clarke said that the district wanted to explore the firm's services to see if it could improve some of the weaknesses in the district's system. NORTHWEST HERALD PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| 2 firefighters stabbed in Florida, suspect taken into custody Two firefighters were stabbed Tuesday night in Jacksonville's Springfield neighborhood and rushed to a hospital for treatment, according to JFRD Union President Randy Wyse. The scene was on Boulevard Street near the intersection of West 10th Street. The fire department said they were responding to a medical call when they were attacked around 10 p.m. According to the Sheriff's Office, both firefighters are expected to be ok and their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Mayor Lenny Curry was briefed on the incident. He was in studio Wednesday on "The Morning Show" and said the attack was outrageous. "Firefighters, public safety workers put their lives on the line every day and to have someone else harm them is just ridiculous," Curry said. WJAX-TV CBS 47 JACKSONVILLE Alaska fire department budget $4 million short, prompting equipment shutdown policy The Municipality of Anchorage has come up short on the operating budget for fire services through the remainder of 2019. The gap in question is about $4 million, and could result in dormant fire equipment at times. One of the major problems is paying for fill-in staff overtime pay when firefighters take leave. Fire companies recently received a new memo including cost-cutting measures. It included the directive to shut down engines and companies that are understaffed due to employees calling out, in order to avoid overtime costs. Mike Stumbaugh, president of Local 1264, the Anchorage Firefighters Union, says the new policies are not serving the firefighters' or the public's best interests, and that shutting down engines based on staffing shortages will only save a small fraction of the money needed. KTUU-TV ABC 2 ANCHORAGE Pennsylvania municipalities receive nearly $450,000 in annual state aid for fire relief associations Municipalities in and around our coverage area have received about $450,000 in state aid to go towards their local volunteer fire relief association, according to the auditor general's office. The Greater Shenandoah area, the borough and West Mahanoy Township, received a combined $29,590.33, an increase of $2,154.58 from last year. The auditor general's office says the funding, which comes from a 2% state tax on fire insurance premiums, "helps reduce burdens on local taxpayers." "State aid provided to volunteer firefighters' relief associations helps dedicated first responders save lives and protect our communities," auditor general Eugene DePasquale said in a media release. "The state funding I am announcing today will help provide life-saving equipment, critical training and insurance for tens of thousands of volunteer firefighters all across the state." Nearly $60 Million was distributed to 2,518 municipalities across the Commonwealth, DePasquale said. THE SHENANDOAH SENTINEL Rural firefighters promote farm safety through national program that began in Wisconsin Firefighters and farmers, two groups of professionals who often work in hazardous environments, are teaming up in a program aimed at improving agricultural safety and health nationwide. The Rural Firefighters Delivering Agricultural Safety and Health (RF-DASH) project trains emergency responders to provide resources and consultation to farmers in their service areas. "This project is based on our research indicating that firefighters can be influential and can motivate farmers to make changes to improve health and safety on their farms," said project leader Casper Bendixsen, Ph.D., director of the National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute. "Rural firefighters and first responders are highly esteemed in rural and agricultural communities. With the new tools and knowledge we're giving them, they can be influential on farmers' health and safety decisions." WISCONSIN STATE FARMER Firefighters, engines prepare for fire risk, widespread power outages in California No fires burned Tuesday, but with dry, windy conditions forecast for the next two days, Sonoma County fire officials spent the anniversary of the 2017 firestorm calling in an extraordinary amount of outside resources. "The latest forecast is mirroring our 2017 winds, if not worse. We're doing everything possible to over-staff and provide safety measures. To do anything possible we can to get ahead," said Sonoma Valley fire Battalion Chief Spencer Andreis, who Tuesday coordinated the unprecedented in-county staffing effort. In all, more than three dozen extra engines and water tenders and some added 120 firefighters will swell already full staffing by paid and volunteer firefighters at most of the county's three dozen fire agencies. The forecast called for extremely low humidity and winds gusting at the region's highest peaks to around 70 mph. THE PRESS DEMOCRAT - METERED SITE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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