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| Two have died in Champaign house fire The Champaign Fire Department has confirmed that a female child died in a house fire late Saturday night that also took the life of an adult woman. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said Leslie Gill, 49, was pronounced dead at 3:41 a.m. Sunday at Carle Foundation Hospital. She was one of two people rescued from 9 Sherwood Terrace from a fire that was reported about 11:17 p.m. Champaign Fire Marshal Randy Smith said the other victim, whose name and age he was unable to confirm, died at a hospital in Chicago. On Sunday afternoon firefighters went to other houses on Sherwood Court, which is just south of Bradley Avenue and east of Prospect Avenue, offering to check smoke alarms and install free detectors in homes that need them. CHAMPAIGN NEWS-GAZETTE Statewide: Why administrative costs add millions to public safety pensions The Illinois Teachers' Retirement System spent $77 on administrative costs last year for every educator and retiree participating in the pension program. But that was the lowest amount among the statewide pension plans, none of which spent more than $120 per participant for administration last year. It's in contrast to the cost for nearly 650 separate suburban and downstate fire and police pension funds. The average cost to administer those plans was $500 per participant, according to a Daily Herald analysis of pension fund financial records available at the Illinois Department of Insurance's website. In the suburbs, firefighter pension funds in North Aurora and Hampshire spent more than $2,000 per person, as did the Elburn police pension fund. ILLINOIS DAILY HERALD - METERED SITE Firefighters battle fire at Liberty Steel and Wire in Bartonville Authorities are currently battling a fire at Liberty Steel and Wire in Bartonville....formerly known as Keystone. All we are being told at this time is that authorities are spraying embers on the roof, and that one person being treated for smoke inhalation refused to be taken to the hospital. We have reached out to Keystone and authorities for more information, but have not received any at this time. HOI-ABC TV State Fire Marshal stresses safety when decorating and celebrating The holidays are here and that means many will be decorating their homes. Hanging up decorations is fun, but keep in mind, holiday decorations can increase your risk for a home fire. According to the National Fire Protection Association more than two of every five home decoration fires occur due to decorations being placed too close to a heat source. More than one-third of home decoration fires are started by candles. "More than half of home decoration fires in December are started by candles," says State Fire Marshal Matt Perez. "The top three days for home candle fires are Christmas Day, New Year's Day and New Year's Eve. Before you head to bed or out for the evening, blow out all lit candles," says Fire Marshal Perez. "Turn off all light strings and decorations before leaving home or going to bed." Here are some tips to keep in mind to stay fire safe when decking the halls this holiday season. NEWS TRIBUNE (NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS) Four families displaced after house fire in Springfield Four families were displaced after a home in the 1100 block of East Pine Street sustained heavy damage Saturday morning. Springfield fire crews were dispatched to the scene at 8:10 a.m. and encountered a heavy fire on the second floor. They were able to knock down the fire in about 10-15 minutes, said fire chief Allen Reyne. One of the occupants had to be taken to HSHS St. John's Hospital for smoke inhalation. The fire department was assisted by Springfield Police. City Water, Light and Power and Ameren also responded to the scene. The American Red Cross was assisting the displaced families. The cause of the fire, Reyne said, is under investigation. SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER - METERED SITE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Blue for cops, red for fire & rescue: Virginia tree honors 2019's fallen first responders A nine-foot tree outside Fairfax County's Public Safety Headquarters is not only celebrating the holidays but honoring those who served. "The cumulative impact of stress from being a first responder starts to creep up on you," said Fairfax County Police Chief Ed Roessler. Two years ago, stress caught up with the Chief after some of his friends died in the line of duty and by suicide. "I was ashamed to talk about it until 2017," the Chief said. To honor the fallen, the Fairfax County Police Association put up the tree, which was donated by the Merrifield Garden Center. The tree has 330 blue ornaments and 176 red ornaments to represent the number of suicide and line of duty deaths nationally in 2019 among law enforcement and fire and rescue. A gold and silver ornament represents the suicides by 911 dispatchers and call-takers. WJLA-TV ABC 7 Volunteer firefighters, EMTs worry they won't have NYPD radio access to help public As the city continues to stay mum on the plan to encrypt tens of thousands of police radios in New York City, yet another group is expressing concerns that they will also be shut out of the NYPD feed — volunteer firefighters and ambulance companies. Dozens of volunteer ambulance groups currently respond to help New Yorkers around the city, and they monitor police radios to provide assistance. Those radios will likely go silent should the NYPD proceed with its plan to encrypt all police radios in 2020, as reported Wednesday in amNewYork. The NYPD, while not explicitly denying the amNewYork report, said in a statement Tuesday that the department "is undergoing a systems upgrade that is underway for the next 3-5 years." "Part of that upgrade includes ensuring radios can support either encrypted or non-encrypted use," said Sergeant Jessica McCrory, a spokesperson for the NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information. AMNEWYORK Knee replacement made from own cells allows Massachusetts firefighter to get back to work Mike Berthiaume, 31, a Franklin firefighter, was transferring a patient at the hospital when he suddenly felt pain in his knee. The injury would cause him to miss work, his one true passion, for the next year. "I basically just twisted my knee the wrong way, it was like a compression and twisting injury, and from there it just escalated," said Berthiaume. He was injured in March 2018 and quickly learned he would need surgery, which would take him out of his beloved job as a firefighter for a year. "I enjoy working, so I think that was the hardest part, it was looking at the rehab being a year-plus, it was hard," said Berthiaume. "I had one thought in my mind — to get better." Berthiaume's surgeon, Dr. Kai Mithoefer of Boston Sports and Shoulder, recommended an innovative treatment called MACI that uses a patient's own cells to repair knee cartilage damage instead of using traditional metal or plastic devices. THE BOSTON HERALD Firefighters start pillow fights to spread Christmas cheer in Kentucky One community is getting into the holiday spirit in an unconventional way. Grayson firefighters saw a video of a fireman in New York, dressed as Buddy the Elf, starting pillow fights with random people. They said it looked like too much fun not to try themselves. When people see the Clark Griswold car approaching blaring music from the National Lampoon Vacation films, it's only a harbinger of the surreal Christmas experience that's about to literally strike them. Wednesday night, firefighters drove around town, stopping at gas station and grocery store parking lots, where Lt. Travis McHenry, a Will Ferrell doppelganger clad as Buddy the Elf, challenged unsuspecting victims to pillow duels. "You have a 6-foot tall Buddy the Elf jump out and throw pillows at adults or kids or whoever, it really puts a smile on their faces," said Assistant Chief Kyle Morgan. This is the second year the fire department has done this. WSFA-TV NBC 12 MONTGOMERY North Carolina: I-485 drivers criticized by EMS for gawking at and videotaping overturned car Interstate 485 drivers caused a traffic jam while gawking at and videotaping an overturned car, emergency responders said in a lengthy rebuke on Twitter Saturday night. "Please put your phones down and keep your eyes on the road," Matthews Fire & EMS tweeted earlier in the day with two photos from the wreck scene, including one of an overturned car. Three people had to be extracted from the wreck and were taken to hospitals, according to Matthews Fire & EMS. The wreck just before 11 a.m. closed I-485 Inner Loop between John Street and Providence Road, according to another Fire and EMS tweet. On Facebook, emergency responders said their response efforts "were further hampered by motorists who did not yield to emergency vehicles, motorists who attempted to circumnavigate traffic by using the emergency/breakdown lanes and several motorists who abandoned their vehicles to talk to other drivers or to get a better look at the accident." THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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