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| Floor collapse reported in Springfield structure fire Responders said a floor collapsed during a Monday night structure fire response. Responders said the fire was reported at a garage along Hazel Dell Lane in Springfield. According to Springfield Firefighters Local 37, the garage was attached to a residence with propane tanks nearby. Crews said the garage was on fire with propane tanks "popping off." Multiple cars were on fire and the residence was starting to become involved. After getting the garage fire under control, crews worked to gain access to the attic of the residence, where they reported finding "significant grey smoke" coming from that part of the structure. Hand lines were brought to the "back side bravo corner," crews said, where there were flames. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR Scales Mound community mourns 'all-American' firefighter who died after responding to call A northwest Illinois volunteer firefighter died last week after returning home from a medical call. Leo W. Werner, 67, was a captain in the Scales Mound Fire Protection District. He had responded to a medical call for service around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9. Shortly after returning home, Werner suffered from an apparent heart attack, according to Scales Mound Fire chief Carl Winter. "He responded as a first responder," Winter said. "Then, he was home about a half hour when (Werner's family) called 911." Lt. Jeff Williams, of the Scales Mound department, worked with Werner about 17 years. "If Hallmark could make a card showing an All-American family — that was Leo and the Werner family," Williams said. "Leo grew up on a farm, played sports in high school, went straight into the military, and as soon as he got home, he joined his local volunteer fire department. He didn't have to — he had already served his country." TELEGRAPH HERALD Busy Day for Danville Firefighters with Two Fires at Vacant Homes PHOTO: Monday was a busy day for Danville firefighters as they worked two separate blazes. The first — at 845 Madison Street — was a controlled burn. City firefighters had been using the vacant home there for training recently. On Monday they concluded training at that location by allowing the home to become completely engulfed – then protecting nearby property as it burned to the ground. Then Monday afternoon firefighters responded to another blaze at 403 Harmon Street. When they arrived the back portion of the single-story home was ablaze, and flames were shooting through the roof. The home — which was also vacant — was destroyed by the fire. The location where this fire occurred is just over a block west of North Gilbert Street at the corner of Ann and Harmon. The cause of the blaze has not been determined. WDAN-AM 1490 - VERMILLION COUNTY FIRST Crash Brings Down Power Lines Across Westbound I-190 Near Westbound I-90 Chicago Illinois State Police and firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded just before 5:30 p.m. to a report of a crash off the roadway near the ramps to I-190 inbound to O'Hare International Airport and I-90 West (outbound). Illinois State Police and IDOT Help trucks initially responded to a report of a vehicle well of the road of westbound I-190 and I-90 about 5:10 p.m. The incident was later discovered to be a crash with injuries. At the crash scene rescuers found power lines down across I-190 and part or all of I-90 West. A power line was also down across a truck. CFD Ambulance 2's crew arriving from the east could not reach the patient in the truck because they were obstructed by the downed power line. Ambulance 59 was dispatched from O'Hare and arrived traveling the wrong-way on the blocked lanes of I-190. THE CARDINAL PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Rare Surviving Certificate For New York City's Volunteer Firefighters In 1753 An elaborate ornamental frame encloses a dramatic scene of everyday life in mid eighteenth-century New York: in the image we witness a volunteer company laboring to extinguish a fire at an unidentified location. Without access to the sorts of hydrants that are a common feature of today's cityscape, a line of men passes buckets of water from hand to hand, a team effort that is memorialized both in the name of the company (Hand-in-Hand Fire Company) and in the emblem of a disembodied handshake that graces the top of the frame. Emptied into the engine at center, the water is manually pumped into the hose a firefighter aims at the burning building's third-floor window. Inscribed by Isaac Roosevelt, the certificate invites the Earl of Sterling to attend an evening meeting on March 3rd, 1762 at the house of a man identified simply as "Mr. Crawley." GOTHAMIST In COVID Hot Zones, Firefighters Now ‘Pump More Oxygen Than Water' As a boy, Robert Weber chased the blazing lights and roaring sirens of fire engines down the streets of Brooklyn, New York. He hung out at the Engine 247 firehouse, eating ham heroes with extra mayonnaise, and "learning everything about everything to be the best firefighter in the world," said his wife, Daniellle Weber, who grew up next door. They married in their 20s and settled in Port Monmouth, New Jersey, where Weber joined the ranks of the more than 1 million firefighters America calls upon when stovetops, factory floors and forest canopies burst into flames. Weber was ready for any emergency, his wife said. Then COVID-19 swept through. Firefighters like Weber are often the first on the scene following a 911 call. Many are trained as emergency medical technicians and paramedics, responsible for stabilizing and transporting those in distress to the hospital. But with the pandemic, even those not medically trained are suddenly at high risk of coronavirus infection. KAISER HEALTH NEWS Challenging weekend for California firefighters; county sees more than 25 fires in 3 days VIDEO: It was a hot weekend for local firefighters. City and county crews were dispatched to dozens of fires all over Kern. Those fires cost families their homes and local business owners, their livelihoods. The Rea family was sound asleep as this fire engulfed their home on Franklin Avenue in East Bakersfield. It started just before 3am on Saturday. It awakened their neighbors, but not them. "By the time I ran from my house over to that door," said their neighbor Keith Petty. "The whole awning was under flames." Keith Petty lives across the street and is friends with the family. "I beat on the door to see if anyone knew it was on fire, no one responded," Petty said. "Broke that first window to yell into the house and still never heard anything." KGET-TV NBC/CW+ BAKERSFIELD Texas volunteer fire department renovates excess Stewart Stevenson military truck into fire truck PHOTOS: The Lorenzo Volunteer Fire Department accepted a $16,300 grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to help convert an excess military Stewart Stevenson truck into a firefighting vehicle. The Texas A&M Forest Service administers the assistance program and the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program, which awarded Lorenzo VFD with the truck. The plan is for the Stewart Stevenson to replace an older truck that was having motor problems. "The new addition's main purpose will be for wildland firefighting since it has a slip-on unit with a 500-gallon water tank and foam capability, but we could also use it for structure fires and rescue," said Mark Majors, Lorenzo VFD Fire Chief. The truck has other features that will be an asset to the department, including high ground clearance that can help in flash floods and wildland firefighting tools. LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Connecticut WWII veteran, retired firefighter marks 102 years PHOTOS: A retired, 29-year Middletown firefighter and WWII veteran marked his 102nd birthday this weekend in style, with a large vehicle parade and a visit from several state and local officials. John Cyrulik Sr.'s family decorated his front yard, and bundled him up in a blanket under a tent on the cold, rainy Saturday afternoon. Cyrulik, surprised by the visit, told officials his plan was to live until 105. "He enjoys life. He's happy to wake up and enjoy whatever it has to offer," according to his daughter-in-law Leslie Cyrulik. The centenarian, who lives alone in the house he has owned for 62 years, enjoys daily visits from wild turkeys in his backyard, she said. Two-dozen fire trucks, police cruisers, local and state dignitaries, family members and friends drove by Cyrulik's home Saturday, beeping their horns and thanking him for his military service. THE MIDDLETOWN PRESS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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