It wasn't just the looting that caused widespread devastation. An unprecedented number of fires also swept across Chicago over the weekend. CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker has a look at the record number that left firefighters working around the clock. Not since the Chicago Riots of 1968 has this city witnesses this many fires. The day after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died, there were 36 major fires in one night. This past weekend, in a little over 24 hour period, there were more than 80 fires. They started Saturday night in the city's central district downtown. CBS 2's Jeremy Ross reported on a small but growing fire at a sports store on Michigan Avenue. But by the time fire trucks maneuvered through the thousands of protesters, the store was engulfed in flames.  

One adult and two children have died after a fire in Sterling, Illinois. The fire started shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Monday. According to the Sterling Fire Chief Gary Cook, the fire started at the Western Apartments on 4th Street. Crews were dispatched overnight for multiple people trapped inside a burning building. Police were the first to arrive on the scene. TV6 learned an officer rescued at least one person from that building. Officials say upon arrival officers found fire throughout the second story and vestibule of the complex. Sterling officers, Rock Falls officers and Whiteside County Sheriff's deputies were back a squad car to a second story window and pull a girl out of a window of a burning apartment.  

Nearly a dozen emergency responders have returned to southern Illinois after helping COVID-19 patients on the East Coast. First responders from Abbott EMS and Air Evac Lifeteam are back after spending weeks in New York City and New Jersey. Their duties included handling 911 calls, transporting COVID-19 patients, and giving medical attention to those in need. Derek Burwell says he was deployed in New York City for 60 days helping with a wide range of tasks. "We were split up in nine task forces. As a task force leader, we were looking over somewhere between 15-23 ambulances at any given time," explained Burwell. Abbott EMS Operations Supervisor Jeff Odenthal says he's extremely proud of his team. "They went to help others in need, and that's what we do as a community as a whole," said Odenthal.  

Crews responded to three Decatur house fires early Tuesday. The first happened at 761 E. Lincoln Ave., according to firefighters. They arrived on the scene at 1:36 a.m. and found a fully involved structure. They immediately began a defensive response. There were no injuries in this fire, but the structure is considered a total loss. The house was vacant. The second was reported in the 1800 block of E. Lawrence St. Authorities responded and found a garage on fire. Two vehicles were also burning in this fire, crews said, and live wires were down arcing.  

VIDEO: Firefighters are responding to a large multi-structure fire in South Sacramento. According to Sacramento Fire, the incident is at 3400 La Grande Boulevard. The 5 alarm fire has spread to multiple structures including a body shop, mattress factory, and pallet storage facility. The fire chief said firefighters are running into a major issue with water pressure, making the firefight more difficult. He also said embers have been spreading from the fire, creating several spot fires. Several small explosions have been heard in the area, which firefighters said were caused by tires and aerosols. Firefighters are also monitoring propane tanks in the buildings. At least 200 firefighters are on the scene and two were injured. Officials say those two firefighters have non-life-threatening burns. Firefighters say everyone was safely evacuated from the area. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.  

The city of Youngstown says it is moving forward with a plan to brown out fire stations after the fire department's overtime budget has been wiped out. Finance Director Kyle Miasek told the city council finance committee Monday night, through the first five months of 2020, $116,000 has been spent on non-holiday overtime. The fire department's budget for 2020 was $110,000. "We have now used up our entire budget and given all the of the circumstances that we are going to be addressing going forward with income tax shortfall, with other revenue decline, we believe and in the administration, that we are going to begin browning out fire stations as a way of dealing with living within the means of the budget," Miasek said. While COVID-19 played a role with five firefighters testing positive and Station No. 1 getting quarantined, the majority of the overtime is due to call-offs which are up 78% from the first five months of 2019. So far, there have been 303 call-offs in 2020, compared to 170 in 2019.  

For the first time in memory, Florida is about to start hurricane season with its emergency operations center already up and running, and already at its highest alert level because of the coronavirus. And the prospect of managing overlapping natural disasters has state and local officials, emergency managers, first responders, hospital executives, utility officials and restaurant and lodging executives in high anxiety mode. They have been at the planning table for two months while simultaneously navigating the coronavirus pandemic. "We're all here at the state Emergency Operations Center (EOC) because of the pandemic," Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz said. "That has provided more opportunities for high level planning than in years past."  

Four days and nights of protests, some of which turned violent, tested the training, planning, and safety equipment of Denver Health paramedics and EMTs. By Monday, first responders had treated more than 100 people involved in the protests, despite being attacked several times, Denver Health reported. On Sunday night, CBSN Denver was live when paramedics maneuvered through crowds to get to the parking lot of Argonaut Liquor on Colfax. There, they helped guide a protester, who suffered a head wound, to an ambulance and transported him away from the scene. Between Thursday and Sunday, Denver Health Paramedics treated 54 people on scene at protests and took another 57 to the hospital. That includes three Denver police officers and a civilian, who were hit by a driver Saturday night. Throughout each night of protesting, the first responders wore ballistic vests and helmets, as well as gas masks, to reduce the risk of injury.  

With every new headline about a mass shooting, terrorist attack, hate crime or natural disaster, many of us fear for our safety and that of our loved ones. In 2020, though, by far the biggest safety concern on Americans' minds is the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed around 100,000 Americans and infected nearly 1.7 million as of late-May. To put that in perspective, last year 38,000 people died in car crashes and there were around 15,200 gun-related deaths (non-suicide). Though tragedy can strike in any state, especially during this pandemic, some states are more vulnerable to danger than others. In order to determine the safest states in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 53 key safety indicators grouped into five different categories. Our data set ranges from the state's coronavirus support to assaults per capita and the unemployment rate. Read on for our findings, expert insight from a panel of researchers and a full description of our methodology.