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| Community Narcan box installed at Decatur police department In partnership with the Phoenix Center in Springfield, the Macon County Health Department has helped install another Narcan box in Decatur. The most recent installation is at the Decatur Police Department. Anyone can walk inside and grab a free box of Narcan. Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel said his department often comes into contact with people battling addiction. "I felt it was important for us to play a part in our community and try to address that. By no means am I condoning drug use or abuse, but what I am acknowledging is that there is an issue and there is a product out there that can help save lives." Back in July, WAND News first reported that Heritage Behavioral Health Center was planning on rolling out community Narcan boxes, in conjunction with the Macon County Health Department. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR Central Illinois couple loses everything in house fire PHOTOS: A couple lost everything in a house fire on Thursday. The fire happened at High Cross Road between Curtis and Windsor Roads. The two-story garage, with a home on top, was destroyed. The Philo Fire Protection District was one of 11 Champaign County firefighting agencies that responded to the fire. The chief of that district said the roof collapsed when firefighters arrived. There was heavy smoke coming from the house, and it covered part of the road. Fire personnel from Savoy, Homer, St. Joseph, Tolono, Pesotum, Broadlands and Villa Grove also responded to the fire. The person who was inside the home made it out safely, but everything inside the home was either damaged or destroyed, including two cars. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. WCIA-TV CBS 3 CHAMPAIGN PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: 2-month-old among 25 who jumped into water after houseboat fire at Utah's Lake Powell A Utah family is grateful to be alive after their houseboat caught fire at Lake Powell. Maddy Tolman said her family was on board for only about 45 minutes when they heard a loud boom. "We heard a big boom! Not knowing what it was, we went to investigate. We found the motor on the houseboat had exploded, and caught on fire," Tolman said. "It was about five-to-10 minutes between the explosion and when the boat was engulfed in flames." Tolman said all 25 family members, including a mother and her 2-month-old baby, jumped in the water to safety. Some were able to grab lifejackets, others were not so lucky. "We had about 25 people on board, including a 2-month-old, two toddlers, an 8-year-old diabetic, and three more elementary-aged kids on board." KSL-TV NBC 5 SALT LAKE CITY Colorado city hosting 3,800 honored guests at Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial ceremony Thousands of people are en route to Colorado Springs for this weekend's annual Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial ceremony. "It's the largest year we've ever had," said Colorado Springs Firefighters Local 5 President, Curt Crumb. This year 572 names will be added to the walls of the memorial. Due to COVID-caused cancellations from previous years, names this year are a combination of 2021 and 2022. 3,800 family members have registered to attend. 2,500 International Association of Fire Fighters members are on their way to be part of the honor guard. "Our goal is to make everybody feel special when they come here. This is obviously a solemn event for them. So it's an event that we cherish, and we honor, but it is a solemn moment and it means somebody lost their life in the line of duty which we never want to see," said Crumb. KOAA-TV NBC 5 PUEBLO Suspect in Oregon steals Portland Fire & Rescue boat, escapes down river VIDEO/PHOTOS: A suspect stole a Portland Fire & Rescue boat and commandeered it down the Columbia River early Thursday morning, says the agency. PF&R stated that Rescue Boat 21 was taken from the boathouse by an unauthorized user. Local law enforcement and the Coast Guard pursued it. PF&R said the boat traveled downstream. By 7:20 a.m. it was reported that the suspect had abandoned the boat in Kalama, Washington and fled on foot. The suspect left the boat drifting on the water. The distance between Portland and Kalama would make this a 40-mile-long piracy attempt. A KATU photojournalist on the scene in Kalama captured a law enforcement vessel towing the abandoned PF&R boat back to land. KATU-TV ABC 2 PORTLAND NBA Players Visit Oklahoma Firefighters at Work Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren may stand 7-foot-1 and tower over even some NBA players, but he still isn't tall enough to reach a second-story window on his own. It's a strange way to look at his height, but maybe not so much when you consider what he and some of the other Thunder players spent their Wednesday afternoon doing in the city. In a surprise visit, players from Oklahoma City's roster took some time to visit OKC's Fire Station 14. Present at the event included Holmgren, Ousmane Dieng, Kenrich Williams, Olivier Sarr and Keyontae Johnson — all of which, minus Johnson, are still within the first few years of their NBA careers. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MEDIA GROUP Related Video: Oklahoma City Thunder Visits OKC Firefighters Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to cancer cases VIDEO: Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a tumor in his chest. He was only 30 and had been in the Boston Fire Department for less than a decade. But as he investigated his diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma in October 2020 and sought successful treatment, he learned he and others wore gear that contained the toxic industrial compound PFAS. "You always hear about the dangers. You just never think it's going be you," said Ranahan, who stopped working due to the cancer and is among thousands of firefighters nationwide who sued PFAS manufacturers and companies that make firefighting gear and foam, seeking damages for their exposure. "These guys put this on day in and day out to protect neighborhoods and wherever they are working," he said. WBAL-TV NBC 11 BALTIMORE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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