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| Storage facility damaged in Charleston fire Firefighters responded to a fire Thursday evening in Charleston. Crews said they responded at 4:47 p.m. and found two buildings fully involved in fire at 624 W. State St. The fire involved a Quonset hut storage facility. Responders said they began a defensive operation from the outside of the structures and a second alarm was called for additional manpower. Crews used a ladder truck and a Mattoon aerial device to battle the flames, per Charleston Fire Chief Steve Bennett. Due to the extent of damage, responders used backhoes to tear down portions of the buildings in order to put out hotspots. The fire was out in about 45 minutes, a press release said. Authorities believe the cause of this fire was a brush fire burning close to the buildings and getting out of control. There were no injuries. WAND-TV NBC CHANNEL 17 Illinois health officials stress importance of getting flu shot amid COVID-19 pandemic Health officials with the Illinois Department of Public Health are stressing the importance of getting a flu shot during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every year the flu affects millions of Americans, hospitalizing hundreds of thousands and killing tens of thousands according to Illinois health officials. "This season, in addition to flu, we are battling COVID-19," health officials said in a release. "We have already seen almost 7 million Americans confirmed with COVID-19, hundreds of thousands hospitalized, and more than 200,000 deaths. Illinois Department of Public Health Director, Dr. Ngozi Ezike said it is "critical" that residents in Illinois get their flu shots. KWQC-TV NBC 6 DAVENPORT PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| No injuries reported after oil barrels explode at T&R Towing in New York PHOTOS: On Thursday September 24, 2020 at 2:50 pm the Bath Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched for a working structure fire at T&R Environmental Services Haz Mat building located next door to T&R Towing on Route 415 North of the Village of Bath. Large plumes of heavy black smoke could be seen for miles. Assistant Chief Sean Walruth was first on scene and immediately started calling for mutual aid tankers for water and manpower. In all 16 department were called to aid in our effort to bring the massive fire under control. Originally T&R's Haz Mat building was fully involved in intense flame and heavy black smoke. There were several large fireballs that went high into the sky from the barrels of oil that were exploding. Crews were set up to try to protect the T&R office and dispatch center and the Fred Roberts Auto Parts buildings located on each side of the Haz Mat building. WETM-TV NBC 13 EL MIRA California fire department introduces engines that will help keep firefighters safe from toxic chemicals VIDEO: Tamara Thacher is believed to have died from her job as a firefighter, years after running into burning buildings. Her memorial last December was a time of reflection, not just of her life and service but the illness that cut her life short. The Sacramento Fire Department said her cancer is presumed to be the result of exposure to toxic chemicals firefighters potentially encounter every day. "My goal is never to have another firefighter like Tami Thacher lose their life because of contracting cancer," Chief Gary Loesch explained. The department introduced two engines called Clean Cab Apparatus to help keep firefighters safe. The department estimates the Clean Cab Apparatus costs about $35,000 more than a truck without clean air modifications. The engines include hoses to rinse firefighters off and ventilated compartments to store contaminated equipment outside of the truck. KTXL-TV FOX 40 SACRAMENTO Houston study: More contagious coronavirus strain now dominates The first study to analyze the structure of the novel coronavirus from two waves of infection in a major city found that a more contagious strain dominates recent samples, researchers from Houston Methodist Hospital said on Wednesday. They examined more than 5,000 genomes from viruses recovered in the earliest phase of the pandemic in Houston, an ethnically diverse city of 7 million, and from an ongoing more recent wave of infections. The study, which has not yet been reviewed by outside experts, found that nearly all strains in the second wave had a mutation, known as D614G, which has been shown to increase the number of "spikes" on the crown-shaped virus. The spikes are what allow the virus to bind to and infect cells, increasing the ability of the mutated virus to infect cells. The Houston researchers said patients infected with the variant strain had significantly higher amounts of the virus on initial diagnosis. YAHOO NEWS Love of the job keeps 80-year-old Michigan EMT working during a pandemic Most people don't start a full-time career in their 60s. Lyle See isn't most people. At 80 years old, he's been an EMT for decades alongside a career in human resources and working as a firefighter. His first run was in 1962, shortly after he graduated from Olivet College, responding to the call of a woman with a heart issue. At that time, he didn't have equipment on the ambulance to save her life in time. "We had none of the technology," See said. That's changed over the intervening 58 years. "I have [the ability] now to have certainly gotten her to the hospital," he said. It's also become more in demand. Before the pandemic, it wasn't unusual for See to work 60 hours a week as he and his colleagues responded to increasing numbers of calls. See jokes that while he's working fewer hours during the COVID-19 pandemic, his wife, Judy, would "just as soon I wasn't doing any of this." LANSING STATE JOURNAL PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Virginia - Charles "Dog" C. Woods, Firefighter/EMT, Adwolfe Volunteer Fire Department, Marion, Virginia L-O-D-D North Carolina - Jason Daniel Dean, Deputy Chief, Clayton Fire Department, Clayton, North Carolina L-O-D-D California - Charles Morton, Firefighter, San Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear Hotshots, Fawnskin, California L-O-D-D New York - James P. Brooks Jr., Second Assistant Fire Chief, Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, Whitehall, New York L-O-D-D Texas - Frazier Lee Holbert, Fire Captain, Carrollton Fire Rescue, Carrollton, Texas NFPA announces "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen" - Fire Prevention Week 2020, October 4-10 Pre-fire planning tips for wildfire - U.S. Fire Administration Troy Fire Protection District hires its first full-time fire chief NFPA LiNK digital reference tool launches with NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code (NEC) Preserving the Perishable - What is Considered Historically Significant? National Fire Heritage Center Newsletter - September 2020 Mary Tabata Joins the National Fire Heritage Center Board of Trustees NFPA launches 2020 U.S. Needs Assessment Survey - Encouraging all U.S. fire departments to complete the survey Suicide in Public Safety is on the Rise - September is Suicide Prevention Month COVID-19 Resource Update - USFA Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants - Check for Awards Assistance to Firefighters Grant Awards - Check for Awards The Daily Dispatch Is Now On Facebook Find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/dailydispatch POST ANNOUNCEMENTS MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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