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| First Sterling firefighter dies in line of duty while responding to Rock Falls house fire Lieutenant Garret Ramos became the first Sterling firefighter to die in the line of duty Friday, said Sterling City Manager Scott Shumard. Ramos, a 38-year-old father of two, responded to a call of a house fire in Rock Falls around 11:04 p.m. on Dec. 3, Shumard said. In the early hours of Dec. 4, Ramos was inside fighting the house fire at 10031 Ridge Road when the floor collapsed beneath him, prompting a rescue operation. Emergency medical service crews attempted life-saving efforts while transporting Ramos to CGH Medical Center, where doctors continued those techniques to no avail, the department said. Ramos served with the Sterling Fire Department for nine years. "He was an amazing individual of the highest caliber on and off duty," Shumard said. "It is a truly devastating loss to his family, the city family especially his brothers in the fire service, and to the larger Sterling community." WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Related: Community honors fallen firefighter with red porch lights, memorial service Lights, ladders, strength: Chicago fire departments brighten spirits of families battling cancer A cancer diagnosis is enough to darken anyone's spirit but, thanks to some special volunteers, a number of Chicago area families may have a brighter outlook this holiday season. A child's struggle with cancer could have meant an overburdened family wouldn't have decorations this holiday season. But that's when a group of firefighters and first responders came to the rescue. At Rachel Clark and Eric Anderson's home in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood, there were no Christmas lights Friday afternoon. "It's been hard to do much more than put one foot in front of the other," Clark said. The couple has six children and this has been an exceptionally challenging year. Their 4-year-old daughter Georgianna "Georgie" was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer. WGN-TV 9 CHICAGO Quincy Fire Department wreaths see more white well before Christmas QFD fire stations added a third white bulb to their red wreaths on Friday after their second call of the day to a structure fire. Following a call earlier in the day to North Fourth Street, firefighters were called to a home at 1240 Vermont on Friday. The fire at the residence started and was contained to a cooking vessel on the stove. Fire crews ventilated the structure and ensured the smoke detectors were installed and operating correctly. The Quincy Fire Department's annual "Keep the Wreath Red" campaign is intended as a visual reminder for the community to be safe and keep fire prevention in mind during holiday activities. The campaign started the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and this was the second white bulb added Friday and the third bulb changed from red to white overall. The wreaths can been seen at all QFD stations throughout town, as well as on the buildings of sponsors Refreshment Services Pepsi and Ameren Illinois. QUINCY HERALD-WHIG Peoria firefighters say 1500 gallons of water used to extinguish semi-truck fire after crash The Peoria Fire Department released more information on the motorcycle-semi-truck crash that shut down traffic between Main and Liberty Streets in downtown Peoria Friday. According to a press release, upon arrival, firefighters found the rear of the semi-trailer on fire. Two fire engine companies worked together to extinguish the fire, which used approximately 1500 gallons of water. Fire crews located the motorcyclist, who was found uninjured and refused treatment or transport to a local hospital. The crews remained on the scene for about two hours until the trailer could be towed away. Roads are now reopened. No injuries have been reported. The fire department estimated that the fire caused $30,000 worth of damages. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Three-alarm fire displaces nearly 30 residents at Louisiana apartment complex VIDEO/PHOTOS: A three-alarm fire raged early Monday (Dec. 6) at the Cypress Run Apartments complex in Algiers. Occupants smelled smoke around 4:40 a.m. and began evacuating the first involved three-story building before New Orleans Fire Department crews arrived on scene, resident Kiesha Williams told WVUE-Fox 8. Firefighters arrived and began calling for reinforcements quickly to contain the blaze, sounding a second alarm at approximately 5:03 a.m. and a third alarm at 5:33 a.m. The Cypress Run Apartments are located at 6101 Tullis Dr. "These buildings are very old," said Williams, who has rented at the complex for about two years. "Things seem to always catch on fire here, because everything is messed up and old." WVUE-DT FOX 8 NEW ORLEANS North Carolina volunteer firefighter injured when tire on fire engine 'exploded', according to officials VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Hubert Volunteer Firefighter received treatment at Vidant Medical center after an accident involving their fire engine Saturday. Deputy Chief of the Hubert Volunteer Fire Department, Hernan Melendez, said the accident happened when his team was returning from the annual Maysville Christmas Parade. Six of the fire crew members, including the Fire Chief, were traveling along Stella Road in Onslow County when the tire on the engine blew out, which caused the truck to crash into a ditch. A social media post reads: "one of our tires exploded causing the truck to become uncontrollable." Authorities said the fire chief fought to keep the truck upright as it hit a driveway pipe before coming to a stop. WLOS-TV ABC 13 ASHEVILLE Atlanta's Winecoff: Deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history, 75 years later There's a reason that the death toll of the Winecoff hotel fire in 1946 has never been surpassed. Immediately after the disaster that killed 119 people, cities across the country began to re-examine their fire codes. In their definitive 1993 book, "The Winecoff Fire," co-authors Sam Heys and Allen Goodwin point out that the blaze prompted new laws requiring sprinkler systems, fire escapes and fire doors. "Within six months of the fire there was a national convention in Washington, D.C., on fire safety," said Heys, a former writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, now retired from the Southern Company. Though advertised as "fireproof," the Winecoff had neither sprinkler systems, fire escapes nor fire doors. Fire departments had ladders that could only reach to the seventh floor. THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION - METERED A hockey puck shaped device could stop a fall -- how it works for firefighters, others VIDEO/PHOTOS: What if you could control the force of gravity to avoid injury? A couple of Cincinnati inventors have a device that allows people and objects to descend slowly and carefully. Bailout Systems is the brainchild of retired Navy diver Michael Ragsdale, who along with mechanical engineer Ben Krupp, have come up with something the size of a hockey puck. When used with a rope, it allows people and objects to descend in a controlled manner. Ragsdale has a friend on the Covington Fire Department who encouraged him to develop it for firefighters. His friend thought it possibly could have prevented Black Sunday in which members of the New York City Fire Department had to jump out a window after becoming trapped in two separate fires. Three died and four were seriously injured. WVXU 91.7 FM CINCINNATI Florida announces $12M for first responders' mental health Talk to many firefighters and they'll explain that "suck it up and get on the truck" mentality. "Coming from a law enforcement family, to talk about feelings and emotions is a challenge at times," admitted firefighter Dustin Hawkins. "After my father, being 30 years in law enforcement, I just now coaxed him into the ‘snuggle with the struggle.' I have to tackle the man to hug the man." But as of today, mental health assistance is on the fast track to Florida first responders, to the tune of $12 million. "We need to have resources as people have challenges involving mental health resiliency," said Governor Ron DeSantis. At a roundtable Friday afternoon, Florida's first lady Casey DeSantis announced $12 million in funding to expand peer-to-peer mental health services available for first responders through the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to bolster existing prevention and intervention services for first responders and their families. WTVT-TV FOX 13 TAMPA PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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