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| Large response to fire in Creve Coeur A house fire in Creve Coeur Wednesday afternoon drew a large response from local fire departments. Marquette Heights, North Pekin, and East Peoria were among the fire departments onsite. Creve Coeur Fire Chief Brad Gill confirmed that an individual was inside the home when the fire started, and he attempted to put out the fire himself. The individual was having trouble breathing when emergency responders arrived and he was taken to a local hospital by AMT. Gill said the fire began in the basement and worked its way upstairs. No flames were visible from the home at 445 Carola Street when WMBD was at the scene, and Gill said the fire took roughly 25 minutes to extinguish. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA Settlement reached after Canton's International Harvester fire in 1997 25 years after the International Harvester Factory burned to the ground the city of Canton is finally getting closure. The city council has approved a $2 million dollar settlement with Navistar, the company formerly known as International Harvester. Navistar will also be responsible for paying to clean up the site until it meets the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency‘s standards. At one time the plant made agricultural and heavy equipment and employed thousands of people. Its closure in 1983 devastated the community and economy. The fire in 1997 destroyed the factory and left more than 30 acres around the Elm Street location unusable. Since then there has been litigation, some cleanup, a little development, and a lot of plans for future use. Canton Mayor Kent Mcdowell said the city can now start moving forward on a project that has been dormant for years. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA Firefighters battle blaze at Galesburg home Galesburg Fire responded to a structure fire on Wednesday morning at a single-story home at 1000 Lancaster St. There were no injuries reported and two residents were able to escape safely but preliminary damage estimates are at $15,000. Fire crews arrived to find smoke coming from the roofline at 7:45 a.m. All three stations and 11 personnel on duty were called to assist. The blaze was extinguished in the home's attic, above the living room area. The cause of the fire has been determined to be unintentional; due to the failure of electrical components. The residents were placed at a local hotel by 1-800-Board Up and the Red Cross. WGIL-FM 93.7 GALESBURG Firefighters douse flames at Loves Park steel company Firefighters worked to put out a fire possibly caused by dry chemicals at a Loves Park steel treatment company on Wednesday morning. Fire companies were called to Progressive Steel Treating Inc, at 922 Lawn Drive, around 9:30 a.m. When the first engines arrived on the scene, fire and smoke could be seen coming from one of the chimneys on the roof. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire, the cause of which is under investigation. WTVO-TV ABC 17 ROCKFORD PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| 2 volunteer firefighters die after battling Pennsylvania house fire Two volunteer firefighters died after responding to a smoky fire that burned a home in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, Wednesday afternoon, according to the coroner. Marvin Gruber, 59, and Zachary Paris, 36, died after being called to the fire in the 1100 block of Clamtown Road in West Penn Township, near Tamaqua, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Paris was the assistant fire chief of the New Tripoli Fire Company in Lehigh County. A firefighters' labor union in Frederick County, Maryland, posted Wednesday night that Paris joined the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Service last February and graduated in September. The post also said Paris leaves behind his wife and two young daughters. Gruber was the assistant chief of Northampton Community College's Department of Public Safety. WFMZ-TV 69 ALLENTOWN Related: Fire stations, other agencies across region express condolences after 2 firefighters die 5G technology helping Arizona first responders prepare for calls The latest 5G technology is improving how police and fire departments respond to calls in Arizona. Officials with Verizon and Verizon Frontline were at the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix Tuesday night to showcase the latest tech. Fire crews are better prepared than ever when they head out on a call. Verizon has hundreds of trucks and equipment that can be deployed to natural disasters or wherever needed. The trucks use a satellite to set up a 5G network where service may not exist or is down. That can give first responders a way to communicate and access information quickly. Maggie Hallbach is the President of Verizon Frontline. She says technology has come a long way, even in the past ten years. "It's not just about voice communication anymore. It's about data and delivering that data to that first responder who needs it most," she explained. KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 PHOENIX (AZ FAMILY) North Carolina firefighters team up with rescue animal organization for adorable, hot calendar shoot VIDEO: It's almost too hot to handle. A calendar shoot full of firefighters and rescue animals, that is. Fairytale Farm Animal Sanctuary teamed up with Winston-Salem firefighters for their 2023 calendar shoot. The brave men and women took photos with sheep, goats, rabbits, turkeys and even some ducks. A lot of the animals have special needs like prosthetics or are in wheelchairs. The organization is selling calendars to raise money to feed, care for and house the animals. The calendars should be available in a few weeks. WXII-TV NBC 12 WINSTON-SALEM Fighting fentanyl: North Texas mom teaches first responders about new treatments VIDEO: Fentanyl overdoses have claimed the lives of so many people in North Texas. It's a problem that shows no signs of slowing down as multiple law enforcement agencies have reiterated the dangers of this drug. There's a new treatment for combating fentanyl overdose many first responders are using called ZIMHI, which is administered like an epipen through the thigh and provides a stronger dose of naloxone into the body. You can get it through your local pharmacy, in Texas you don't need a prescription. Mother Callie Crow wished the responding officer used this technique when her 27-year-old son Drew overdosed on fentanyl in 2020. "Taken some pills that he had purchased from someone on the street and within minutes he was in cardiac arrest after taking those pills," said Crow. KTVT CBS 11 FORT WORTH San Francisco Firefighters Risk Cancer Every Day—Even Their Jackets Are a Threat San Francisco firefighters fear the "Cancer Sniper." It's how they refer to the deadly disease that struck down many of their comrades. "You kind of expect, in the back of your mind, to get hit," said fire department Battalion Chief Matthew Alba. "I didn't expect to get hit at such an early age, but I did." Alba was just 43 when doctors discovered he had a cancerous brain tumor, and two years later, he's still living with the disease. This morning, the San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation sponsored a department-wide event to screen members for signs of cancer. The event was spurred by a chronic problem for the San Francisco Fire Department, along with departments across the country: Their members keep getting the deadly disease. THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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