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| VIDEOS: Investigators to look into cause of deadly Chicago high-rise fire that spread to multiple floors Chicago firefighters were back on the scene of a deadly high-rise fire early Thursday morning, and investigators are expected to start trying to determine a cause of the blaze. One woman died and nine others were hurt in the incident, including a firefighter, at an apartment building on South Lake Park Avenue Wednesday morning. The fire broke out in the 15th floor of the 25-story Harper Square Co-Op building in the 4800-block of South Lake Park Avenue just after 10 a.m. Wind caused the fire to spread very quickly, going vertically from floor to floor all the way up to the 24th floor. It took hundreds of firefighters to knock out the flames, and the elevators were out, so all of the equipment had to be lifted up manually. One woman was killed, found on the 15th floor. Eight other residents were injured. Many who live in the high-rise are devastated at the loss. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Sesser Assistant Fire Chief honored for saving life in burning building A firefighter has been honored after saving a life from a burning building. In a recent city council meeting, Sesser Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Raymond Scott was honored for going into a burning home to save a disabled woman who wasn't able to get out. Sesser Mayor Jason Ashmore and the city council members presented Scott with a life saving medal for his actions. "We are truly grateful for his and all our first responders service," Ashmore said in a Facebook post. The Sesser Fire Protection District (SFPD) provides fire and emergency medical treatment for the residents, visitors and businesses within the district. The SFPD is responsible for approximately 110 square miles of Goode ad Barron Townships, the Rend Lake area and the southern-most part of Jefferson county. WSIL-TV ABC 3 HARRISBURG 61-year-old woman found dead in Fairview Heights house fire Tragedy unfolding Thursday morning in Fairview Heights. A 61-year-old woman was found dead inside her home after authorities responded to a medical emergency there and found a fire. It happened on 1st Avenue just off St. Clair Avenue, not far from Route 157. However, much of the scene was focused on the back of the home, which is on the next street over on Magdalena Avenue. This all started just after 5:15 a.m. Chief Bryan Doyle of the Fairview Heights Fire Department said first responders received a medical alert from a device worn by the woman. When authorities got to the home, they found it on fire. More crews were called in to fight the flames. Chief Doyle told FOX 2 that he 61-year-old woman was found deceased in her bed in the rear of the home. KTVI-TV FOX 2 ST. LOUIS Man charged with setting fire to Planned Parenthood clinic in Peoria An Illinois man has been arrested and charged for allegedly setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic, federal authorities said. Tyler W. Massengill, 32, of Chillicoth, Illinois, is facing charges of malicious use of fire and an explosive to damage as well as attempt to damage, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The charges stem from a fire that was reported late in the night on Jan. 15 at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Peoria, about 160 miles southwest of Chicago. After interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage in the area, investigators learned that a white pickup truck with red doors had parked adjacent to the building shortly before the blaze began and drove away just moments after, according to the complaint. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Freeport: How severe winter weather can affect emergency crews Emergency crews respond to calls regardless of the weather; however, severe winter weather could potentially affect call times for fire officials and paramedics, especially when emergency calls are for neighborhoods. "Anything above six to eight inches of snow, a lot of times we'll send our plow truck, just to make sure that we have enough salt, enough shovels and enough manpower to get our ambulances crew to the door of our patients house", said Freeport Fire Marshal, Hillary Broshous. The drive to and from emergencies likely will not slow crews down, although they do take extra caution while driving in these conditions. The severe weather has potential to slow down response times when crews respond to a scene. During the winter months, emergency vehicles are equipped with extra shovels and salt to clear pathways in residential areas. WREX-TV NBC 13 ROCKFORD Peoria Christian Elementary students support local firefighters The youngest generation is supporting and encouraging local firefighters. Students at Peoria Christian Elementary School presented decorated goody bags with thank you notes to 171 Peoria firefighters on Wednesday. "It's heartwarming. It's amazing to know that generations that you're serving are thinking about you, even when they don't necessarily need you," said Peoria Fire Captain Matthew Smith. The students raised more than $1,000 through a loose change drive to pay for the goody bags. Smith said the gesture is very thoughtful. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Risk management experts, fire chiefs join battle on catastrophic fires If Frank Frievalt was a guest on the old "What's My Line" game show, it's likely the panelists would guess he's a property and casualty insurance executive. Frievalt can expound knowledgeably and passionately about such things as property loss calculations, disaster risk assessments, actuarial tables, and wildfire mitigation efficacy. But while he admittedly sounds like an insurance exec sometimes, he is actually senior policy advisor for the Western Fire Chiefs Association, a non-profit that represents fire-related emergency service organizations throughout the west coast and Western Pacific Islands. He is also fire chief of the Mammoth Lakes, Calif., fire department. But the fact Frievalt's interests and job frequently align with the insurance industry was made clear this month when the Fire Chiefs Association announced a strategic alliance with Milliman, a global leader in risk management for insurers and others, to "intelligently drive down risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface." INSURANCE NEWS NET Investigators to look into cause of deadly Chicago fire that spread to multiple floors of high-rise VIDEOS: Chicago firefighters were back on the scene of a deadly high-rise fire early Thursday morning, and investigators are expected to start trying to determine a cause of the blaze. One woman died and nine others were hurt in the incident, including a firefighter, at an apartment building on South Lake Park Avenue Wednesday morning. The fire broke out in the 15th floor of the 25-story Harper Square Co-Op building in the 4800-block of South Lake Park Avenue just after 10 a.m. Wind caused the fire to spread very quickly, going vertically from floor to floor all the way up to the 24th floor. It took hundreds of firefighters to knock out the flames, and the elevators were out, so all of the equipment had to be lifted up manually. One woman was killed, found on the 15th floor. Eight other residents were injured. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Uber for EMS, Israeli-modeled program will be tested in Iowa VIDEO: Call it Uber for EMS – at least that's what Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg calls it. An Iowa pilot program plans to give two EMS providers $50,000 each to use an app to notify nearby first responders to quickly respond to an emergency before an ambulance can arrive. Providers can now apply for the grant and must match it with $25,000 of their own money. "Hopefully, we'll have a couple of communities that can take advantage of technology to really reduce the response time," Gov. Kim Reynolds told Chief Political Reporter Amanda Rooker in a one-on-one interview last week. "It's similar to a model that the Lt. Governor had seen when he did a trade trip to Israel." KCCI-TV CBS 8 DES MOINES YouTuber Buys $1.5 Million Fire-Damaged Tennessee Mansion VIDEO/PHOTO: Mike Thakur, content creator/YouTuber, has purchased one of the most talked about home listings, reports WSMV. It's a Franklin mansion that has extensive fire damage and was listed for $1.5 million. The listing went viral, receiving 1 million views on Zillow and shared on the account Zillow Gone Wild. Thakur didn't disclose how much he purchased the home for but will be documenting the renovation of the home on YouTube. Due to the fire damage, the home was listed "as is" for $1.5 million. On Zillow, the listing stated, "TRAGIC TOTAL LOSS by FIRE, of a CLASSIC MANSION !!! Sold As is !! Rare opportunity to own approx 5 acres with 2 existing homes on this one site in Williamson County. Five mins from I-65. Guest home is included and was not touched by the fire." DAVIDSON COUNTY SOURCE Digital reporting tool in Florida aims to protect fire investigators, boost public safety After a fire, investigators charged with determining the cause of the blaze sometimes stumble on unstable surfaces, breathe in toxins, or face other health and safety risks. But they had no central place to document their exposure to hazards at work, and researchers had no central place to evaluate that data to try to mitigate those risks — until now. This week, researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center are launching an online tool that allows fire investigators to voluntarily document accidents and near misses — part of an effort to improve conditions for the first responders who are vital to public safety. The outreach comes from the Firefighter Cancer Initiative, housed at Sylvester at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, the only National Cancer Institute-designated center in South Florida. SOUTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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