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Edwardsville Fire Chief to hang up his helmet after nearly 40 years in service A changing of the guard is scheduled for Monday when Fire Chief Richard "Rick" Welle retires as the city's fire chief, a position he has held for the past decade. His last day as chief will be Monday. "When I originally took this job, I was really thinking I would be here just three to five years," he said. He said the department has undergone a lot of changes since 2010 – planning for a new station #2, building and opening the new public safety building, buying new equipment, including a new fire engine, and hiring and training more staff members. "I have always believed that a fire chief or a police chief has a shelf life," Welle said. "With every decision you make, someone is going to agree and someone is going to disagree. Eventually, you get a lot of people who have disagreed with the decisions you made. It is time for me to move on." EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER Hot air balloon makes emergency landing in McHenry County neighborhood after woman passes out VIDEO: A hot air balloon made an emergency landing Wednesday morning in a northwest suburban neighborhood after one of its occupants passed out. Huntley fire officials received a call around 7:15 a.m. about an unconscious 80-year-old woman. When emergency responders got to the area of Haligus and Ackman roads in Lake in the Hills, they learned the woman was having a medical emergency in a hot air balloon and that location was where the pilot expected to land. By the time the balloon landed, the woman had regained consciousness. Neighborhood residents said it's not unusual to see hot air balloons in the skies above the northwest suburbs, but it is surprising when one lands in your backyard. One homeowner caught the whole incident on surveillance footage. "We looked out our window, and here comes the hot air balloon right between the homes here. And then they were waving at us and we were waving, like, this is awfully close," one woman said. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Firefighters In Chicago Douse Cermak Bridge With Water After Extreme Heat Keeps It From Closing Firefighters showered the Cermak Road bridge with water on Wednesday to cool it down enough so it could fully close after being raised for the city's weekly sailboat run. Extreme heat caused the bridge over the Chicago River to expand enough that its ends didn't fit together, according to Michael Claffey, spokesman for the Chicago Department of Transportation. "This happens when it's extremely hot," Claffey said. The fire department sent a patrol boat and other personnel to douse the bridge with water until it was cool enough to contract and close properly, he said. Although unusual, the problem happens periodically and is easily fixed with cold water, Claffey said. Chicago reached 86 degrees Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The heat index was 91 degrees. WMAQ-TV NBC 5 CHICAGO Central Illinois firefighters battling fires in the summer heat Summer has arrived in Central Illinois and meteorologists said the heat has been slowly increasing. While many people can simply go indoors to cool off, local firefighters said they don't have that luxury. Fire Chief Joe Kelley, with the Morton Fire Department, said the heat presents a concern for firefighters, especially since their jobs already require them to plunge into blazing hot environments. "Because of the firefighter gear that we wear, you lose your body's ability to dissipate that heat," Kelley said. "This time a year it's even more of a concern because when you come out of that fire it's still hot." Chief Kelley said regardless of the weather, firefighters still have a job to do. He said in addition to the scorching environments, wearing layers upon layers of protective gear can be a recipe for potential disaster. "Heat problems range from heat cramps that can occur on up through heat exhaustion and heat stroke," Kelley said. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA Father, son killed in McHenry County crash Two Belvidere men were killed in a crash on I-90 in McHenry County on Monday night. A 2007 black Pontiac was traveling westbound on I-90 when the vehicle left the roadway, rolled over several times and then became engulfed in flames at 10:59 p.m., according to the Illinois State Police. Both 49-year-old Harold E. Switzer Jr. and his 26-year-old son Harold Switzer III were ejected from the car and suffered fatal injuries at milepost 39 in Marengo. The right lane of traffic was closed at 12 a.m. All lanes were closed at 2 a.m. for the traffic crash investigation. The roadway was reopened at 5 a.m. WIFR-TV CBS 23 ROCKFORD PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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Florida firefighters forced to use sick, personal time to self-isolate due to COVID-19 Frustration continues for a group of Central Florida firefighters being forced to use personal time to self-isolate. This follows a weekend of positive coronavirus tests among some of the Reedy Creek firefighters. The firefighter WESH 2's Bob Hazen spoke to says he worries he's going to run out of sick days soon. Mike Grant said his fellow firefighters will be facing a much higher risk of exposure in a few days as Disney continues reopening parks. Grant is with the Reedy Creek Improvement District which responds to calls at Disney. He's now in quarantine at home after testing positive for COVID-19 "Started getting dizzy, started getting headaches, I have joint pain in my knees that is unbearable," Grant said. He and three other firefighters started having symptoms last week. WESH-TV NBC 2 ORLANDO Vandals cut down flagpole at 9/11 memorial for fallen firefighters in New York PHOTOS: Village police are asking the public for help in finding the vandals who cut down a flagpole at the center of a 9/11 memorial that honors five firefighters from the area who died in the World Trade Center collapse. The severed pole was discovered and reported early Wednesday morning. Washingtonville Police Chief Brian Zaccaro said the culprits used a tool to cut through the composite material at about four to five feet from the base, and scrawled a message in marker on the part of the pole that remained standing. He didn't want to disclose the message while the investigation was getting started. Police suspect the same vandals also pushed over and damaged the sign for St. Mary's Parish Center, about a half mile away. An eagle figure that had been removed from the top of the cut-down flagpole was left next to the toppled church sign. TIMES HERALD-RECORD $300M in hazard pay made available for Michigan first responders Michigan Treasurer Rachael Eubanks on Wednesday announced two new grant programs offering a total of $300 million in hazard pay to first responders for working during the coronavirus pandemic. The First Responder Hazard Pay Premiums and the Public Safety and Public Health Pay Roll Reimbursement programs are aimed at helping first responders receive premium hazard pay and reimbursing local governments for payroll costs incurred due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a July 8 state news release. The money comes from federal coronavirus relief funds appropriated by the state July 1. "Our first responders and those public employees on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic are performing a critical public service for all Michiganders," Eubanks said. "Supporting our first responders with funding is vital to keep Michigan safe. These dollars will also help our communities receive some budget relief." MLIVE.COM Symptoms not enough for 911 COVID-19 screening, study finds Screening based on conventional COVID-19 symptoms may not be sensitive enough to identify which 911 patients should be tested for infection, a retrospective cohort study published today in JAMA Network Open found. In the study, researchers in Seattle evaluated data from surveillance systems and the electronic medical records of 124 patients with COVID-19 seeking 911 emergency medical services (EMS) in King County, Washington, from Feb 1 to Mar 18. Most 911 calls were classified by dispatchers as illness of unknown origin (41 of 147 encounters [28%]), difficulty breathing (25%), trauma (15%), and infectious disease (12.9%). But in 91 dispatches (62%), patients didn't report any of these issues. CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND POLICY Massachusetts firefighters, resident restore Smokey, a 1935 antique pumper truck PHOTOS: Smokey, a 1935 Ford pumper truck, is back on the road thanks to Easton fire Lt. Jason Healey and resident Chuck Hurley. Smokey began its career as an Easton fire engine. During the 1970s, it was used as a brush truck and then for school visits and parades. "It was sitting in the back bay of the fire station for a long time, broken and collecting dust," Fire Chief Kevin Partridge said. When Healey joined the Easton Fire Department five years ago he spotted Smokey in back of Station 1 on Lothrup Street. Healey has family in Kansas and Missouri who have a love for restoring antique cars. Family members in Kansas have cars from 1903 to 1925 which they would drive in parades and other events, he said. "Growing up with antique cars I love them," he said. Healey wanted to restore Smokey and get the pumper truck back out in the community. WICKED LOCAL EASTON - METERED SITE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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