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| Metra crash Clarendon Hills: BNSF stop remains closed as investigation continues VIDEOS: The Clarendon Hills Metra stop remains closed Thursday after a passenger was killed and four other people were injured in a crash with a box truck during the Wednesday morning rush hour. The National Transportation Safety Board is now heading up the investigation after the passenger was killed and two other passengers and two BNSF employees were injured in the crash at the Prospect Avenue crossing. All injuries were described as minor. "All of us on Metra and BNSF Railway are devastated by this death and we will be working hand-in-hand with the NTSB to find out what happened," Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said. Authorities have not released the identity of the woman who was killed, but it appeared she was ejected from the inside of the train as it hit the truck. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO ‘Major grain explosion' at Peoria's former ADM plant Peoria firefighters were called Wednesday evening to what the fire chief said was a ‘major grain explosion' at the corn processing plant once owned by ADM. Two people suffered smoke inhalation and will be treated at a local hospital, said Interim Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger. The chief said two 150 foot grain silos collapsed. The plant is located on Edmund Street, near Southwest Washington Street. Last October, ADM sold the plant to BioUrja Group. As of 7:03 a.m. Thursday morning, Peoria Firefighters and the Peoria Fire Department Hazardous Materials team are still on scene. According to a press release from Peoria Battalion Chief Steve Rada, "Due to the severity of the incident, crews were unable to make entry to fully extinguish the fire. Fire crews are currently monitoring the situation from a distance due to structural issues as well as a high level of CO2 in the atmosphere." WEEK-TV NBC/ABC/CW+ 25 PEORIA Champaign Fire prevents hazardous materials leak Firefighters in Champaign are on the scene of a hazardous materials incident after the intense heat caused several containers containing aluminum powder to overheat Crews were called to 3200 Farber Drive at 12:41 p.m. When they arrived, they found three 55-gallon drums being stored outside. The drums contained water and an aluminum powder; the heat caused the water's temperature to rise and the aluminum started to react as a result. The heat from this reaction raised the water's temperature further to the point that it started to boil. Firefighters deployed single, unmanned hose line to cool the drums and prevent the aluminum from being released. Crews are still on the scene to keep the drums cool. The incident did not pose a threat to the environment or the surrounding community and no evacuation was carried out. WCIA-TV CBS 3 CHAMPAIGN Firefighters, volunteers install smoke detectors in Springfield homes The Springfield Fire Department and American Red Cross installed smoke detectors in homes across the city. The initiative is part of a national Red Cross Sound the Alarm campaign, which will install 50,000 free smoke alarms in more than 50 communities across the country in May. The Red Cross calculated more than 1,200 people have been saved by smoke alarms installed during the Sound the Alarm campaign. "If we have installed 1 million smoke alarms and one life was saved, it was totally worth it," said Jamie Beaver, disaster program manager for the American Red Cross. The program has been going for nearly 10 years. Captain James Price of the Springfield Fire Department has been with the program since it began in the city. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Florida's Surfside Condo Collapse Victims to Share Over $1B in Recovery Funds VIDEO: The pool of funds intended to compensate victims of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium will increase to more than $1 billion, attorneys Wednesday told the judge overseeing the resulting class action lawsuit. Attorneys for the victims said all but one of the remaining defendants have settled the claims against them, and that company is expected to settle soon. That increases the total recovery pool to $997 million, said Harley Tropin, one of the lead plaintiffs attorneys. That number doesn't include the minimum $120 million guaranteed opening bid in an auction of the oceanfront lot, now set for May 24. Those who lost property will split $83 million of that, based on the size of their units. The rest of the funds, less some expenses, will go to the families of the 98 people who died in the June 24, 2021 collapse in Surfside. WTVJ-TV NBC 6 MIAMI Reckless driving in Wisconsin: Milwaukee emergency responders face epidemic daily Reckless driving in Milwaukee is an epidemic. Emergency responders are getting hurt – and the wounds are more than physical. "People are screaming and crying and yelling at you to move faster, things like that," said Milwaukee Fire Captain A.J. Hornik. A group of Milwaukee firefighters recently trained for what has become a serious problem in the city. "Just based on the run volume, the amount of times we have to use what we train for to remove people from vehicles, it definitely feels to me, we're using a lot of resources for sure to deal with it," Hornik said. Dealing with what exactly? Reckless driving. The MFD captain is the first to respond to those scenes. "I'm kind of a step back and oversee," Hornik said. As Hornik's team stays mission focused, they are hit with reality. Reckless driving is out of control. WITI-TV FOX 6 MILWAUKEE Architecture firm designs fire station to train elite FDNY firefighters Studio Gang has completed a fire station for Brooklyn's elite force that doubles as a simulation and training facility for extreme rescue situations. The new headquarters for the FDNY's Rescue 2 unit is located in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Each of New York's five boroughs has a dedicated Rescue team. These teams are highly specialized in extreme conditions that include rappelling down buildings, navigating collapsed structures, and even deploying for underwater rescue operations. The building serves as the elite unit's headquarters, where the firefighters sleep, train, and coordinate their operations. "The rescue company is trained to respond to various emergency scenarios, from fire and building collapses to water rescues and scuba operations," said US firm Studio Gang. "The new Rescue Company 2 facility is designed as a tool for training, enabling FDNY's elite force of specialized rescue workers to stage and simulate a wide range of emergency conditions in, on, and around the building," the studio added. DEZEEN Massachusetts city lost its church to fire 40 years ago; The day changed the neighborhood forever PHOTO GALLERY: On Pleasant Street, flaming chunks of wood were flying through the air. David Jennings stood on the corner of Pleasant and Eastern Avenue, looking west at the Flint as it was being consumed by an inferno. "The smoke and the flames … it blotted out the sun," Jennings said. "Flames over 100 feet in the air." On May 11, 1982, Jennings was a lieutenant in the Fall River Fire Department, fighting the blaze that destroyed the Flint's Notre Dame de Lourdes Church and most of a block of tenements. It threatened to spread further along Pleasant Street and destroy everything in its path. Jennings and his crew, and mutual aid from as far away as Boston, worked desperately to control a fire that simply would not be controlled. He heard Fire Chief Louis Shea had called in experts in explosive ordnance. "They were going to start blowing up buildings on the south side of Pleasant Street to create a firebreak," Jennings said. THE HERALD NEWS - METERED SITE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| Fire Marshal - North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District - Incline Village, NV Lateral Firefighter - Kirkland Fire Department - Kirkland, WA Assistant Fire Chief - City of Sunnyside - Sunnyside, WA Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Instructor - University of Missouri - Columbia, MO Assistant Director of First Responder Education and Coordinator of Fire & Rescue Training Institute - University of Missouri - Columbia, MO Lateral - Firefighter Paramedic - City of Tacoma - Tacoma, WA Assistant Fire Chief - EMS - City of Fairbanks Fire Department - Fairbanks, AK Training Captain - City of Fairbanks Fire Department - Fairbanks, AK 2022 Fox Valley Regional Fire Department Hiring Process - Fox Valley Technical College - Fox Valley, WI *** Confidential Fire Chief Recruitment *** - Redmond Fire & Rescue - Express Interest by May 23, 2022 - Redmond, OR Fire Chief - Grays Harbor Fire District 2 - Aberdeen, WA Division Chief Revised - Mohave Valley Fire Department - Mohave Valley, AZ Fire Inspector II - Mehlville Fire Protection District - Saint Louis, Missouri Firefighter/EMT - City of Bethel Employment Opportunities - Bethel, AK Firefighter Paramedic - La Grange Fire Department - La Grange, IL Community Paramedic - City of Port Angeles - Port Angeles, WA Entry Level and Lateral Firefighter/EMT - North County Regional Fire Authority - Stanwood, WA Fire Chief - Watch Hill Fire District - Westerly, RI Integrated Medical Services Manager - City of Spokane Fire Department - Spokane, WA Fire Chief - City of Salinas - Salinas, CA (closes: May 13, 2022) Firefighter/Paramedic - Winnetka & Northbrook Fire Department - Winnetka & Northbrook, IL (closes: May 13, 2022) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Sycamore - Sycamore, IL (closes: May 13, 2022) Firefighter - City of Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, WA (closes: May 15, 2022) Firefighter - Paine Field Airport Snohomish County - Everett, WA (closes: May 15, 2022) Fire Chief - City of Grants Pass - Grants Pass, OR (closes: May 15, 2022) Deputy Fire Marshal - City of Salem - Salem, OR (closes: May 16, 2022) Fire Prevention Specialist - City of Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, WA (closes: May 18, 2022) Firefighter EMT / Firefighter Paramedic, Lateral Entry Eligibility List - Port of Portland - Portland, OR (closes: May 18, 2022) Firefighter - Muscatine Fire Department - Muscatine, IA (closes: May 18, 2022) Single Role Paramedic - Marion County Fire District No. 1 - Salem, OR (closes: May 21, 2022) Firefighter Paramedic - Marion County Fire District #1 - Salem, OR (closes: May 21, 2022) Assistant Fire Chief - Portland Airport Fire & Rescue - Portland, OR (closes: May 22, 2022) Prevention Division Chief - Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One - Gig Harbor, WA (closes: May 23, 2022) Fire Chief - Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue Department - Fond du Lac, WI (closes: May 27, 2022) Firefighter/EMT / Firefighter/Paramedic - Central Valley Fire District - Belgrade, MT (closes: May 27, 2022) Lateral Firefighter - City of Redmond - Redmond, WA (closes: May 29, 2022) Wildland Resource Manager - City of Spokane Fire Department - Spokane, WA (closes: May 31, 2022) Fire Prevention Specialist - Village of Skokie - Skokie, IL (closes: May 31, 2022) Entry Level Firefighter/EMT-Firefighter/Paramedic - Missoula Rural Fire District - Missoula County, MT (closes: Jun 01, 2022) Firefighter/EMT-Firefighter/Paramedic, Entry-Level Eligibility List - Port of Portland - Portland, OR (closes: Jun 03, 2022) Firefighter - Campbell County Fire Department - Gillette, WY (closes: Jun 03, 2022) Deputy Fire Chief - Lynchburg Fire Department - Lynchburg, VA (closes: Jun 05, 2022) Fire Chief - West Valley Fire Rescue - Helena, MT (closes: Jun 07, 2022) Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic - Village of South Holland - South Holland, IL (closes: Jun 15, 2022) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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| Fire Officer I - Snohomish County Fire District 21, - Arlington, WA - May 16-20, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - May 16-20, 2022 Fire Service Instructor 1 - Clallam County Fire District 2 - Port Angeles, WA - May 19-22, 2022 IAFC Community Risk Reduction Conference - Sheraton Parkway Toronto North - Toronto, Canada - May 24-26, 2022 Fire Officer 4 - Mason County Fire District 6 - Union, WA - May 30 - June 8, 2022 Fire Officer I - Clallam County Fire District 2 - Port Angeles, WA - July 15-24, 2022 Hazmat Awareness/Operations - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 10-24, 2022 Fire Service Instructor 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 12-15, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 19-23, 2022 Fire Service Inspector 1 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - September 26-30, 2022 Firefighter 2 - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 1-15, 2022 Fire Officer I - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 3-7, 2022 Fire Service Instructor II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - October 3-7, 2022 Fire Service Instructor 1 - Spokane Valley Fire Department - Online Delivery - October 10-13, 2022 Fire Service Instructor 1 - Spokane Valley Fire Department - On-Line Delivery - October 10-14, 2022 Hazmat Incident Commander - Academy - Mason County Fire District 6 - Union, WA - October 31 - November 4, 2022 Fire Officer I - Spokane Valley Fire Department - Online Delivery - November 7-11, 2022 Fire Officer I - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - November 28 - December 2, 2022 Fire Officer II - Fowler Fire Education and Certification - Online - December 5-9, 2022 POST EVENT MORE EVENTS |
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