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| Who will be the next Springfield fire chief? Union contract, city code, previous applicants offer hints With Fire Chief Allen Reyne's surprise announcement that he will retire on Dec. 1, attention now turns to who Mayor Jim Langfelder may pick to replace him. It is not yet known who may apply for the position. But the pool of prospective candidates already has been whittled down — foremost by a clause in the city's contract with the firefighters' union requiring that the mayor choose the chief from the current ranks. Furthermore, the chief (and other top-level fire department appointees) must meet minimum requirements per city code that include having at least 10 years of service with the department and having passed the battalion chief's examination. This brings the list of potential candidates down to 25, including three division chiefs, two deputy division chiefs, nine battalion chiefs and 11 captains who are on the battalion chief's list. Reyne guessed there would be at about 8 to 10 candidates seriously interested from that list. SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER State Senator Dave Koehler encourages local fire departments to apply for equipment grant State Senator Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) wants to make sure all fire departments and ambulance services know that the Office of the State Fire Marshal is accepting applications for its Small Equipment Grant Program. "During a time when local governments will rely on every last dollar, this grant program helps our firefighters and EMS providers buy vital equipment like masks and gloves," Koehler said. "I encourage local fire departments and ambulance services to apply for this grant program." The program was created to help Illinois fire departments and not-for-profit ambulance services that struggle to afford the necessary equipment to do their jobs. In June, the Small Equipment Grant Program awarded $3.5 million to 154 fire departments and EMS providers. Applicants can also apply for personal infection control items such as masks, gowns and gloves. CANTON DAILY LEDGER Fire causes significant damage to home in Rockford Several fire departments work together tonight to put out the flames of a garage fire on Ironwood ave. on Rockford's southeast side. Crews say the blaze appeared to have started in the garage, two cars inside also caught fire. Cherry Valley Fire Chief Joe Corl says the flames then spread to the attic. There is currently no word on what may have caused the fire, however, everyone was able to get out of the home. Neighbors say the sight of the fire was devastating especially this time of year. "When I came outside the lady was just crying she was screaming shes heartbroken it's devastating she's looking at her life gone shes staring at her house just inflames you know everything just gone right before the holidays," Neighbor Ryan Ward said. WIFR-TV CBS 23 ROCKFORD Pets rescued from Charleston house fire Firefighters rescued multiple pets in a Charleston house fire. Crews said they responded at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to 751 8th St., where they found heavy smoke coming from the rear of the structure. They found a fire in the basement of the house and managed to quickly get it under control. Fire damage was limited to the basement ceiling, but crews said smoke and water damage happened throughout the house. Firefighters rescued two dogs and a cat from the house. No people were home at the time of the fire. Authorities cleared the area at 6:10 p.m. The cause is still under investigation, and a Charleston Fire Department press release said crews can't rule out electrical. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR Update: 2 charged in massive fire at vacant Atwood industrial site on North Main in Rockford Two Rockford men have been charged in connection with the massive fire that destroyed the former Atwood building, 2500 N. Main St., on Oct. 24. Sean S. Haug, 41, and Lawrence L. Vieau, 48, are charged with criminal damage to property and burglary. According to the criminal complaint, Haug and Vieau entered the building with the intent to commit theft and knowingly started a fire resulting in damage in excess of $100,000. Both men are in custody at the Winnebago County Jail. Bond for each man was set at $200,000. No one was injured in the fire. Damages were estimated at $321,000. ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR - METERED SITE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| In meeting with Biden, emergency workers plead for equipment, testing to combat 'skyrocketing' coronavirus cases As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in two months, he heard Wednesday from a firefighter, nurses and a caregiver who described chronic shortages of protective equipment, tests and contact tracing to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The virus, combined with rebuilding the economy, is the biggest challenge facing Biden. The online roundtable came as the number of cases nationwide grows rapidly, with more than 11 million cases nationwide and nearly 250,000 deaths so far. Mary Turner, an intensive-care nurse who is president of Minnesota Nurses Association, began crying as she described holding the hand of a dying patient or caring for a colleague who had fallen ill. She said earlier in the pandemic, nurses were using single-use masks for 10 shifts. While caring for COVID-19 patients since February, Turner said she still hasn't been tested. "You're kidding me," Biden said during the roundtable from The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware. THE DAILY JOURNAL 4 People Injured, 4 Apartments Destroyed In New York fire VIDEO: A raging fire in Queens forced families out of their homes Wednesday night as temperatures fell below freezing for the first time since last winter. The fire started around 8 p.m. at a seven-story building on New Haven Avenue and Beach 22nd Street in Far Rockaway. CBS2's Cory James reports it took about 100 firefighters two hours to get the blaze under control. Those flames quickly tore through the building, destroying four apartments and injuring four people. CBS2 has been told their injuries are not life-threatening, and only two of those injured had to be rescued from the building. Crews were still searching the building and assessing the damage late Wednesday night. Dozens of people were forced to evacuate. WLNY-TV CBS 55 RIVERHEAD Maine: Town's 83-year-old fire truck still going strong Hiram's fire chief Bruce Pyburn is proud to show off the town's first fire truck. "This is the original lettering, all gold leaf, original hoses, original ladder," Pyburn said. "It's a '37 Dodge that has been with the department since day one." The truck was purchased in 1937, the same year the Hiram Fire Department was started. "We have all the paperwork upstairs when it was first ordered," Pyburn said. That includes the truck's original bill of sale. It was bought for the price of $3,400. Also, preserved on film, is Hiram's first firefighters in action, using their new truck for training. "Some of these old photographs of these guys on these trucks and the equipment and what they were wearing. God love them what they were able to do with what they had at the time," Pyburn said. The town's first fire truck ran calls until 1983. "It was a working fire truck for 50 years, so pretty cool." WTHR-TV NBC 13 INDIANAPOLIS Wisconsin fire department celebrates 100 years The Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department is celebrating 100 years of full-time service to the community. The city of Wisconsin Rapids was developed as a consolidation of Grand Rapids, which sat on the east side of the Wisconsin River and Centralia, which was situated in the west side. The two municipalities combined in the spring of 1900 and bore the name of Grand Rapids, until the name was changed to Wisconsin Rapids to correct and freight/mail confusion with Grand Rapids, MI. In 1910, the police and fire departments began operating under a five-member commissioner system. The present full-time, paid fire department was organized in October 1920, with A. C. Miller as the chief. By his side was a six-member fire department. WISCONSIN RAPIDS CITY TIMES U.S. Representative calls for reversal of rule allowing natural gas ‘bomb trains' in New York county Rep. Joe Morelle is calling on a federal agency to reverse a new rule that allows railroad tankers carrying liquefied natural gas to roll through Monroe County. The rule went into effect on Aug. 24, though it faces several legal challenges. It allows trains to carry up to 100 tankers of liquefied gas on American railroads, as long as the gas is stored in a specifically-designed tanker whose safety as a container for the gas has been largely untested. "This dangerous gas would pass directly through my district in Upstate New York's Monroe County, and pose a threat to the citizens living there as well as the environment and our first responders," Morelle wrote in a Nov. 13 letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Roger Batory, administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. ROCHESTER CITY NEWSPAPER PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Michigan - Joseph "Joe" Gallo, Captain, Blissfield Township Fire Department, Blissfield, MI L-O-D-D California - Sean D. Laffan, Interim Assistant Fire Chief, Oakland Fire Department, Oakland, California L-O-D-D Indiana - Matthew D. Bennett, Engineer, Indianapolis Fire Department, Indianapolis, Indiana L-O-D-D Kansas - Johnny Ivison, Jr., Firefighter, Easton Township Fire Department, Easton, KS NFPA Community Risk Assessment Pilot Project - seeks fire departments for Phase II Keep fire safety top of mind when preparing your feast this Thanksgiving - the number-one day for U.S. home cooking fires Fire Boot Classic raises funds to support firefighters in need - Saturday, November 21, from 7 - 8 pm online COVID-19 Resource Update - USFA Vision 20/20's latest episode of CRR Radio - Statewide Engagement and Collaboration Framework Fire Service Executive Development Institute (FSEDI) is accepting applications! - Due by Dec. 11, 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants - Check for Awards Assistance to Firefighters Grant Awards - Check for Awards The Daily Dispatch Is Now On Facebook Find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/dailydispatch POST ANNOUNCEMENTS MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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| EMT - Mobile Medic Response Team - Atlanta Fire Rescue Department - Aviation Division - Atlanta, GA Fire Inspector - Pierce County Department of Emergency Management - Pierce County, WA Community Outreach and Risk Reduction Manager - Poudre Fire Authority - Fort Collins, CO Industrial/Municipal State Fire Academy Instructor - SC Fire Academy - Richland County, SC Aircraft Rescue Firefighting/Industrial State Fire Academy Instructor - SC Fire Academy - Richland County, SC Director of Emergency Services - Bakersfield / Monterey / Oxnard / Redlands / San Diego, CA, Hendersonville, TN, Mobile, AL, Palmer, AK Firefighter/Paramedic - Lockwood Fire District #8 - Billings, MT (closes: Nov 20, 2020) Firefighter - City of Redding - Redding, CA (closes: Nov 25, 2020) Firefighter - Entry Level / Lateral - City of Medford - Medford, OR (closes: Nov 29, 2020) Firefighter Trainee – Lateral Entry - City of Stockton - Stockton, CA (closes: Nov 30, 2020) Firefighter/EMT/Paramedic - Poulsbo Fire Department - Poulsbo, WA (closes: Dec 01, 2020) Interim Fire Chief / Startup Consultant - Riverside County Fire / Cal Fire - Canyon Lake, CA (closes: Dec 10, 2020) Fire Captain-Paramedic - Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue - The Dalles, OR (closes: Dec 10, 2020) Firefighter/Paramedic or Firefighter/EMT - Frenchtown Rural Fire District - Frenchtown, MT (closes: Dec 11, 2020) Captain - Flossmoor Fire Department - Flossmoor, IL (closes: Dec 11, 2020) Firefighter/EMT - City of Urbana - Urbana, IL (closes: Dec 13, 2020) Fire Chief - Anoka-Champlin Fire Department - Anoka-Champlin, MN (closes: Dec 15, 2020) Firefighter - Entry Level & Lateral - Central Pierce Fire & Rescue - Tacoma, WA (closes: Dec 27, 2020) Firefighter Cadet - Corpus Christi Fire Department - Corpus Christi, TX (closes: Jan 15, 2021) Firefighter/EMT/Paramedic - Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City - Kansas City, KS (closes: Jan 28, 2021) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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