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| Governor Signs Bill Boosting Chicago Firefighters' Pensions, Ignoring Mayor Lightfoot's Opposition Some retired firefighters could see their pensions grow after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure Monday to boost the annual cost-of-living increase added to their checks, ignoring warnings from Mayor Lori Lightfoot that it would blow a hole in the city's precariously balanced budget. HB2451 ensures that all retired Chicago firefighters get a 3% annual cost-of-living increase, regardless of whether they were born before or after Jan. 1, 1966. Even though the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago calls for those born after that cutoff date to get annual cost-of-living increases of just 1.5%, the city and firefighters frequently moved that date, and all firefighters got the 3% annual boost, avoiding conflict between the city and Chicago Fire Department Firefighters Union, Local 2. That irregular approach benefitted the city by reducing its apparent total pension bill, which is used to calculate how much the city is required to contribute to its four pension accounts annually by state law. WTTW-TV PBS 11 CHICAGO Bill would legalize 'ground sparklers' in Illinois; State Fire Marshal opposes bill Illinoisans may have a new form of entertainment this Fourth of July. A proposed bill (HB 2898) would legalize "ground based sparklers," which are more commonly referred to as fountains or Roman candles. To do that, House lawmakers want the definition of fireworks changed under state law to no longer include "ground-based products that are nonexplosive, and nonaerial." The maximum amount of pyrotechnic material proposed to become legal in one product is 500 grams. That's also the highest amount of pyrotechnic material federally legal before being considered professional grade. Firefighting groups across the state have voiced opposition to the bill. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) said in a statement KHQA-TV CBS/ABC 7 HANNIBAL Chicago: Neighbors Alarmed As More Fires Erupt In Hegewisch; This Time In Garage, Abandoned Restaurant Residents of the city's Far Southeast Side were concerned Monday night after a series of fires – some of them intentionally started. Buildings, garages, and cars were all destroyed. And as CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reported, residents in Hegewisch want this stop before someone gets hurt or dies. Nobody was hurt when an abandoned restaurant caught fire Monday morning, in the latest in a string of suspicious fires in the Hegewisch neighborhood. Meanwhile, Justin Mattson recorded cell phone video as his neighbor's garage caught fire in the area overnight. "It was a pretty frantic thing, man," Mattson said. "It went from zero to 100 really fast." Chicago firefighters raced to put out the garage fire in an alley behind South Buffalo Avenue. The garage and car are a total loss. "Within a few minutes, I could smell the burning plastic," Mattson said. "The flames were bursting up there," added Jodi Thorton. Jodi Thorton's relatives live where the fire started. WBBM-TV CBS 2 CHICAGO Cary-area home destroyed in early morning fire VIDEO: A Cary-area house was engulfed in flames early Monday morning, a blaze that took the collaborative effort of 17 fire departments to extinguish and resulted in a total loss of the dwelling. An off-duty Cary firefighter arrived at Holly Lynn Drive at 6:44 a.m., according to a news release. The first of the fire units arrived one minute later. No one was inside and no injuries were reported among civilians. One Cary firefighter on the scene reported not feeling well and was treated by paramedics on scene before being taken in an ambulance to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, according to the news release. The firefighter is reported to be in good condition. The house is in a rural area that does not have fire hydrants, so first responders had to set up a rural water supply operation using portable water pools to bring water to the scene, according to the news release. ILLINOIS DAILY HERALD - METERED SITE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Multi-alarm fire rips through New Jersey recycling plant PHOTOS: Trenton Firefighters battled a multi alarm (3 Alarm fire) on the 300 block of Enterprise Ave early Tuesday morning. The fire broke out just after 12:30 Am at the All County Recycling yard, Firefighters arrived on the scene to the whole yard nearly on fire with multiple explosions from the yard as 3 trucks went up in flames. The wind as well as water supply made it difficult for Firefighters to fight the fire. Firefighters brought the blaze under control sometime around 6 Am, there were no reported injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation. PETERSON'S BREAKING NEWS OF TRENTON 9/11 Museum Acquires Prayer Bench Used by Fire Department Chaplain Killed in World Trade Center Towers PHOTO: A prayer bench used by the Rev. Mychal Judge, a Fire Department chaplain killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001, was driven to the New York area on Sunday to join the collection of the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum, museum officials said. The bench formerly belonged to Judge's twin sister, Dympnia Jessich, and spent the last five years at an Episcopal monastery in Rising Sun, Maryland, according to Sister Teresa Irene, a Carmelite nun there. Its path to the Sept. 11 museum has been circuitous. Judge, a Fransiscan who was praying in the lobby of the trade center's north tower when he was crushed by debris from the falling south tower, used to visit Jessich at her home in Berlin, Maryland, Sister Teresa Irene said. The prayer bench was kept in a bedroom Judge used, and its leather is worn from the imprint of his knees, she said. "It's worn where his knees would have been," the nun said. "It's his life of prayer." WNBC-TV NBC 4 NEW YORK Firefighters use 500,000 gallons of water on Wisconsin fire VIDEO: Firefighters continue their search for a cause for Friday evening's fire on La Crosse's Northside. Crews used half a million gallons of water to put the fire out. Last Friday La Crosse fire crews fought an industrial fire at Alter Metal Recycling in the La Crosse Industrial Park on the Northside. The thick black smoke shot in the air came from, what La Crosse Fire Department officials confirm, were 100 cars burning in a scrapyard. The smoke was seen clear as day on News 8 Now's City Cam. The combination of the wind and scrap material meant this situation had the potential to become very dangerous. La Crosse Fire officials tell News 8 Now, investigators are working to find the cause. An official with the Wisconsin DNR says they are aware of the situation and will monitor it moving forward as needed. WKBT-DT CBS 8 LA CROSSE Iowa fire station flies flag encouraging organ donation PHOTO: The Sioux City Fire Department is now flying a "Donate Life" flag at one of its stations. Iowa Donor Network donation services coordinator John Jorgensen says it's hoped the flag will inspire more people to become organ donors. "This is the first one that we are aware of that's ever happened at a fire station. It's just a tremendous thing to do as we advocate together with Sioux City Fire to actually encourage people to say ‘yes' and to donate life," Jorgensen says. Paramedic Liz Ford helped get the flag for Station 4. Her husband died in an accident and was an organ donor. "I lost Ray five years ago and he was a tissue and eye donor. So, blessed it be, there are people walking around who benefited from his generosity — and I couldn't be happier," Ford says. Ford says having a conversation about becoming an organ donor is important. RADIO IOWA PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Colorado - Chester Riley, Chief, Nucla Naturita Fire Protection District, Nucla, CO L-O-D-D New York - Jared Lloyd, Firefighter, Spring Valley Fire Department, Spring Valley, NY Fire Chief of the Year Award - Michael McLaughlin FDSOA Receives Grant - to Support New Traffic Incident Management Technician Certification Applications Are Now Open For Ten $5,000 Merit Based Scholarships - For The Children Of Active, Retired Or Fallen Firefighters In The USA Free NFPA 1700 Guide for Structural Fire Fighting - Online training now available Nominations now being accepted for NFPA, HFSC Bringing Safety Home Award - DEADLINE: April 9, 2021 Land Rover: Defender Above & Beyond Service Awards - Search and Rescue Submissions March 9 - April 7 Safety Stand Down 2021 Rebuild Rehab - Rebuild Rehab 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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