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| New Illinois smoke detector law to take effect January 1 Changes are coming to your smoke detector. Beginning January 1st, a new state law will change the type of smoke detector required in your home. During building inspections, Peoria Community Development director Joe Dulin, said there are times when smoke detector problems are found. "We'll go into a property and unfortunately batteries are removed from ones that are the older kind that have the batteries where you can remove them," Dulin said. It's also an issue local firefighters see often when they're called to the scene of house fires. "It's one of the things that we mark on our fire report, were the smoke detectors working?" said Chief Shawn Sollberger, Peoria Fire Department. "We just need to know how many citizens throughout the community have working smoke detectors and an unfortunate part of is a lot of people don't." WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA VIDEO: Drone footage shows damage from Urbana storage fire Newly-captured drone footage of Own Your Own Storage shows that one of the buildings on the property was completely destroyed by the fire that broke out Monday morning. Firefighters were still on the scene as of 1:30 p.m. pouring water on the burned ruins. The walls of the building remain standing, but the roof collapsed. The footage shows that two cars were inside the building when the fire broke out and were destroyed along with everything else inside. There is no word yet on what caused the blaze. WCIA-TV CBS 3 CHAMPAIGN Crews respond to house fire in Buckley The Buckley Fire Protection District responded to a house fire on Monday. Buckley Chief Tyler Ecker said the fire started in the second-floor bathroom of the two-story home on the 200 block of Oak St. Crews responded to the fire around 3 p.m. and left the scene by 7:30 p.m. The fire caused extensive damage to the second floor and attic. Some of the roof also collapsed. The occupants of the home were not home at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is undetermined and is under investigation by the Illinois State Fire Marshal. Chief Ecker said about 35 firefighters responded to the scene, including those from Loda, Paxton, Onarga, Gillman, and Cisna Park. WCIA-TV CBS 3 CHAMPAIGN Chicago grocery store, firefighters launch 'Stuff A Truck' holiday food drive A major effort to give back, as local businesses are partnering with the Chicago Fire Department to "Stuff A Truck." The donations are going to a local food pantry called Nourishing Hope. A grocery store asked customers to step up, and they answered the call. Two Chicago fire trucks showed up in front of Dom's Kitchen and Market on Monday, ready to be filled with groceries and good will. Customers bought more than 250 food bags for the event and firefighters hauled those donations to the trucks, which were then taken to nourishing hope, a nearby food pantry. This is the second year the grocery store has asked for donations from customers and co-CEO Donald Fitzgerald says fighting hunger is a priority for their mission. WFLD-TV FOX 32 CHICAGO Fire quickly put out at Six Flags Great America maintenance building in Chicago A maintenance building caught fire at Six Flags Great America Monday evening. Six Flags Great America reported the Gurnee Fire Department was called to the amusement park after smoke and fire were seen on the roof of a maintenance building. Firefighters quickly put out the fire, and the building sustained minimal damage, Six Flags said. No one was injured. Six Flags Great America is currently closed for the winter. WBBM-TV CBS 2 CHICAGO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Multi-alarm fire at New Jersey commercial building burns through the night Firefighters spent hours in freezing temperatures battling a fire at a commercial building in Linden. The blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday and eventually went to three alarms. It was still burning more than 6 hours later. Video from NewsCopter 7 showed heavy smoke and flames shooting through the roof of the facility before dawn. The one-story building near the intersection of East Elizabeth and North Park avenues houses World Class Kitchens, a food preparation company. Fire officials say the blaze started in a kitchen area. Eyewitness News is told the building was occupied when the fire started. One worker was treated for smoke inhalation and taken to an area hospital. Traffic on Routes 1&9 about a block away was moving normally for the morning rush hour. WABC-TV ABC 7 NEW YORK CITY Inside the New $12.4 Million Fire Station at an Alabama Airport A new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station and new ARFF trucks were unveiled last week at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth (BHM) International Airport. The new facility and trucks, together with First Responders, are the cornerstone of BHM's emergency readiness. At a ribbon-cutting, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin joined board members of the Birmingham Airport Authority, project contractors, architects, Birmingham Fire and Rescue, and the airport staff to celebrate the completion of this major project. Similar to other fire stations in Birmingham and across the U.S., the ARFF station is home base for the men and women who will respond to emergencies. In this case, they are uniquely positioned and specially trained to save lives and property should an aircraft incident or other emergency happen at the airport. BIRMINGHAM TIMES Florida warehouse fire that killed 4 prompts questions over fireworks storage VIDEO: Orange County leaders are questioning safety issues surrounding a deadly warehouse fire that ignited fireworks stored at the property. The fire – which happened on Dec. 1 – could come up on Tuesday at the county commission meeting. There are legal questions over whether the company was even allowed to store fireworks there. A county commissioner is saying officials didn't even know fireworks were inside the building. The warehouse where this happened is located on Central Florida Parkway in Taft. District 3 commissioner Mayra Uribe's office says she's working closely with a team made up of staff from planning and zoning and the State Fire Marshals Office to find out why no one was aware that Magic in the Sky – which provides professional special effects fireworks – was storing fireworks inside. WOFL-TV FOX 35 ORLANDO ‘We Lost Another Giant': Retired Fire Chief From Long Island Dies From 9/11-Tied Illness At 80 Brian O'Flaherty was just yards away from the World Trade Center, working at the New York City Fire Department's command post inside the Marriott Hotel, when the South Tower collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, killing hundreds and leaving him seriously injured. More than two decades later, the retired battalion chief and US Navy veteran from Rockville Centre died Saturday, Dec. 3, at the age of 80, his obituary said. O'Flaherty's death stemmed from illness contracted from the toxic exposure at Ground Zero, according to the 9/11 Rescue Workers & Friends Forum (RWFF) Facebook page. Born and raised in Queens, O'Flaherty graduated from Martin Van Buren High School before enlisting in the Navy, where he worked on submarines, his memorial said. After his military service, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), beginning his career in Brooklyn at Ladder 105 before being promoted to lieutenant at Ladder 102, according to his obituary. DAILY VOICE SUFFOLK Kentucky fire department unveils new all-hazard response boat VIDEO: The Louisville Fire Department unveiled a new boat on Monday to help with emergency situations. The 42-foot long, 29,000-pound all-hazard response boat can be used to help fight fires and hazmat situations, for medical responses, mass casualty evacuations, rescues and towing for stranded boaters. The boat also features thermal imaging cameras for night rescues. It can flow 4,000 gallons of water per minute on one motor or 7,000 gallons if it is docked or anchored. It also has a 100-gallon foam tank to help fight tougher fires. "Now with having this additional asset in the fleet, it definitely puts us in the game for fulfilling more of the safety and environmental needs for the city," said Capt. Michael Shelton, Truck 1 company commander. The department has one other boat in its fleet. WDRB-TV FOX 41 LOUISVILLE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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