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| 4 Chicago firefighters injured after roof collapses in Jeffery Manor townhome VIDEO: Four firefighters were injured after a the second floor of a townhome in Jeffery Manor collapsed during a fire Tuesday morning. The extra-alarm fire broke out at about 3:38 a.m. in a two-story residence in the 2200-block of East 100th Street. Chicago Fire First District Chief Jim McDonough said two firefighters became trapped after the second floor of a townhome collapsed onto the first floor. One was able to self-evacuate while the other was trapped. "He was trapped in there from the waist down with debris," McDonough said. The firefighters were both within 10 feet of the front door. CFD was able to rescue the second firefighter within 5-10 minutes. CFD said four firefighters were transported to hospitals and none appeared to be seriously injured. A civilian refused transport, CFD said. The main fire was out shortly before 5 a.m. and crews were monitoring for hot spots. Three units in the townhome were damaged by fire. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO One of the first female fire chiefs in Illinois retiring after 20 years on the job When did Tracy Kenny know she wanted to be a firefighter? "My entire life," Kenny answered with a laugh. "And it's one of those things where I just didn't think it was going to happen. I grew up with my father saying that's not what girls do."Not only did Kenny grow up to be a firefighter, but she also became one of the first female fire chiefs in the state of Illinois. Now, she is retiring after leading the Broadview Fire Department since 2015, and is setting her sights on getting more women into the firefighting business. "I love this job. I loved waking up every day, coming here. I was fueled for this job. Serving other people." But after 20 years as a Broadview firefighter, including the last eight years serving as chief, Kenny is saying goodbye to a job where she's a rarity. WFLD-TV FOX 32 CHICAGO Follow Up: 22 Condos 'Uninhabitable' Following Fire In Palatine Residents of at least 22 units in a condominium complex are looking for new places to live following a Sunday night fire that took more than three hours to put out. According to the Palatine Fire Department, 60 firefighters from multiple area units responded to the fire. No residents or firefighters were injured in the blaze. Eight engines, three ladder trucks and nine ambulances responded to the fire, along with nine command officers. An investigation into the origin of the fire is ongoing. Financial damage estimates are not known at this time. Palatine firefighters arrived on the scene of the working fire at around 5:17 p.m. following reports of smoke and fire coming out of the roof of the three-story Windhaven Condominium Complex, East Dundee Quarter. Initial fire crews deployed a hose line to the third floor and began an aggressive interior attack on the fire, while other crews pulled down the ceiling to expose the fire above them in the attic space, according to officials. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS PATCH House Fire Tragically Claims Life Of Rockford Woman On Sunday, March 19th, 2023, tragedy struck the city of Rockford, Illinois when a residential house fire claimed the life of a woman. According to the press release from the Winnebago County Coroner's Office, the victim was the sole occupant of the home at the time of the fire, and despite the valiant efforts of first responders to resuscitate her, she was pronounced dead later that evening. The incident occurred on the 600 block of N. Central Ave, and upon arriving on the scene, firefighters observed smoke emanating from the home. They quickly sprang into action and conducted a thorough search of the premises, where they discovered the victim unconscious and unresponsive. Despite their best efforts to revive her, they were unable to save her life. WZOK-FM 97.5 ROCKFORD PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEOS: Church reduced to burned-out shell after massive 8-alarm fire in New Jersey The remains of a church that was destroyed in a massive 8-alarm fire in New Jersey on Monday evening were still smoldering on Tuesday. Chopper 6 was over the Fountain of Life Center located on the 2000 block of Columbus Road in Florence Township. The daylight revealed the extent of damage to the house of worship. A burned-out shell was all that was left. Smoke from smoldering flames was still rising from the debris. The flames broke out around 6 p.m. Monday. Officials tell Action News that kids were playing basketball in the rear of the church when they reported seeing smoke. It didn't take long before the building was completely engulfed in flames. According to Robert Tharp, the fire district administrator for the Florence Township Fire Department, more than 150 firefighters from across South Jersey and Pennsylvania helped fight the flames and supply water. WPVI-TV ABC 6 PHILADELPHIA Firefighters highlight tax benefits of volunteers to New York Volunteer firefighters in New York save taxpayers an estimated $4.7 billion a year with their services, a report released Monday by the Firefighters Association of the State of New York found. The report highlights the economic impact of the state's 80,000 volunteer firefighters in the state and the effect they have on saving tax dollars at the local and state level. "This report underscores the importance and value of the volunteer firefighting service to New York," said FASNY President Edward Tase, Jr. "Without the dedication and service of the brave volunteers throughout the state, local taxpayers would face a significant financial burden to fund the type of emergency response they are accustomed to. Our volunteer firefighters train extensively to be able to respond to their neighbors in a time of need, and we are proud to do our part to keep this great State safe and taxpayer costs for fire protection low." SPECTRUM NEWS 1 - METERED SITE Missouri: Color-coded hallways, doors and windows coming to schools to help first responders get to emergencies faster VIDEO: St. Louis County schools are one step closer to being prepared for emergencies. Active shooters, natural disasters, fires and medical issues -- all require first responders to navigate campuses quickly. "We always learn from situations," St. Louis County Police Department Chief of Police Kenneth Gregory said police learned about Central Visual and Performing Arts High School (CVPA). "They had a hard time finding which doors to get into," he said. Many schools are a maze of hallways, doors and windows and not every first responder knows the building. "We have seen when it comes to safety of our children, seconds can matter," St. Louis County Councilman Mark Harder told 5 On Your Side. "We needed to find a way to minimize the time it takes to get to the place where first responders are most needed." Your child's school may already have a system to aid first responders. KSDK-TV NBC 5 ST. LOUIS Decorated gymnast turned firefighter representing Kansas fire department in boxing ring VIDEO: A Wichita firefighter is preparing to fight a Tulsa police officer, all for a good cause. Newton native Carlye Anderson is training for a boxing match that will serve as a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. The former national champion gymnast first stepped foot into the boxing ring two years ago. Since then, she's been hooked. "Just learning footwork and how to move, going back and forth, trying to get the feel for something different," Anderson said. "I've never tried anything like it before, so it's been fun to try something new." Competing is nothing new to the athlete who won two state gymnastics titles in high school to accompany her national championship. On April 22, she'll enter the ring as part of "Smoke and Guns," a one-night charity boxing event in Tulsa in which firefighters go head-to-head against law enforcement officers with proceeds going to Oklahoma Special Olympics and Oklahoma Firefighters Burn Camp. KWCH-DT CBS 12 HUTCHINSON Bill aims to require all Maine first responders to carry Narcan There is a push from Maine lawmakers to require all police officers, corrections officers, and municipal firefighters to carry Narcan while on duty. The bill is expected to be presented on Monday. The bill would require the carrying of Narcan, which is used to treat people experiencing an overdose, as well as additional training on its use. There have been 96 overdoses in Portland so far this year, 11 of those were fatal. According to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, 10,110 overdoses were reported in Maine in 2022, including 716 suspected or confirmed deaths. For December 2022, 928 people in Maine experienced a drug overdose, with 75 suspected or confirmed deaths. A public hearing on the bill is scheduled for Monday. WGME-TV CBS 13 PORTLAND PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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