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| 4 hospitalized due to smoke inhalation after Chatham fire Four people were injured after inhaling smoke during a fire Monday afternoon in Chatham on the South Side. The fire was reported at a bungalow in the 7800 block of South Prairie Avenue and extinguished by about 5:40 p.m., Chicago fire officials said. Firefighters rescued four people through a window, all of whom were suffering from injuries brought on by smoke inhalation, fire officials said. One of them, a 39-year-old man, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition, fire officials said. A 71-year-old woman was taken to Trinity Hospital, where she was listed in fair condition. Two more men, 54 and 63, were taken to St. Bernard Hospital, both in good condition, fire officials said. Officials said no smoke alarms were heard at the scene of the fire. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Wind, warm weather creates an increased hazard for fires across state The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for parts of central Illinois on Monday, March 29. It indicates an increased risk for fires due to warm temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds. In Washington, Fire Chief Brett Brown also put a ban on open during into effect on Monday. "Wind can spread a fire extremely quickly. It can cross a field in just a matter of minutes," said Brown. He said if you don't realize things are still active, wind can add to brush fires. "The wind kicks up, kind of reignites those embers, gets them blowing, it can blow into a field and get the undergrowth going even though it's starting to get green," said Brown. He also said if someone has started a fire recently, check to make sure it's fully extinguished. CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD Clinton: Local firefighters serve breakfast food to raise money for equipment and training The Clinton Eagles hosts an annual NASCAR Daytona 500 fundraiser to help the Clinton, Kenney, and Wapella fire departments buy additional equipment and items not provided by the city. This year because of the pandemic, they hosted a drive-thru breakfast. "The work that Eagles has done for us over the years has allowed each of these departments that are involved in it, to buy lots of needed equipment," said John Wrage, Kenney Fire Chief. They can use the funds for an array of things. "We have bought rescue equipment with it. We bought air packs with it, we bought, we've done special training with it," said Dan Ballenger, Commissioner of the Clinton Fire Department. The assembly line consisted of firefighters, their wives, and Clinton Eagle members. Each year the their fundraiser has grown, so they are hoping to make as much as they can, even with the alternate event. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Dallas Firefighters Battle 5-Alarm Apartment Fire VIDEO: Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a large apartment fire at the Forest Cove Apartments, in the 9600 block of Forest Lane in Northeast Dallas Monday evening, March 29. Flames were shooting through the roof. The call came in around 5:30 p.m. as flames could be seen inside multiple apartment units. When firefighters arrived at the two-story apartment complex, they saw fire coming through the roof of one of the buildings. With the fire being in its advanced stages, it wasn't too long before a second alarm response was transmitted. A third alarm was transmitted for manpower, resulting in approximately 70-80 firefighters responding to the scene. By 6:20 p.m., it became a four-alarm fire and by 6:40 it was a five-alarm. Crews are still in the process of extinguishing the blaze, but due in part to a partial roof collapse, efforts have been mostly defensive. KTVT-TV CBS 11 FORTH WORTH Related Video: Roof Collapses as Firefighters Battle Blaze at Lake Highlands Apartment Complex SUV driver, 3 firefighters hospitalized after head-on crash involving Florida firetruck VIDEO: The driver of an SUV was critically injured and three firefighters have been hospitalized after a firetruck was involved in a head-on crash Monday. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said the crash between a Volusia County firetruck and a Chevy Tahoe happened on Ocean Shore Boulevard in Volusia County at 12:10 p.m. Troopers said the Tahoe was traveling northbound on Ocean Shore Blvd and the firetruck was traveling southbound. Witnesses told the Florida Highway Patrol that the driver of the Tahoe was driving in an aggressive and careless manner. The Tahoe crossed into the southbound lanes and struck the firetruck head-on. The driver of the Tahoe was airlifted to Halifax Hospital in critical condition. Troopers said three firefighters were also taken to a hospital to be checked out. The crash remains under investigation. WESH-TV NBC 2 ORLANDO Off-duty New Mexico firefighter comes to the rescue after a swarm of bees invade man's car VIDEO: Imagine going to the grocery store, parking your car, getting your shopping done, checking out, loading your groceries and you're about to drive away and then BAM… there's a swarm of bees in your backseat. That's what happened to a Las Cruces man this weekend. According to a post on the Las Cruces Fire Department's Facebook page, firefighters were called out to a local Albertson's grocery store after the man found a swarm of bees had taken up temporary residence in his backseat. The man said he was about to drive off when he realized his backseat had been taken over. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they first blocked off the area to protect nearby shoppers before calling in Jesse Johnson. Johnson was not working that day but in his spare time, works as a beekeeper. Johnson arrived on the scene equipped with a hive kit, lemongrass oil, gloves and proper attire and was able to safely relocate the swarm. KOAT-TV ABC 7 ALBUQUERQUE The history of lady lookouts In a year when so many of us have struggled with feeling isolated in our homes or apartments, living alone in a 14-by-14-foot cabin perched thousands of feet above the wilderness might not sound enticing. For more than a century, though, across the United States, a few intrepid Americans have sought out those remote towers as not just a job, but a lifestyle. And unlike so many jobs that were long considered "man's work," women broke the glass ceiling of fire lookout positions almost as soon as the job was established. "Women have earned their place in the history of forest fire lookouts," says Dixie Boyle, a longtime lookout and author going into her 34th season. Before American women were granted the right to vote or allowed to have bank accounts in their name, they were trekking into forests alone, manning lookout stations, and helping to save millions of acres of wilderness from wildfires across the country. SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE Large Study Confirms COVID Vaccines Are Working in the U.S., Reducing Risk of Infection by 90% Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines are "highly effective" at reducing the risk of infection from COVID-19, according to the first large study of how Americans who have received a vaccine have fared in the U.S. outside of a clinical trial. In a Centers for Disease Control study of just under 4,000 heath care workers, police, firefighters and other essential workers who received one of the two mRNA vaccines between Dec. 14 and March 13, the risk of infection went down by 90% two weeks or more after they received their second dose. Even the first dose alone provided significant protection, reducing the risk of infection by 80% two weeks after inoculation. The study results are confirmation that the vaccines are effective against COVID-19 and provide optimism that as more Americans get vaccinated, the pandemic will end. PEOPLE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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