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| Bobby Zimmerman sworn in as East Peoria Fire Chief East Peoria officially has a new fire chief. Monday morning, Bobby Zimmerman was sworn in at East Peoria City Hall. Former Fire Chief John Knapp left the department earlier this year after being placed on administrative leave. Zimmerman, who most recently served as acting chief, is a 17-year veteran of the department. He previously held the ranks of lieutenant and deputy chief. "The East Peoria Fire Department is headed in a great direction and it's always been in a good direction, and we just want to continue the service that we provide to the community," Zimmerman said. According to Mayor John Kahl, Zimmerman is the youngest person to be promoted to chief in East Peoria's history. Kahl said Zimmerman has had a stellar career and he looks forward to his tenure as chief. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA Firefighters battle fire at Green Gables Bar and Grill in Hudson PHOTO: Firefighters are on scene of a fire at the iconic Green Gables Bar and Grill in Hudson. Assistant Hudson Fire Chief Aaron Kinder says the building is a total loss. There were reports of people inside, but everyone was out when firefighters arrived. Firefighters are still working to extinguish hotspots. Investigators are coming to look into what caused the fire. A damage estimate is not yet available. The call came in around 3 p.m. Our crew on scene reports dozens of devastated people are outside the community staple, known for their burgers. WHOI-TV ABC 19 PEORIA Southern Illinois fire crews respond to unusual call over snake bites Fire and rescue crews in southern Illinois responded to an unusual call for service this weekend. On Saturday morning, the Rural Pope County Fire Protection District received a report of several snake bites in the area. A call led firefighters to believe that multiple people in Illinois' most southern county were bitten and covered by snakes. More than a dozen Pope County fire and rescue personnel rushed to the scene of the reported snake bites. Turns out, when they arrived at the undisclosed location, there was no evidence of snake bites. First responders say the response stemmed from someone under the influence. "Upon arrival, most county fire was canceled. … due to NO snake bite victims as it was just a subject under the influence," says the Rural Pope County Fire Protection District via Facebook. KTVI-TV FOX 2 ST. LOUIS Fire in Huntley leaves home uninhabitable, causes no injuries A fire Monday evening in Huntley left a two-story house uninhabitable but caused no injuries, officials said. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded about 6:15 p.m. Monday to a house in the 11800 block of Cape Code Lane where smoke and fire were coming from both the front and rear, according to a news release. The fire caused about $500,000 worth of damages. The homeowner and their dog were able to get out of the building before firefighters arrived, the Huntley Fire Protection District said in the release. It took about 35 minutes to bring the fire under control, and another 45 minutes to make sure it was completely extinguished, according to the release. It was not known if the house had working smoke detectors. NORTHWEST HERALD - METERED SITE Peoria fire causes $60,000 in damage, displaces 4 An accidental fire in Peoria's south side left four people displaced Tuesday morning. Just before 7 a.m., Peoria firefighters/paramedics responded to the 1200 block of S. Blaine Street, near St. Mark's Missionary Baptist Church, for a report of a fire. Firefighters arrived to see heavy smoke coming from the house and all four occupants evacuating. After getting the fire under control, they found the fire damage to be mostly in the basement and extensive smoke damage to be prevalent throughout the home. A fire investigator called to the scene determined the cause to be unintentional, but all four were displaced. The American Red Cross was requested to provide aid. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Massachusetts fire spreads to nearly half a dozen homes, buildings VIDEOS: Multiple buildings are damaged following a large fire that broke out Monday afternoon in Salem, Massachusetts. The three-alarm fire started just before 4 p.m. along Hancock Street between Canal and Lafayette streets. Video from Sky 5 showed flames extending from one triple-decker home to other structures nearby. As many as six homes were engulfed in flames just before 7 p.m. Monday. One person told WCVB he was taking a nap while doing laundry, then woke up coughing. "I looked out the back door, and I saw smoke," one man, who escaped the fire with his dog said. "I grabbed my dog and we went. Scooby Doo made it." First responders and neighbors were going door to door to evacuate residents from the neighborhood. "I just heard everyone yelling, 'Get out! Get out!' and banging on the house. 'There's a fire!'" said Tyler Carlton. WCVB-TV ABC 5 BOSTON North Carolina city to purchase electric fire truck, build one of the first all-electric stations VIDEO: The future home of Station 30 is going to be electric and more than just in looks. The city of Charlotte's budget includes funding to build a new Station 30 in southwest Charlotte. The newly constructed fire facility will be on Beam Road and will be "all electric," complete with the city's first electric fire truck. "We are a climate change city, so we are going to try these things," Mayor Vi Lyles said after the budget presentation. The electric fire station is included in the budget as part of the $20.8 million set aside for building new fire facilities. The city's budget says Charlotte will be one of the first cities in the country to make this investment. The electric fire station, complete with the necessary infrastructure, is one of at least three fire facilities that is slated to be built. The $20.8 million is part of an estimated $48 million investment over three years. WSOC-TV ABC 9 CHARLOTTE Man charged after allegedly breaking into Hawaii fire station while firefighters were inside asleep A 27-year-old was charged after allegedly breaking into a Kaimuki fire station, where law enforcement sources say he was discovered naked in a bathroom. The suspect allegedly broke in through a ground floor bathroom window while firefighters were inside asleep. Just after 2 a.m. Sunday, a firefighter reported being woken up by a man who had flipped on the lights inside the dorm at Fire Station No. 5 in Kaimuki. The suspect was allegedly wearing a Honolulu Fire Department t-shirt. Initially, the witness thought the 27-year-old was just another firefighter. But later, when he got up to use the bathroom, he found the suspect standing naked in front of a sink. It's a story that left people in the neighborhood puzzled. "It's crazy. I guess. I don't know what the objective was," said Ricky Garcia. HAWAII NEWS NOW Pittsburgh firefighters no longer required to live in city, under legal settlement with union The city of Pittsburgh and the firefighters' union have agreed firefighters no longer must live within the city limits, reaching a negotiated end to an ongoing legal battle. "This is a great thing for not only the city, the citizens, but the firefighters who serve here," Ralph Sicuro, president, Pittsburgh Firefighters Union Local #1, told Pittsburgh's Action News 4. "In order to work with the administration, Mayor Gainey's vision of diversity within the fire department. One of the barriers that has always been identified was the restriction on residency, both for the employee as well as for the applicant. We were able to reach a settlement that took care of both of those issues, all in one. Now we're going to be able to achieve a much more robust recruitment drive and hopefully achieve the diversity we're all looking for." WTAE-TV ABC 4 PITTSBURGH PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D Virginia - Rory "Bud" Swanson, Firefighter, Lower King & Queen Fire - EMS, Shacklefords, VA L-O-D-D West Virginia - John Dean Forbush, Firefighter, Gassaway Volunteer Fire Department, Gassaway, WV L-O-D-D Colorado - Stephen Smith, Fire Marshal, West Douglas County Fire Protection District, Sedalia, CO L-O-D-D New York - Timothy Klein, Firefighter, Fire Department of New York, Brooklyn, NY With Memorial Day and the summer months approaching - NFPA offers safe grilling tips and recommendations to help reduce fires and injury NFPA receives $225K grant from General Motors - to deliver free electric vehicle training to 12,000 volunteer & underserved U.S. fire departments NFPA, ESFI raise awareness of alternative energy technologies and related hazards during National Electrical Safety Month College scholarship program for the children of active, retired or fallen firefighters in USA - Accepting Applications Now COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandates for EMS agencies Fire Camp Reimbursements - IAFC's Volunteer Workforce Solutions offering $5,000 reimbursements to 20 fire departments 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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| Fire Marshal - North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District - Incline Village, NV Lateral Firefighter - Kirkland Fire Department - Kirkland, WA Assistant Fire Chief - City of Sunnyside - Sunnyside, WA Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Instructor - University of Missouri - Columbia, MO Assistant Director of First Responder Education and Coordinator of Fire & Rescue Training Institute - University of Missouri - Columbia, MO Lateral - Firefighter Paramedic - City of Tacoma - Tacoma, WA Assistant Fire Chief - EMS - City of Fairbanks Fire Department - Fairbanks, AK Training Captain - City of Fairbanks Fire Department - Fairbanks, AK 2022 Fox Valley Regional Fire Department Hiring Process - Fox Valley Technical College - Fox Valley, WI *** Confidential Fire Chief Recruitment *** - Redmond Fire & Rescue - Express Interest by May 23, 2022 - Redmond, OR Fire Chief - Grays Harbor Fire District 2 - Aberdeen, WA Division Chief Revised - Mohave Valley Fire Department - Mohave Valley, AZ Fire Inspector II - Mehlville Fire Protection District - Saint Louis, Missouri Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal - Washington State Patrol - Olympia, WA Firefighter/EMT - City of Bethel Employment Opportunities - Bethel, AK Firefighter Paramedic - La Grange Fire Department - La Grange, IL Community Paramedic - City of Port Angeles - Port Angeles, WA Entry Level and Lateral Firefighter/EMT - North County Regional Fire Authority - Stanwood, WA Fire Chief - Watch Hill Fire District - Westerly, RI Integrated Medical Services Manager - City of Spokane Fire Department - Spokane, WA Fire Chief - City of Salinas - Salinas, CA (closes: May 13, 2022) Firefighter/Paramedic - Winnetka & Northbrook Fire Department - Winnetka & Northbrook, IL (closes: May 13, 2022) Deputy Fire Chief - City of Sycamore - Sycamore, IL (closes: May 13, 2022) Firefighter - City of Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, WA (closes: May 15, 2022) Firefighter - Paine Field Airport Snohomish County - Everett, WA (closes: May 15, 2022) Fire Chief - City of Grants Pass - Grants Pass, OR (closes: May 15, 2022) Deputy Fire Marshal - City of Salem - Salem, OR (closes: May 16, 2022) Fire Prevention Specialist - City of Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, WA (closes: May 18, 2022) Firefighter EMT / Firefighter Paramedic, Lateral Entry Eligibility List - Port of Portland - Portland, OR (closes: May 18, 2022) Firefighter - Muscatine Fire Department - Muscatine, IA (closes: May 18, 2022) Single Role Paramedic - Marion County Fire District No. 1 - Salem, OR (closes: May 21, 2022) Firefighter Paramedic - Marion County Fire District #1 - Salem, OR (closes: May 21, 2022) Assistant Fire Chief - Portland Airport Fire & Rescue - Portland, OR (closes: May 22, 2022) Prevention Division Chief - Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One - Gig Harbor, WA (closes: May 23, 2022) Fire Chief - Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue Department - Fond du Lac, WI (closes: May 27, 2022) Firefighter/EMT / Firefighter/Paramedic - Central Valley Fire District - Belgrade, MT (closes: May 27, 2022) Lateral Firefighter - City of Redmond - Redmond, WA (closes: May 29, 2022) Wildland Resource Manager - City of Spokane Fire Department - Spokane, WA (closes: May 31, 2022) Fire Prevention Specialist - Village of Skokie - Skokie, IL (closes: May 31, 2022) Entry Level Firefighter/EMT-Firefighter/Paramedic - Missoula Rural Fire District - Missoula County, MT (closes: Jun 01, 2022) Deputy Fire Chief - Lynchburg Fire Department - Lynchburg, VA (closes: Jun 05, 2022) Fire Chief - West Valley Fire Rescue - Helena, MT (closes: Jun 07, 2022) Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic - Village of South Holland - South Holland, IL (closes: Jun 15, 2022) POST JOB MORE JOBS |
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