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| Mendota: Neighbor rescues child from burning house A rural Mendota resident entered a burning house Saturday to save the life of a 6-year-old child, Mendota Fire Department confirmed this morning. Carl Sampson, a neighbor of the burning home at N. 3973rd Road, rural Mendota told firefighters a child came out of the burning house, could not find siblings and re-entered. According to Mendota Fire Department, one of kids re-entered the house at one point and four children, ages 2,6, 8 and 10, were taken to the Mendota hospital for smoke inhalation after the fire. "The neighbor stated that one of the children had exited the home and re-entered the burning building. Without any regard for his own safety, the neighbor entered the home and searched for the child in heavy fire conditions prior to our arrival," Mendota Fire Department noted on Facebook. "He found the child 20 feet inside the residence and carried him out. NEWS TRIBUNE (NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS) State loaning $200,000 to Princeton to replace 2007 ambulance Princeton Fire Department is receiving a $200,000 loan through a state ambulance revolving loan program, according to a state press release Wednesday. Illinois State Fire Marshal Matt Perez and Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) Executive Director Christopher Meister issued over $9.3 million in no interest or low interest loans to emergency responders across the state. Princeton Fire Department will use the extremely low-interest loan to replace a 2007 ambulance that had a lot of wear and tear and was starting to have maintenance issues. The department applied for the loan in hopes of trading the older ambulance for a new one. Under the ARLP program, units of local government (city, town, village, township, fire department, fire protection district) and not-for-profit ambulance service providers can apply for no interest or low interest loans of up to $200,000. These loans must be paid back in 10 years. NEWS TRIBUNE (NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS) Fire damages Effingham home Effingham and Teutopolis firefighters responded to a house fire on S. Fourth Street in Effingham Monday at approximately 2:40 p.m. Effingham Fire Chief Bob Tutko said the multistory house, located at 305 S. Fourth St., behind A1 Liquors, appeared to be abandoned and there were no occupants at the time of the fire. Tutko said when firefighters entered the building, there was mail piled up, indicating it has likely been abandoned for some time. Tutko said the fire is believed to have started in the attic and then moved into the roof. He said it is dangerous for firefighters to work underneath the fire, so they worked from the outside in to extinguish it. Firefighters could be seen spraying water on the blaze from the ground on the south side of the home. While no flames were visible from the outside of the home, smoke billowed from the roof and limited visibility on S. Fourth Street. EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS Benton Fire Department receives federal grant money U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin have announced a total of $589,517.12 in federal funding to communities in southern Illinois through FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Among the communities receiving support is the city of Benton, which is receiving $45,142.85. The AFG program provides first-responder organizations access to emergency response equipment, personal protective equipment, firefighting and emergency vehicles, and training in an effort to create safer, more prepared communities. "Firefighters risk their lives and run toward danger when others run away," Duckworth said. "We owe it to them to make sure they have the best equipment and training, and I'm proud to join Sen. Durbin in announcing this funding to help ensure our firefighters have the resources they need to keep their communities in southern Illinois safe." BENTON EVENING NEWS Former fire chief named grand marshal of St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade The St. Charles Business Alliance is pleased to announce that former St. Charles Fire Chief Joe Schelstreet has been selected as the Grand Marshal for the 2019 Electric Christmas Parade. The parade will step off at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 30 on Main Street in downtown St. Charles. Schelstreet retired from his role as fire chief in October after being with the St. Charles Fire Department for 30 years. Schelstreet served as acting fire chief in 2012 before becoming the fire chief permanently in 2013. He is also a fourth-generation St. Charles resident, with his father also serving in the St. Charles Fire Department. The Electric Christmas Parade is organized by the St. Charles Business Alliance, along with the help of many volunteers. St. Charles Business Alliance Executive Director Jenna Sawicki said the Alliance is ecstatic to have Schelstreet as the grand marshal. KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE Fire at former Latham high school building An old high school converted to apartments caught fire Monday evening in Latham. Firefighters told WAND-TV they responded to 210 N. Kiick St. at about 5:12 p.m. They first evacuated every apartment, then searched voids between the attic and second story ceilings before eventually finding flames above a common area hallway. The fire was in a 4-foot by 4-foot area, they said. There were no injuries. With water and power shut off, responders said the building is not usable at the moment and tenants can't go back Monday night. It's unclear when they might be able to return. WAND-TV NBC CHANNEL 17 PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Need for ninth ambulance ‘urgent,' Wisconsin fire department says The Madison Fire Department characterized the city's need for another ambulance as "urgent" Monday. "We've asked for the last several budget cycles for an additional ambulance," Chief Steve Davis told 27 News Monday evening. In a post on the fire chief's blog, the Madison Fire Department lays out why city alders should approve the purchase of a ninth ambulance. The new vehicle's home would be Fire Station 14 on Madison's far southeast side near Femrite Drive. Ambulances can reach most addresses in the city in under nine minutes the vast majority of the time. However, around Fire Station 14, the chance of an ambulance arriving that quickly is almost 50/50. "When you're confronting a health crisis like a traumatic injury, stroke or heart attack, this statistic is simply unacceptable," the post says. WKOW-TV ABC 27 MADISON Growth of high rise buildings creating obstacles for first responders in Florida In the heart of bustling Fort Lauderdale, first responders face a host of challenges. One of their biggest obstacles: high-rises. Many new luxury buildings in the city have layered security, and multiple entrances and elevators. Getting access to a patient, or the source of a fire, can take precious minutes. According to the American Heart Association, brain death can begin 4 to 6 minutes after someone experiences cardiac arrest, which is why fire departments generally work to have a 6-minute arrival time. Records show Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue has maintained a consistent arrival time from dispatch to scene since 2015, despite the growing number of high-rises downtown. What records don't show is how long it takes first responders to get to the patient once they've arrived at the scene. WPLG-TV ABC 10 MIAMI Navy SEAL rejected from FDNY gets OK to apply after law change Gov. Andrew Cuomo OK'd legislation allowing Navy SEAL Shaun Donovan to join the city's Fire Department as part of a package of bills he signed Monday commemorating the 100th anniversary of Veterans Day. Donovan was originally rejected from the FDNY because he missed the application deadline by nearly seven months due to his deployment. The new law will allow Donovan and others passed over to become smoke eaters by extending the qualifying period for all active military members seeking public employment in New York City by a year. Other vet friendly bills that Cuomo signed include one creating a study of veteran homeless across the state and another that extends a program that allows vets who did not complete high school to complete their courses and earn diplomas. NEW YORK POST Texas fire crews must beat two foes even before blazes: Traffic and distance Seconds slipped away as firefighter Mike Abernethy eagerly waited to enter the intersection of Research Boulevard and Burnet Road near Fire Station No. 8 in North Austin. Vehicles blazed by that Thursday afternoon as traffic began to build at the crossroad. Abernethy could only watch and wait in frustration as minutes piled up in their response time. "If we turn on our sirens, it would push traffic into the intersection where they could be hit by oncoming traffic," Abernethy said. "We can't do that. We should be at the emergency within four minutes, but, on a busy day, we could be at this light for at least two minutes." For anyone waiting for firefighters to respond to their emergency, seconds beyond eight minutes can truly be the difference between life or death, according to Austin Fire Division Chief Palmer Buck. AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Project in Pennsylvania launched to provide first responders with vital info Something so simple as a bright red sticky square decal stuck on a plastic bag and taped on the inside of a refrigerator door could save lives. As high-tech emergency remedies ranging from ultra-sophisticated hospital equipment to wearable alarm systems proliferate, a basic yet tangible alert program has been launched by women at an Oil City church. It is called the Vial of L.I.F.E. (Lifesaving Information For Emergencies) and consists of a small plastic bag, a single sheet of paper and a bright red square of adhesive paper. It is designed to provide vital lifesaving information to emergency responders, family members and others who are trying to assist an adult or child in danger. The grab-and-go bag has a sticker on the outside and a medical information form inside. The packet is then stuck on the inside of your refrigerator door and a matching red Vial of L.I.F.E. sticker is placed on your front door. THE DERRICK NEWS HERALD PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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