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| Construction Crew Hits Gas Line in Arlington Heights Police and firefighter/paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 4:15 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2020 to a report of a natural gas leak after an underground line was hit by a construction crew near Arlington Heights Road and Park Street. Nicor was also immediately dispatched to the scene. Firefighters reported the gas leak was near the southeast corner of Arlington Heights Road and Park Street. The leak is located in a residential neighborhood in the block of 200 East Park Street. Wind was reported South at 7MPH with air temperature 75°F at 3:51 p.m., according to the National Weather Service office at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. THE CARDINAL Attached Garage Fire Extinguished at House in North Buffalo Grove Police and firefighter/paramedics from Buffalo Grove responded about 4:05 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2020 to a report of a fire in an attached garage at a townhouse in the block of 1000 Pine Tree Circle North in Buffalo Grove. First firefighters on arrival reported a fire in an attached garage of a 2-story house. The fire was upgraded to a working fire by 4:09 p.m. Firefighters from Arlington Heights, Deerfield, Lake Zurich, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Long Grove, and Prospect Heights assisted Buffalo Grove firefighters at the scene of the working fire. Firefighters from Barrington-Countryside and Rolling Meadows stood by in Buffalo Grove fire station(s). Loss stopped was declared by 4:44 p.m. THE CARDINAL Smoke Detectors Once Again Save Potential Tragedy When Fire Breaks Out At 4 A.M. In Edwardsville Apartments Smoke detectors and fire safety are always important, demonstrated once again by a recent fire in an Edwardsville apartment building. The situation also highlights the effectiveness of the City's Rental Inspection initiative. The Safe Housing Program was created following a 2012 apartment fire that caused the tragic death of two college students. Officials seek to keep track of rental properties in the city limits of Edwardsville so they can be inspected for basic fire and life safety concerns like faulty or missing smoke detectors or other unsafe conditions, Edwardsville Fire Chief James Whiteford said. "A fire last Monday broke out around 4 a.m. while most in the 12-unit apartment building were sleeping. Smoke detectors alerted the residents to the fire, preventing greater tragedy. Because of the early detection everyone was able to evacuate the building without injury and the early notification allowed the fire department to quickly bring the fire quickly under control. Damage was limited to one side of the apartment building." RIVERBENDER No injuries in Mundelein fire Just after noon Sept. 19, the Mundelein Fire Department responded to a fire at 1445 Downing Place, where the fire was put out about half an hour later and no one was injured, according to a news release from the Mundelein Fire Department. The fire, which was located in a lower level apartment, was extinguished at approximately 12:35 p.m. by the 17 firefighters on scene. No other residents were displaced, though damage estimates were not available. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. ILLINOIS DAILY HERALD - METERED SITE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Smoke seen for miles as crews battle massive fire at Ohio factory VIDEO: Fire crews are working to get a large fire under control at AAM Metal Forming/Colfor Manufacturing. The factory is on Alliance Rd. NW in Malvern. The fire broke out sometime early Tuesday morning. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office tells FOX 8 they have not had any reports of injuries. There is no word on what caused the fire. Due to concern about the smoke, Browns Local Schools has cancelled classes for the day. AAM is headquartered in Detroit and employs more than 21,000 people around the world. The district says the schools also have no water pressure. WJW-TV FOX 8 CLEVELAND How Houston-area first responders train and prepare for storms like Beta VIDEO: With Tropical Storm Beta bashing the Gulf coast, first responders may get a chance to put some unique training to the test. Inside a warehouse near Austin, Rick Cummins trains the next generation of water rescuers at his Fathom Academy. Since it opened two and a half years ago, Cummins has trained about 300 first responders, with more than 90% of them from the Houston area. The goal is to put them in real-life flooding scenarios that we've seen in recent years, including Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda. "Most of the fatalities that occur in this type of rescue environment are not the victims," Cummins says. "They are the rescuers." When KPRC 2 visited Fathom Academy, the Montgomery County Precinct 5 team was there. Watch their training in the video above. Cummins also had tips for people who might find themselves stuck in high water and in need of rescue. KPRC-TV NBC 2 HOUSTON Florida county could be the first in the nation to respond to 911 calls with a drone Manatee County officials are pushing for new and more efficient ways to be able to respond to emergencies. They are partnering with a private company to bring more eyes in the skies to not only solve crimes, but also save lives. "We're on the edge of something that would be very very beneficial to our community," said Jake Saur, the Public Safety Director for Manatee County. Manatee County would be the first area on the Suncoast to have this cutting-edge technology in place. The drone, created by Archer First Response Systems, would be the newest tool as part of Manatee County's Emergency Response – arriving to a scene while ambulances or first responders are on their way. "It has its own dispatch system that is constantly checking the weather and it's flight plan. It already knows all of the flight plans within that area that it can respond to," explained Saur. WWSB-TV ABC 40 SARASOTA The Core Lesson of the COVID-19 Heart Debate Last Monday, when I called the cardiologist Amy Kontorovich in the late morning, she apologized for sounding tired. "I've been in my lab infecting heart cells with SARS-CoV-2 since 6 a.m. this morning," she said. That might seem like an odd experiment for a virus that spreads through the air, and primarily infects the lungs and airways. But SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, can also damage the heart. That much was clear in the early months of the pandemic, when some COVID-19 patients would be hospitalized with respiratory problems and die from heart failure. "Cardiologists have been thinking about this since March," said Kontorovich, who is based at Mount Sinai. "Data have been trickling in." Autopsies have found traces of the coronavirus's genetic material in the heart, and actual viral particles within the heart's muscle cells. Experiments have found that SARS-CoV-2 can destroy lab-grown versions of those cells. THE ATLANTIC Paramedic creates new device that could help first responders in emergencies A new device could help save lives. It's called, "The Locator." It helps first responders find the exact location of an emergency. Johnathan Harrison, founder of the product, was a paramedic in Tennessee in 2009. A new paramedic at the time, he responded to a call of a two-year-old in cardiac arrest in a mobile home park. When Harrison and his team arrived, there was no mailbox or driveway in sight. Unable to find the location, he began knocking on doors. But when he found the correct home, it was already too late. "After everything was said and done, it added four minutes to our response time to get to the child and the child didn't make it." Harrison says, four to six minutes can often be the difference between life and death. That's when he came up with the locator. Essentially, it's a porch light that blinks red white and blue when you call 9-1-1 through the locator app. It's used to help first responders easily identify the location of an emergency. KJRH-TV NBC 2 TULSA PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| L-O-D-D California - Charles Morton, Firefighter, San Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear Hotshots, Fawnskin, California L-O-D-D New York - James P. Brooks Jr., Second Assistant Fire Chief, Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, Whitehall, New York L-O-D-D Texas - Frazier Lee Holbert, Fire Captain, Carrollton Fire Rescue, Carrollton, Texas L-O-D-D Texas - Thomas Searcy, Captain, Houston Fire Department, Houston, TX Troy Fire Protection District hires its first full-time fire chief NFPA LiNK digital reference tool launches with NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code (NEC) Preserving the Perishable - What is Considered Historically Significant? National Fire Heritage Center Newsletter - September 2020 NFPA and Domino's launch online sweepstakes - to recognize U.S. fire departments during Fire Prevention Week Mary Tabata Joins the National Fire Heritage Center Board of Trustees NFPA launches 2020 U.S. Needs Assessment Survey - Encouraging all U.S. fire departments to complete the survey Suicide in Public Safety is on the Rise - September is Suicide Prevention Month COVID-19 Resource Update - USFA 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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