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| Man killed, woman injured in Sterling house fire Many fire and police departments responded to a house fire early Monday morning in the 1400-Block of Johnson Avenue. One homeowner was able to escape on their own, while the other was removed from the residence by a firefighter. Terry L. Aurand, 58, was able to escape the building fire and taken to CGH Medical Center, she was later transferred to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. Timothy A. Aurand, 71, was removed by firefighters from the residence, taken to CGH Medical Center, and then flown to Loyola Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Police say Terry has remained in a guarded condition, while Timothy has succumbed to his injuries. The fire is under investigation by the Sterling Fire Department, Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshall, and Sterling Police Department. WTVO-TV ABC 17 ROCKFORD Village of Tinley Park holds Fire Prevention Week The Village of Tinley Park has adopted a resolution for Fire Prevention Week, to remind residents to be cautious and prepared when it comes to flames. Beginning Oct. 3 and running through Oct. 9 in Tinley Park, Fire Prevention Week will take place. During the week, residents are encouraged to participate by doing their share of helping eliminate fire hazards which cause the loss of life, property and resources. Fire Prevention Week is always scheduled to coincide with the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The resolution was adopted at the Sept. 21 Board of Trustees meeting. At this meeting, Tinley Park Interim Fire Chief Steve Klotz spoke to the board about Fire Prevention Week. Klotz said that this year in Tinley Park alone, there were 24 fires in homes, with an estimated loss exceeding $1.6 million. TINLEY PARK PATCH Peoria fire crews rescue driver after SUV falls into ravine A crash Tuesday evening involving two sport utility vehicles sent a driver to a local hospital after one of the SUVs went into a ravine and landed on its top. The Peoria Fire Department said the crash happened about 5:10 p.m. in the 6000 block of North University Street. Fire crews said they freed the driver through an opening in the windshield. That person did not suffer life threatening injuries, said Battalion Chief Tom Sander. The driver of the second SUV did not seek hospital treatment, the chief said. The two drivers were the only people in their respective vehicles, the fire department said. HEART OF ILLINOIS ABC Rockford Mayor hosts roundtable chat with chiefs Rockford's new first responder leadership sit down with the Mayor to discuss public safety in the city. Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara hosted a roundtable with Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd and Rockford Fire Chief Michelle Pankow to talk to the community about their priorities to make Rockford a safer place. Both chiefs have their own priorities, but they both agree on the necessity for better integration of first responders into the community. "We have so much further to go. Really trying to work and think outside of the box, be creative and maybe reimagine how it is we continue our outreach efforts," Pankow said. WREX-TV NBC 13 ROCKFORD PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Two-alarm fire damages Pennsylvania home A home was damaged by fire Tuesday night in North Whitehall Township, according to a Facebook post from the Slatington Volunteer Fire Department, which assisted at the scene. WFMZ reported the fire was in the 2000 block of Levans Road. The fire call was just afer 10:30 p.m., WFMZ said, and the second alarm was sounded at 10:38, the Slatington department's post said. Flames at one point were pouring from the front of the small home, according to photos from the scene. There were no reports of injuries and no announced cause of the fire. The Slatington firefighters were on the scene for about three hours, the post said. LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE 'Girls aren't firefighters': How women are making firefighting more inclusive Capt. Karen Bureker didn't know whether she wanted to have children when she first became a firefighter paramedic nearly 20 years ago. But after getting married, Bureker and her husband decided to start a family. It was during her first pregnancy, after six years on the job, that Bureker realized just how difficult the transition from firefighter to mother would be while rising through the ranks of her male-dominated profession. "It's really a great job to be a mom, but it's a really hard job," she said. "My kids, as they get older, are starting to understand some of the risks that we take. But they love having their mom be a firefighter." Bureker, 44, is part of a rare sorority. Earlier this month, she became the first female fire captain at Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue near Portland, where she started her career some 19 years ago. NBC NEWS The ties that bind: Three new FDNY members following in footsteps of fathers killed on the job The trio were just kids 20 years ago when their FDNY fathers died: Two during the 9/11 terrorist attack, and the third only a few days earlier while on the job. Sons Jonathan Otten, Gary Watson and Andrew Gorumba will proudly join the Class of 2021 in graduating Wednesday from the FDNY Fire Academy, with each inspired by their heroic dads and determined to follow in their footsteps as members of the department that embraced all three in the dark days after their fathers passed away. "Since I came into the academy, I've done this for him," said namesake son Gary Watson, 28. "He helped me push through on the tough days. For the rest of my career, I'll be doing this for him, to make him proud." Watson and Otten, also 28, are the 9/11 legacies joining the department, while Gorumba's dad died Aug. 28, 2001, from a heart attack while battling a three-alarm blaze at a Staten Island auto body shop. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - METERED SITE California fire department struggles to fill shifts because exhausted firefighters are turning down overtime Some of our county's biggest wildfires started in October, but as we head into this potentially dangerous time, local fire departments are struggling to fill shifts. Exhausted firefighters are turning down overtime. This past weekend, an engine company at Fire Station 20 was shut down for 24 hours. The reason? A lack of staffing. And it's not just a problem here in the city of San Diego, they're experiencing this across the county and the rest of the state. "Shutting down an engine company is our absolute last resort," said San Diego Fire-Rescue Chief Colin Stowell. He added that he can't remember the last time an engine shut down because the department didn't have enough bodies. "It really is frustrating because there's no perfect solution here," Stowell said. KFMB-TV CBS/CW 8 SAN DIEGO On the Road to Healing: Connecticut Fire Chief Running Boston Marathon With the steady rhythm of a nice long run, Robert Duval of Wauregan finds peace. "I just go out and it just allows me to, like, unravel a lot of things," he said. And in his four decades in the fire service, the chief of Atwood Hose Fire Company and president of the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association has seen a lot of things. As an investigator for the National Fire Protection Association, Duval has personally responded to some the worst tragedies in the nation. "We see stuff that we wouldn't wish on anybody," he said. "Sometimes it's a one-off incident. And sometimes it's compounded over time, and you need to take care of your mental health, too." In 2003, Duval was called to the Station Nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a horrific fire that claimed 100 lives and injured hundreds more. WVIT-TV NBC 30 NEW BRITAIN PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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