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Archive for August 27th, 2019

Huntley FPD news

Aug 27

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Excerpts from the NWHerald.com:

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Waukegan Fire Department news

Aug 27

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Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:

Waukegan firefighters rescued 15 people from Lake Michigan Saturday in two separate incidents that occurred at the same time. The fire department received reports that 14 people had fallen off their boat and into the water about 6:30 p.m. As firefighters were arriving to that incident, someone in a private vessel rode up and told them that a man had fallen off a nearby jet ski and gone under the water.

The crews pulled a man out from under the water after an unknown amount of time. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

After the jet skier was recovered, the firefighters focused on assisting the U.S. Coast Guard with removing the other 14 people, none of which were injured and the situation was concluded about 9:30 p.m.

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Fatal fire near Urbana

Aug 27

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Excerpts from the news-gazette.com:

An autopsy has been set for Tuesday to find the cause of death for a man found Monday in a burned mobile home in northeast Urbana. John Wagner, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:35 a.m. Monday.

Carroll Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Ron Vlach said firefighters were called to the home in the 0-100 block of Cedric Drive just before 4:40 a.m. and found smoke rolling out from underneath the structure when they arrived. They then found flames on the interior of the south side. The mobile home is a total loss, and the cause remains under investigation.

The Edge-Scott, Eastern Prairie, St. Joseph-Stanton, and Savoy fire departments all provided mutual aid, as did Arrow Ambulance.

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