IDPH Announces 225,000 Free, Self-Administered COVID Tests to 14 Counties FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2022 CONTACT: [email protected] PDF of News Release The Illinois Department of Public Health Announces 225,000 Free, Rapid, Self-Administered COVID-19 Tests Available 14 Counties SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is announcing the availability of 225,000 free, […]
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Calumet Park Fire Chief Jimmy Ross Explains Secret Behind Rise to the Top Jan. 23, 2022 (For immediate release) It’s been a long, winding and strange road to the top for Calumet Park Fire Chief Jimmy Ross. Such a twisting road, in fact, that his climb to the top in the fire service industry didn’t
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Rescue of Civilians from 6th Floor Apartment Beecher Ladder Company 44 was dispatched on the MABAS 2nd alarm assignment for the structure fire in a neighboring jurisdiction. Upon arrival, crews were assigned to report to the “bravo” sector to assist with the removal of two civilians trapped on a 6th-floor balcony. Crews worked with the
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Battalion Chief Brent Connelly Retires Metro Paramedic Services congratulates Metro employee and Battalion Chief Brent Connelly on his retirement after 25 years of dedicated service to Metro and the Fox Lake Fire Protection District. Brent, you will be missed by Metro and FLFPD! Thank you for your 25 years of dedication and service! We wish
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Metro Paramedics Delivers COVID-19 Vaccines to Homebound Residents (Photo Credit: The Independent Newspapers) The Elmhurst and Villa Park Fire Departments, and Metro Paramedic Services, are teaming up to share resources and personnel to deliver the COVID-19 vaccination to homebound residents. The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD), Region 8 Emergency Medical Service System (EMS), and local
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Wheaton Fire Department Named 2020 EMS Agency of the Year Congratulations to Wheaton Fire Chief Bill Schultz and the Wheaton Fire Department for being named the 2020 EMS Agency of the Year by Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital!
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April 2021 Call of the Month Metro Paramedic-Firefighters assigned to Rosemont Public Safety Department were dispatched by NORCOMM Public Safety Communications for a subject with difficulty breathing. While en route to the call, NORCOMM Telecommunicators advised the responding units that CPR was being performed on the now unresponsive patient. Rosemont Public Safety Department’s Tom Lane,
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March 2021 Call of the Month Rosemont Public Safety responded to a report of a person in cardiac arrest. Rosemont Ambulance 57, staffed by Metro Paramedic Firefighters Patrick Marshall and John Rizzuto, responded with police and fire units. A visitor staying at a local hotel had lost consciousness in front of family members, who called
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March 2021 Call of the Month Metro Paramedic Employees assigned to the North Park Fire Protection District were dispatched for a water rescue for a report of a drowning victim. During weekday time staffing hours, North Park is staffed by a three-person engine company and one ambulance staffed with a full-time Metro Paramedic employee and
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February 2021 Call of the Month Metro Paramedic Employees assigned to Rosemont Public Safety Department were dispatched by NORCOMM Public Safety Communications for a subject with difficulty breathing. While en route to the call, NORCOMM Telecommunicators Mark Ducar Jr. and Mark Sicco advised the responding units that the patient had become unresponsive and that they
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