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May 26, 2005
LOVES PARK (Illinois) Fire and Police responded to a Motor Vehicle Crash involving a mini-van and a school bus. Firefighters used hydraulic tools to free the driver from the van. The driver was air lifted, via helicopter, to the hospital. There were no children on the school bus.
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May 4, 2005
Rockford (Illinois) Firefighters use air bags to lift this truck off a car that crashed into the side of the truck and lodged under the frame. Two young girls were trapped in the front seat. Firefighters cut off the roof of the car to remove the girls. MVC occurred at 12th Street and 7th Avenue around 2:30pm.
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April 18, 2005
Firefighters from Cherry Valley (Illinois) Fire Protection District quickly knocked down fire in the laundry room of Great Oakes apartments on Linden Road. Fire started around 10:30am.
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ROCKFORD
February 12, 2005
Early morning fire in 12th Ave apartment building quickly knocked down by Rockford Firefighters.
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LOVES PARK
January 13, 2005
Concrete wall falls and traps two workers. MABAS Div 8 Structural Collapse Team called to scene.
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ROCKTON September 14, 2004 MABAS Div 8 - Third Alarm: Fire in roof vent of the Sonoco Paper Mill in Rockton, Illinois.
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ROCKFORD July 13, 2004 Rockford Firefighters and area Dive Teams search the Rock River for a young boy that fell in while playing along the rocks near the Library.
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LOVES PARK April 24, 2004 Driver trapped in one vehicle MVA at Riverside and Park Ridge.
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UTICA, IL April 22, 2004 MABAS Division 8 sends Task Force to support the Utica FD after devastating toronado rips through the town.
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SOUTH BELOIT April 3, 2004 MABAS 2nd Alarm struck for house fire on Clark St. in South Beloit, Illinois
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ROCKFORD March 3, 2004 Firefighters extricate two people from minivan on 7th Street.
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LOVES PARK March 2, 2004 Loves Park Firefighters extricate two people from MVA near 4600 N. Second Street.
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LOVES PARK February 15, 2004 Loves Park Firefighters take a beating in the basement and quickly extinguish smokey fire on Hosmer Street.
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"MORE PRESSURE" Fire Chiefs are faced with all kinds of "pressure" while in command of fireground operations. Fortunately, in this case, the Chief maintains a sense of humor as someone else tries to "put the wet stuff on the red stuff"!
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LOVES PARK January 31, 2004 Fire in house under construction on Polo Lane. Temperatures in single digits!
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ROCKFORD Nov. 14, 2003 600 Mulberry St; Basement fire in 3 story apartment
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ROCKFORD Nov. 8, 2003 Kitchen fire at Lino's moves "party" out into the street.
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ROCKFORD Sept. 29, 2003 600 South Main: Fire in Old Train Station
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BELOIT Sept. 19, 2003 MABAS Box Alarm: Fire in 7 family apartment building
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LAKE GENEVA August 24, 2003 Fire in van near the boat ramp in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
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LOVES PARK Training is a very important part of the Fire Service. Here's a video of the Loves Park (Illinois ) Fire Department during one of their "Live Fire" training drills.
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BELVIDERE July 7, 2002 Fire in attic area of house on Pearl Street
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