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Fulton County first responders are using new indoor maps to give them a better overview of a school's layout before entering, making response times quicker in case there's an emergency.
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'Eyes of Fire': ER doctor and photographer captures Peoria Fire Department for 20 years and countingWhile some doctors play golf or tennis on their days off, one local emergency room physician spends his free time riding along with the Peoria Fire Department with his camera.
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The Peoria Area Speech Language Hearing Association, or PASHA for short, is partnering with Advanced Medical Transport and the Peoria Area EMS to create more than 200 Augmentative and Alternative Communication Boards for emergency responders. These boards will help patients who have trouble verbally communicating receive proper treatment.
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Illinois has decided to join dozens of other states in a national communications network for first responders.Gov. Bruce Rauner announced that Illinois…
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The governor’s new Opioid Prevention and Intervention Task Force made a stop in Urbana Thursday, to hear ways to curtail drug abuse in the state. The task…
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Chicago police and firefighters are getting additional training on how to better respond to mental health emergencies. The training comes in the wake of…
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Illinois State Police District 08 is warning people to take necessary precautions before heading out on the road. The bitter cold temperatures and the…
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BREAKING: A major explosion in Canton this evening on the square left one person dead, others injured and caused massive damage to multiple businesses.…
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Illini Concrete Products in Tremont was destroyed yesterday in a fire and subsequent explosions. Peoria Public Radio’s Tanya Koonce reports the fire call…
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Illinois mayors and first responders want state lawmakers to protect them from lawsuits when responding to emergencies.Brad Cole, of the Illinois…