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Fire Dept. to give free smoke alarms

By Northern Star Staff | October 5, 2014

The DeKalb Fire Department is teaming up with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association during Fire Prevention Week to remind locals about the importance of smoke alarms.Fire Prevention Week, which ends Saturday, reminds residents to have their...

Watson fire causes $1.2K in damages

By Northern Star Staff | September 30, 2014

A Monday fire caused $1,200 in damages in Watson Hall.The DeKalb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at 12:13 p.m. and encountered a fire in a restroom storage closet located on the north side of the building, according to a news release. Fire crews...

Stove fire causes $2.5K in damage

By Northern Star Staff | September 23, 2014

About $2,500 worth of damage was caused in a Monday fire.The DeKalb Fire Department was called for a possible apartment fire at 3:21 p.m. at 1120 Varsity Blvd. Fire crews encountered smoke from a stove that had been extinguished by people who lived in...

DeKalb Fire Chief Eric Hicks uses CodeRED, DeKalb’s new city-wide alert system. The alert system is a free resource for community members to be updated on severe weather announcements and crime alerts. CodeRED will have its first test call Monday.

City alert sytem schedules test call

By Kristin Maglabe | September 10, 2014

The DeKalb Fire Department will launch the first test call for the CodeRED warning system Monday.CodeRED is a high-speed notification system that alerts people in DeKalb of emergencies, including fires and missing persons reports. The CodeRED alerts are...

City’s CodeRED warning system to launch after test

By Keisha Howerth | June 15, 2014

The city plans to launch a test call for the CodeRED alert system in coming weeks.Chad McNett, DeKalb community relations officer, said the test call was pushed from the end of May to train more dispatchers and get them comfortable with the system. The...

NIU staff member found dead in Neptune West

By Jessi Haish | April 9, 2014

An NIU staff member was found dead in Neptune West Wednesday.DeKalb Fire Department, NIU police and paramedics responded just before noon to a report of an unconscious and unresponsive male. The incident is under investigation by NIU police and there...

No injuries reported as flames, smoke engulf vehicle on Normal

By Northern Star Staff | April 7, 2014

No one was injured after a truck caught fire on Normal Road Sunday.Jesus Rodriguez, 47, of DeKalb, said he was driving the vehicle when smoke starting coming from the hood.“We were just driving home and we started smelling something,” Rodriguez said....

None hurt in fire on Annie Glidden

By Northern Star Staff | March 2, 2014

A fire reported at 1:35 p.m. Saturday resulted in $15,000 worth of damage.The DeKalb Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a bed on fire at 706 N. Annie Glidden Road. There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters.The fire cause is considered...

House fire causes $175K in damage

By Northern Star Staff | October 27, 2013

A fire in a DeKalb home Friday morning caused $175,000 in damages.The DeKalb Fire Department was called for the fire at 2:47 p.m. and responders found heavy smoke within the house and fire on the back of the house. Firefighters attempted to enter the...

Jersey Mike's, 103 N. Annie Glidden Road, held its grand opening Monday and celebrated by giving away sandwiches to customers. "I'm excited for the grand opening...," said employee Tim Bretz. "This is the only Jersey Mike's in the area and we expect a ton of people to come in."

Jersey Mike’s partners with fire department

By Roxana Moraga | September 30, 2013

One of the ways Jersey Mike’s Subs is attempting to get out word of its Wednesday opening is with a fundraiser that will benefit the DeKalb Fire Department.In order to accomplish this, the East Coast sandwich franchise, which is opening at 103 N. Annie...

James Zarek, DeKalb Fire Department Battalion Chief compares the old print based firehouse management system with the new digital OSSI system on Thursday at the DeKalb Fire Department.

DeKalb Fire Department to upgrade dispatch system

By Ryan Chodora | May 6, 2013

New technology is helping the fire and police departments work more efficiently, said Fire Chief Eric Hicks. On April 23, the DeKalb Fire Department rolled out a new mobile communications terminal (MCT) system called OSSI, along with a new data management...

No injuries reported in apartment fire

By Northern Star Staff | February 20, 2013

A fire at 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday at 1626 Carlisle Lane caused about $70,000 in property damage, according to a news release from the DeKalb Fire Department. The fire began in an electrical service panel in the residence’s basement near a laundry room....

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