Emergency vehicles responded to a grease fire Monday night at 821 Crane Drive.DeKalb Fire Department was called at 11:44 p.m. in response to smoke emanating from DeKalb resident Carolyn Section's home at University Village. The fire was attributed to...
After 30 years of serving the community, DeKalb Fire Chief Bruce Harrison will leave his position to become Notre Dame's fire chief.Harrison said he will move to his new position March 1, but will leave the DeKalb County Fire Department in mid to late...
A fire in your home this holiday season could extinguish the holiday cheer. According to a press release from the DeKalb Fire Department, the National Fire Protection Association and the U.S. Fire Administration, an average of 430 fires involving Christmas...
A DeKalb man was found dead in his apartment after the DeKalb Fire Department responded to University Village for a report of a structure fire, 630 N. Annie Glidden Road, at 2:13 a.m. Saturday, according to a DeKalb fire department press release.According...
It may be called Fire Prevention Week, but DeKalb Fire Lt. Luke Howieson hopes people remember fire safety tips they've learned this week all year long.The DeKalb and Sycamore Fire Departments are participating in Fire Prevention Week, which takes place...
The DeKalb Fire Department responded to a garage fire at 916 Haish Blvd. in DeKalb around 2 a.m. Thursday morning. There were no injuries to the occupants or fire crews. As of early Thursday afternoon, the cause of the fire remains under investigation...
In the college life cooking for oneself is a way to save money and maintain a healthier lifestyle, but it can also be recipe for a structure fire. "(Cooking fires) are the biggest cause of accidental fires," said DeKalb Fire Chief Bruce Harrison. Cooking...
Kishwaukee Community Hospital and the DeKalb and Sycamore Fire Departments joined forces Sunday to sponsor "Honoring the Past," a Sept. 11 memorial service. The event, held in the Healing Gardens at Kish, was attended by numerous area citizens, chaplains,...
DeKALB | A structure fire the morning of July 20 caused $105,000 dollars in damage to the residence at 115 1/2 W. Garden St., according to a DeKalb Fire Department Press Release.The fire originated from a stove in the second-floor kitchen and was determined...
DeKALB | A structure fire in the 800 block of East Locust Street has caused $1 million in damages.A press release from the DeKalb Fire Department said, firefighters responded to Conex Cable, 816 E. Locust St. at 6 a.m. on April 29. Firefighters found...
DeKALB | The DeKalb Fire Department is one of the least staffed fire departments of any university community in Illinois. This is according to Fire Chief Bruce Harrison who said the department is currently under a staffing shortage. The three fire stations...
DeKALB | The DeKalb Fire Department is investigating an electrical fire that occurred Tuesday morning just one block from city hall. Police received a call at 10:31 a.m. on Tuesday about an electrical meter on fire at a house located at 414 Prospect St.,...
