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• Emergency Responder Institute Member Chief Jack Peltier Dies

  Emergency Responder Safety Institute Member Chief Jack Peltier a fire service icon has died at age 71.

• Missouri Man Sntenced in Crash that Killed Tow Truck Driver on Interstate 70

  An Imperial man who told a judge he was just 6 years old when his own father was killed by a drunken driver was sent to prison Friday for his role in the April hit-and-run that killed tow truck driver David Bense Sr. on Interstate 70.

• Five Fire Service Leaders Named to Emergency Responder Safety Institute

  The Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association announced today the appointment of Chief Alan Brunacini, Assistant Chief David Lewis, Chief Rich Marinucci, Chief TJ Nedrow, and Executive Director Mike Wieder to the Emergency Responder Safety Institute. The new appointees join a blue ribbon team of public safety professional s who are dedicated to protecting emergency responders on the roadway.

• Illinois Piasa to Honor Fallen Illinois State Police Trooper

  The Illinois State Police lost one of their own on November 26, 2012, and a family lost a father, husband, brother, and son, when Trooper Kyle Deatherage, 32, was struck by a tractor trailer while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 55 near Litchfield, Illinois. He is survived by his two young children and his wife, Sarah. Funeral services were held this past Saturday at Triad High School in Troy, Illinois, where Deatherage attended high school. Illinois Piasa will honor Trooper Deatherage with a moment of silence prior to the opening kick at their home game on Sunday, December 9 at The Sports Academy in Glen Carbon, Illinois. Kickoff is at 3:35 pm, doors open at 3:00 pm. Piasa will donate 20% of ticket sales from this event to Trooper Deatherage's family for the Kyle W. Deatherage Criminal Justice Scholarship fund and the Kyle Deatherage Memorial Fund.