Decatur firefighters recognized for ‘life-saving efforts’ in apartment fire

Six Decatur firefighters honored for blaze rescue

They saved four people from a burning building and then rescued and revived a fifth victim.

Decatur firefighters recognized for ‘life-saving efforts’ in apartment fire

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Six firefighters with the Decatur Fire Department are being recognized for their “living-saving efforts” during an apartment fire in February. On Feb. 7, Battalion 1 arrived at an apartment complex on S Church St. and found fire showing from the second-floor window of the multi-story residential building. Upon arrival, smoke was […]