Normal Fire Department

Investigators determined the fire that led to 13-year-old Edder Diaz's death was caused by candles.

The senior member of the Normal Town Council says there's something missing in debate over closing the College Avenue fire station when a new east side station opens in a couple months.

Parkside Junior High School student Edder Diaz, who died earlier this month from injuries suffered in a house fire, was remembered Saturday during events celebrating his time on the school's cross-country team.

A debate is emerging about the optimum size of the Normal Fire Department and the positioning of fire stations.

A 13-year-old from Normal has died after being critically injured in a house fire a week ago, school officials said Saturday.

Firefighters rescued an unresponsive 13-year-old boy from a mobile home in Northmeadow Village early Sunday. He arrived at the hospital in critical condition.

Construction of the 10,000-square-foot Fire Station #2 marks the second phase in an ongoing strategic plan to realign Normal's fire stations.

A person was freed after being trapped in a Livingston County grain bin on Thursday afternoon. Normal and Gridley fire departments were part of a multiagency response in Flanagan.

The Normal Town Council has approved a site plan and construction contract for a new fire station in development for several years. The council, meeting Monday, also approved an amended site plan for Rivian for another expansion of its electric vehicle plant.

Two unanimous votes by the planning commission recommend Rivian's new building and expansion, and a new fire station in northeast Normal. Both will now go before the town council later this month.