Normal Fire Department

Town officials plan to present data at Monday’s town council meeting to discuss how the relocation could impact emergency medical response times. That's been a point of contention with the Normal firefighters union.

The Normal Town Council on Monday heard a presentation on the proposed operating budget for the next five years.

The union representing Town of Normal firefighters found a receptive audience at the first of four community town hall-style presentations on their efforts to save a fire station the town plans to close.

The union representing firefighters in the Town of Normal is continuing its campaign to keep the soon-to-close College Avenue fire station open — after a new station opens on the east side of town. The town insists there is no situation that needs to be addressed.

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.