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Godfrey Fire Protection District Capt. Jacob Ringering, 37, was killed when a brick gable collapsed

WBGZ Radio 5/6/2021 | By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio   A resolution naming part of a busy Godfrey highway after late Godfrey Fire Protection District Captain Jake Ringering is moving through the Illinois capital. A resolution that would designate West Delmar Avenue in Godfrey as it travels between Pierce Lane and Valhalla Cemetery as "The Captain Jake Ringering Memorial Highway" has passed out of the House and will now be considered by the Senate. State Representative Amy Elik (R-Fosterburg) sp...

Fallen Fire Fighter Medal of Honor Ceremony to honor Ringering Fire Marshal Life Safety Award nomination deadline extended FacebookTwitterEmail RingeringFile SPRINGFIELD — The annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Firefighter Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony is now set for Friday, Sept. 10. The Fallen Firefighter Memorial service will be held at the firefighter memorial on the grounds of the Illinois State Capitol beginning at 10 a.m. Following the ceremony at the capitol, the Medal o...

Mattoon, IL, USA / MyRadioLink.com For Immediate Release – April 20, 2021 The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal Announces 2021 Fallen Fire Fighter Medal of Honor Ceremony Date Springfield, Ill- The Annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Firefighter Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony is now set for Friday, September 10th. The Fallen Firefighter Memorial service will be held at the firefighter memorial on the grounds of the Illinois State Capitol beginning at 10 AM. Following the c...

WBGZ Radio 4/14/2021 | By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio This years East Alton - Wood River Oiler Hall of Fame class includes members of the military, an attorney, community volunteer, athletic trainer, and a fallen firefighter. The Hall of Fame was created by the East Alton Wood Ricer High School Board of Education in 2009 to recognize the accomplishments of past grads on an every-other-year basis. The induction ceremony is normally held in October, and if the pandemic precautions allow, that is t...

WBGZ Radio 4/11/2021 | By Ross Pearson - WBGZ Radio State Representative Amy Elik (R-Fosterburg) has filed two House Joint Resolutions last week on behalf of Godfrey Mayor Mike McCormick, to honor the lives of two deceased Godfrey community leaders. House Joint Resolutions 25 and 26 would create two memorial highways in Godfrey to honor Captain Jake Ringering and Eldon “Twirp” Williams, respectively. Elik tells the Big Z where the road name changes would be located. play for Eliks comments...

Ringering EDWARDSVILLE — The fire departments that responded to a Bethalto fire where Capt. Jake Ringering died when a wall collapsed are suing the homeowner for failing to maintain the property or warn the firefighters of the homes unsafe condition.  Village of Fosterburg, Godfrey Fire Protection District, Village of Bethalto, as statutory subrogees of Ringering, Brian Buhs, Alexander Ocepek, Luke Warner, Christopher Stratton and John Holtorf, filed a complaint ...