DeKALB – Several first responders who helped with rescue efforts during a large apartment complex fire earlier this month were recognized for their work during this week’s DeKalb City Council meeting.
DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas said during the City Council meeting Monday night that multiple calls came in about 4:30 a.m. Feb. 12 for an apartment fire at the High Meadows apartment complex on West Lincoln Highway. He said first responders found heavy smoke pushing from the lower-level apartment, with one male victim lying outside with severe injuries. Northern Illinois University Police Officer Matt Lave and DeKalb firefighter paramedics Jared Thorpe and Adam Miller went into the apartment to help a female victim lying unconscious in a back bedroom.