Video: A recent ride along with DeKalb Police Sgt. Raynaldo Hernandez highlighted a dangerous stretch of North Annie Glidden Road where a February crash sent one man to the ICU.

Meet Wes, a Belgian Malinois and partner of Sycamore patrol officer Greyson Scott. Together they make up the department’s first K-9 unit.

From paramedic to medical school to the military, Dr. Gregory Conrad and clinical nurse Randa Melms, also a military veteran, use their field skills to help triage at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb.

KeeLey Meyer is the first woman to be hired as a full-time firefighter in the history of Sycamore, and Carlos Aburto is the first Latino at the Sycamore Fire Department.

Head of NIU’s sports medicine department for almost three decades, Phil Voorhis was at Wal-Mart when someone by him had a cardiac episode. Voorhis sprung into action, but was surprised when he found out the chain did not have an automated external defibrillator.

Rettke: The sacrifice of being a first responder often trickles down to their families. So today, we say "Thank you" to first responders throughout our DeKalb County communities, and thank you also to the families for all the ways you put service before self.

During Sharon Anderson’s almost 31 years of experience as a Sycamore police officer, Anderson said she’s found crime patterns to be cyclical.

Take a peek at a day inside the DeKalb firehouse: Training is a regular part of a firefighter’s day. Here’s why it’s important as emergency response evolves

Northern Illinois University graduate Allison Anderson says surviving the 2008 campus mass shooting prepared her to lead as director for Will County Emergency Management Agency.