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    Tornadoes touching down in new areas; season is starting sooner and lasting longer, experts say

    by Ezra Maille, Chicago Tribune Apr 03, 2023 5 minutes
    Naperville division chief John Sergeant sits in a technical rescue trailer filled with tools and equipment needed for specialized rescues like tornados and building collapses at Naperville Fire Station on March 27, 2023, in Illinois.

    John Sergeant, chief of emergency medical services at the Naperville Fire Department, was 12 years old when he first saw what a tornado could do. At the time, Sergeant had gone to help family members in the aftermath of the devastating tornado that killed 29 people and injured 350 others in Plainfield in 1990.

    As a first responder, Sergeant said he was among the first to arrive on the scene after a tornado struck Naperville, Woodridge and Darien on Father’s Day in 2021, damaging hundreds of houses and trees. A Woodridge woman lost her unborn child when she was struck by a tree.

    From gas leaks to downed power lines to confused victims, the chaos extends beyond deaths, injuries and lost property, Sergeant said.

    “When I pulled up in my car and I could see the devastation, I was instantly

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