This from Eric Haak:
I arrived 25 minutes into this job which started just before noon on Monday in Chicago at the intersection of Thomas and Pulaski. The temperature at that time was -14 and the wind chills were varying around -35. There was not much to see as far as firefighting but with much respect to all people working outdoors in these conditions, I thought I would share some images of companies picking up.
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#1 by NJ on January 8, 2014 - 10:37 AM
During the major blizzard a couple of years back, CFD put the snow/cold/heat rigs in service and made all the BLS rigs ALS too. Lots of rehires and OT.
#2 by Bill Post on January 8, 2014 - 9:13 AM
Good cold weather shots depicting Engine 68 and the brutal cold that the crews had to deal with. Engine 68 really has been it getting it share of workers lately given the fact that the fire at 1945 n Latrobe last week was a barely a block from it quarters.
I understand that the CFD had put in service it ready reserve fleet ambulances (70 numbered series) for the subzero weather emergency over the last few days. While I know that it was obviously the deep freeze that is why they were put in service I don’t know how warm it needs to get before the get taken out of service. I wonder if zero or below is the main criteria for them going in service or if it was based on more then that. I know that they go in service for brutal (90 degree) heat emergency conditions also.