This from Tim Olk:
Chicago Fire Department Working Fire 3900 N Odell
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Working fire in Chicago
Feb 24
Excerpts from Fox32Chciago.com:
A second man has been charged in connection with the shooting of a Chicago firefighter earlier this month in Albany Park on the Northwest Side.
Jermaine White, 29, was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm. He was arrested Monday afternoon in Lansing. He was identified as the person who shot the on-duty firefighter just after 1 a.m. Feb. 2 as crews worked to put out a car fire in the 3300 block of West Wilson Avenue.
Another man, 29-year-old Hollis Williams, was charged with multiple felonies in connection with the shooting less than a week later.
Prosecutors said that Williams and the owner of a Chrysler 300 opened fire on two people who set the Chrysler ablaze and shot at a woman they were with. A 36-year-old firefighter who was caught in the crossfire was struck in the leg as he tried to put the fire out, and stabilized at Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
This from Eric Haak:
Still & Box Alarm in Chicago. At 5:45 Saturday morning, companies were dispatched to 4208 South Wells Street. Engine Co. 16 landed first and reported a 1.5-story frame, 20 x 50 with fire through the roof. Engine’s 16 and 29 used their deck guns to darken down the bulk of the fire and within minutes. All that was needed were a few hand lines to mop up. There was some very minor communication to the “B” side exposure with visible flames along the eave but that was quickly extinguished and further communication prevented.
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Excerpts from Chicago.cbslocal.com:
Chicago firefighters responded to a car fire around 1 a.m. at Wilson and Kimball avenues in the Albany Park neighborhood when they heard gunshots and took cover, but one of the bullets struck a firefighter in the leg. The wounded firefighter is 36 years old and has been with the Chicago Fire Department for six years. The firefighter was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the left leg. Doctors say he is in fair condition and in pain, but with physical therapy he is expected to make a full recovery.
Chicago police are still investigating, and no one has been arrested in connection with the shooting, but a police spokesman said three illegal guns were recovered from an apartment near the scene. Police are processing video and believe the firefighter was hit while offenders were firing at another target.
Chicago Fire Department news
Jan 31
Excerpts from the ChicagoSunTimes.com:
The City of Chicago is suing Fire Department Coffee, a Rockford-based coffee company, for trademark infringement, claiming the company’s logo is an imitation of the Chicago Fire Department’s symbol.
Both feature logos that consist of the letters D, F, and C intertwined in a stylized monogram, which is likely to confuse consumers into thinking the city has endorsed or sponsored the business, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday. The lawsuit also alleges that the company was aware of the fire department’s logo and created a similar symbol “because it concluded that using a mark similar to the CFD mark would greatly enhance the sale of goods” and the business’ success.
According to the lawsuit, the city first used the CFD mark in commerce as early as Jan. 1, 1949, and features the logo on ambulances, trucks, and uniforms. The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a trademark registration for the CFD symbol in 2006 and erroneously issued a trademark registration for Fire Department Coffee’s symbol in 2019, according to the suit. The company features the mark on mugs, clothing, and other items for sale online. According to the lawsuit, the company ignored a cease and desist letter sent by the city in April 2019 and continued using the mark on its merchandise.
According to its website, the company is run by firefighters and “10% of proceeds from every order goes towards supporting ill or injured firefighters…”
“Fire Department Coffee pursued all of the correct legal channels and secured an approved, registered trademark for our current Fire Department Coffee logo,” the company said in a statement. “Our company, which is founded and operated by firefighters, is reflected in our logo, a style that is used by fire departments across the nation.”
The suit seeks an order preventing the company from using its logo or any similar one and another directing the USPTO to cancel the company’s trademark registration.
Chicago Fire Department news
Jan 30
Excerpts from the Chicagotribune.com:
The Chicago Fire Department has canceled promotional tests scheduled for this week due to technical issues. Firefighters were sitting for tests this week to become lieutenants and chiefs, but the chiefs’ test scheduled for Wednesday was canceled due to a vendor’s technical problems.
California-based CPS HR Consulting, which was paid $1.4 million to administer the tests, apologized for the issue.
About 1,600 firefighters took the lieutenant’s exam, and there were 117 candidates for battalion chief.
thanks Dan
Photos from Tim Olk of a working fire in Chicago at 121 W. 113th Place on 1/20/20
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Photos from Tim Olk of another working fire in Chicago on 1/19/20 at 6127 S. Justine.
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This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:
Today I had the opportunity to take pictures of the new AT8. Its a 2019 E-One Cyclone ll 0/0 137′ RM aerial. Very nice setup and should serve the city well.
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Photos of Chicago Aerial Tower 8 the new 137-foot aerial ladder for Chicago training
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