Radioman911.com has put together a great compilation of items surrounding the 4-Alarm warehouse fire in Cicero this week. Radio traffic, photos, and the radioman911 CAD traffic documenting the event.
Also, more images from Jeff Rudolph

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Jeff Rudolph photo

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#1 by thefiremang on January 25, 2014 - 4:10 PM
F-5 is Lt of Training
#2 by thefiremang on January 25, 2014 - 3:54 PM
Rig numbering is as follows for Cicero
Eng-1 Eng-2 Eng-3 Eng-4 are engines
Trk 1 reserve ladder truck Tower ladder 1 front line truck Trk-2 front line tiller
F-12 is shift chief
F-10 F-14 F-15 F-16 F-17 are ambulances
F6 is deputy chief
F7 is chief
F8 is assist chief
F9 is assist chief FPB
F-13 is Lt of FPB
F-11 administrative chief
F-18 is FPB LT and investigator
Spare Trk1 was placed in service for Tower Ladder 1 due to mechanical breakdown of TL-1
No shift recall it should of been. Someone is not thinking
#3 by Drew G. on January 25, 2014 - 12:39 PM
Engine 4 is being used as Engine 3 until the delivery of the new rig, and there is no Truck 4. Truck 1 is the reserve unit and was staffed by call-backs I believe. F-1 is not the Chief’s designation.
#4 by tom on January 25, 2014 - 11:28 AM
Did Cicero callback any personel to staff truck 4 and engine 4?
#5 by Dennis on January 25, 2014 - 9:39 AM
I thought the Chief was F-1?
ok so it would be like this:
F-1 to F-9: Chief Officers
F-10: Ambulance 10
F-11: ??
F-12: Shift Commander
F-13: ??
F-14: Ambulance 14
F-15: Ambulance 15
F-16: Ambulance 16
Is this about right?
#6 by Josh Boyajian on January 25, 2014 - 8:11 AM
Cicero F-12 is the Shift Commander. The “F” just stands for fire unit. And then all 4 ambulances are F-10, F-14, F-15, and F-16. The Cicero Chief I believe is F-9. Then all the other chiefs have their own “F” number.
#7 by Shane on January 25, 2014 - 12:06 AM
How does Ciceros numbering system work is F-18 chief or a battalion chief?