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Chicago Fire Department news

Feb 10

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The St. Patrick’s Day parade is just over a month away and Thursday morning, parade organizers said who the Grand Marshals will be this year. This year’s honor will go to chaplain’s of the Chicago Police and Fire Department.

Father Bill McFarlane works with firefighters and their families, while Father Daniel Brandt ministers to police officers and their families.

Organizers felt their service was a perfect match for the big event that has small roots.

The parade will kicks off on Sunday, March 12 down Western Avenue from 103rd to 115th streets.

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago 2-6-23

Feb 7

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Video by Steve Redick of Chicago’s 2-11 Alarm fire yesterday (2-6-23) at 4714 W. Lake Street

and from Chicago FD Media on Twitter

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CFD Media photo

2 11 on Lake. Several master streams and hand lines. Defensive. pic.twitter.com/bEI3k2YqDI

— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) February 6, 2023

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New ambulances for Chicago

Feb 7

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From a reader:

Several new CFD ambulance went in service this week.

I believe there are nine new ones that went in service. I saw 8, 31, 52, 35, and of course 10.

#chicagoareafire.com; #ChicagoFD; #amblance;

Chicago FD Ambulance 10 with new graphics

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago with a Mayday alert, 2-4-23 (more)

Feb 7

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Excerpt from abc7chicago.com:

A decades-old church that has spent generations in West Englewood is now just mounds of burned debris after a devastating fire tore through the church Saturday morning.

The fire quickly tore through the Universal Temple of Christ and Training School on Damen and 56th Street in West Englewood.

The battle to stop the fire became intense at times, forcing flames out the front and back doors.

Luckily, no one was inside when the flames broke out, however, a Chicago firefighter was hurt while battling the blaze. That firefighter was taken to the hospital and has since been released.

While Chicago fire officials say the cause of the fire is still under investigation, the church’s Pastor believes this was an intentionally ignited inferno, happening just as the church was planning to expand.

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago with a Mayday alert, 2-4-23 (more)

Feb 5

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This from Eric Haak:

Here are a few images from yesterday’s Still & Box with a Mayday Alert and EMS Plan I at 5539 S. Damen Avenue. One firefighter was transported in fair condition after the fire flashed through the front door. The building was a total loss.

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Eric Haak photo

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Eric Haak photo

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Eric Haak photo

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Eric Haak photo

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Eric Haak photo

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago with a Mayday alert, 2-4-23

Feb 4

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Tags: 2-11 alarm fire in Chicago, Chicago Fire Department, chicagoareafire.com, firefighters caught in flashover

Car fire in Chicago, 2-1-23

Feb 1

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From Tim Olk:

Car fire on the inbound Edens Expressway near Cicero Avenue this morning (2/2/23)

#chicagoareafire.com; #carfire; #engulfed; #TimOlk;

Tim Olk photo

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Chicago Fire Department news

Jan 31

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Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

Amid warnings that Chicago Fire Department paramedics are literally taking a beating at the hands of their patients, the Committee on Public Safety unanimously approved an ordinance at the behest of the Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2.

It would create a special category of crime for assaulting CFD paramedics, private ambulance workers, American Red Cross, or any other emergency medical services and disaster response personnel in Chicago. If convicted, an offender would face up to 180 days in jail and fines as high as $1,000.

A 10-1 for a police incident goes out on the radio band heard by every police officer in Chicago – but a 10-1 involving a paramedic or firefighter is handled very differently. A single police car responds.

With 1,700 police vacancies in the Chicago Police Department, paramedics increasingly find themselves on the scene without any backup during overnight hours.

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