From Charles Fox:
2-11 Alarm fire at 3849 S. Kedzie
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This from Scott Pilafas:
Fire on 1000 block of north lawndale (1051 N. Lawndale)
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9:28 AM · Nov 19, 2020: 2-11 Alarm Fire at 82nd & Cottage. There are no injuries or transports thus far. No further info. 4-1-10
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Excerpts from Chicago.cbslocal.com:
On Tuesday night, a whistleblower exposed that a critical shortage of city ambulances has been made worse with the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighty ambulances serve Chicago every day. The paramedics often go from one violent crime scene to another.
“Our ambulances are out there,” said Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 spokesman Pat Quane. “They’re running nonstop, 24/7.”
“They’re doing trauma care – that’s battlefield care,” said Chicago Fire Department Paramedic Field Chief Pat Fitzmaurice. He said the department still does not have enough ambulances.
For years investigations found chronic concerns with ambulance response times, which he said is a result of the ambulance shortage. One analysis of 700,000 medical 911 calls found in 19 percent of them, it took an ambulance more than seven minutes to get to the scene. Illinois Department of Public Health records show the Chicago Fire Department has committed to a response time goal of six minutes.
Five new ambulances arrived in August 2018 – more than a year Mayor Lori Lightfoot said, “We know that we need more ambulances, and it’s my expectation, when we finalize the new fire contract, there will be more on ambulances coming online.”
The mayor made that comment in December of last year. But the number of new ambulances included in the firefighters’ new contract turned out to be zero.
In a statement, the fire department said they continue to ensure the ambulance fleet meets the needs of residents – which is why the placement of the most recently-added five ambulances was carefully chosen.
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Chicago Fire Department news
Nov 15
Photos by Tim Olk at the walk-out of Chicago FD Special Operations Battalion Chief Pat Maloney
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Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:
Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire on the 10th floor of a high-rise in Chicago’s Loop for several hours Thursday morning. The fire started about 4:05 a.m. on the 10th floor of a building in the first block of South Wabash Avenue.
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
The Chicago Fire Department responded to an extra-alarm fire near 119th Street and Avenue O in the Hegewisch neighborhood about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday. Flames and smoke could be seen from several blocks. The building was in an industrial area, and its roof appeared to be completely gone. There was a rekindle about 6:45 a.m. Thursday as more smoke could be seen coming from the demolished building.
From Chicago Fire Department Media on Twitter:
3-11 Alarm at 11909 S Avenue O. Staging area at 116th/Ave O. 2 sty ordinary 100×400 warehouse, fire
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Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
A Chicago firefighter was taken to a hospital in good condition with a minor injury after battling a fire Saturday in Edgewater on the North Side. The still-and-box alarm fire was reported at a home in the 5600 block of North Winthrop Avenue was put out by 3:23 a.m.
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
A somber ceremony honored Mario Araujo, the first Chicago firefighter EMT to die from the coronavirus. His colleagues saluted, his family was honored as they and mourn a loss due to COVID-19 that thousands of others have endured in our state.
Inside the fire academy, Araujo’s mother and family watched his badge, number 5186, be enshrined in the building itself, his sacrifice honored. And it’s not just at the training academy. Araujo is now also honored along the lakefront at the firefighter EMT memorial for all to see. His name is now etched in brick alongside his fallen brother and sister firefighters, now forever part of the city he loved.
From CFD media on Twitter:
Firefighter/EMT Mario Araujo was honored today at the Quinn Fire Academy. FF Araujo was the first member of CFD to succumb to the deadly coronavirus in April. Mario’s service and dedication will always be remembered.
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