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Chicago Fire Department news
Jun 26
Excerpts from wgntv.com:
Chicago firefighters battled a 4-11 Alarm fire that began around 6 p.m. in the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. All people inside the structure were evacuated before firefighters arrived, with all being accounted for once CFD got the fire under control.
No injuries have been reported at this time.
CFD also said the structure, in the 2800 block of West Grand Avenue, contained a construction office complex, an active body shop, a landscaping company, and a car battery operation along with a number of other small businesses, and was a complete loss as a result of the fire.
Approximately 200 firefighters and 40 pieces of equipment responded to the fire Wednesday evening, a number of which were also at the scene of the West Town commercial fire late into Tuesday evening this week.
The Humboldt Park fire was also just a little more than a mile from Tuesday’s fire at a commercial pallet company fire in West Town.
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
A West Town pallet company was still smoldering Wednesday afternoon, nearly 24 hours after it was destroyed in a massive fire. Strong morning winds reignited flames.
Stacks of pallets burned to the ground in the 2000-block of West Hubbard Street Tuesday evening. Three hundred firefighters battled the fire for hours.
The blaze could be seen for miles. Firefighters monitored hot spots overnight before ultimately reopening West Hubbard just before 7 a.m. Wednesday.
The fire burned at Corporate Pallet Inc., a family-owned business serving Chicago since 1978. Fire officials said nearly 20 employees were on site at the time of the fire but all made it out safely.
Two firefighters were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.
Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:
A fire in a South Shore residential building early Saturday morning left one person dead and four others injured, including two young children.
The blaze broke out at a multi-story residential building shortly after 3 a.m. in the 2400 block of East 78th Street.
According to police, a 24-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, while four others were injured in the fire.
- A 27-year-old man was taken to Trinity Hospital with an injury unrelated to the fire.
- A 24-year-old woman was taken to University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
- A 2-year-old boy was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition.
- A 7-year-old boy was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
23 people were displaced by the fire.
Cell phone video from overnight captured the intense flames and smoke coming from the top floor of the three-story building, with residents desperately trying to make their way out.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown and under investigation.
Still & Box Alarm EMS Plan 1 @ 2414 E 78th St. Fire in a 3story 25×125. 3 lines used, cause of the Fire under investigation.
Chicago FD photo
Chicago Fire Department news
Jun 15
Excerpts from Fox32chicago.com:
A pedestrian was hit by a fire truck in Old Town Thursday evening.
The Chicago Fire Department truck was responding to a fire with emergency lights and sirens when a female of unknown age walked into the road near the intersection of West Division and North Sedgwick streets around 6 p.m.
The victim suffered bruising to the left side of the body and was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.
The incident remains under investigation.
From Dennis McGuire, Jr.
Chicago Ambulance up for auction. I believe its C-196
Found at publicsurplus.com:
Year: 2014Make: FORDModel: TRUCKMileage: UNKNOWNVIN: 1FDXE4FS8EDB06899Running Condition: UNKNOWNCondition: POORNOTE: NEEDS REPLACEMENT FLOOR PANS, LEAF SPRINGS, BRAKES, BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS AND COIL SPRINGS; DINGS, DENTS, SCRAPES, AND SCRATCHES (may be missing additional unidentified parts, other unidentified issues may be present).
LAST KNOWN MILES: 174,968
From Steve Redick:
Still Alarm 5654 Higgins
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Excerpts from Fox32chicago.com:
Retired Chicago Firefighter Cat Renar has spent the past eight years compiling “Chicago Strong: The Real Women of Chicago Fire,” a coffee table book that highlights the contributions and experiences of female firefighters and medics.
Renar served with the CFD for 20 years. “I was actually cross-trained as a firefighter/medic. I left — retired from the job as an engineer, as a driver.”
Her career took her across Chicago, starting on the West Side before moving to the South Side, and the North Side, eventually concluding near downtown at Engine 14.
“I started shooting portraits of women I admire and then an opportunity arose to do a calendar,” Renar explained. The project soon evolved into a coffee table book, funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised the necessary funds in just two days.
Priced at $65, “Chicago Strong” features graphic design and photography primarily by Renar, with technical support from her husband, also a photographer.
“Coordinating our schedules was the hardest part of the whole book,” Renar noted. She aimed to balance representation between EMS and fire, capturing a cross-section of veteran trailblazers and newer voices within the department.
The book’s launch and first signing event drew a significant turnout.
Found at publicsurplus.com:
Auction #3489271 – 1998 HME / Luverne FIRE TRUCKFinal Price $4,400.00(Reserve has been met)
Time Left Closed
High Bidder# of Bids 11
First Offer $2,000.00Auction Started: May 17, 2024 04:08 PM MDT
Auction Ended: May 24, 2024 02:30 PM MDTYear: 1998Manufacturer: HMEModel: FIRE TRUCKHours: 11,656VIN: 44KFT4280WWZ18486Running Condition: UNKNOWNNOTE: NO KEY; NEEDS REPLACEMENT SEATS, FIRE PUMP, VALVES AND ACTUATORS (May be missing unidentified parts; Other items pictured are not included in auction; operating condition not known; other unidentified issues may be present).
City of Chicago photo
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Chicago Fire Department news
May 28
Excerpts from Fox32chicago.com:
The men and women of the Chicago Fire Department remember the fallen each year on Memorial Day.
The 89th Annual Memorial Day Parade and Mass began with a march to the Church of the Holy Family in Little Italy. The fire department’s pipe and drum corps set the tone, as uniformed members walked to church, entering under the American flag, held by fire truck ladders.
Two firefighters who died in the line of duty in the last year were honored: 59-year-old Lt. Kevin Ward and 39-year-old Andrew Price. Two other firefighters died in the line of duty last April. Four deaths and four funerals in one year. One of the most tragic for the department.
They also honored eight active members and 125 retirees who passed.
Fire Commissioner Annette Nance Holt said the department’s ceremonial practices are meant to display duty, to let families know that their lost loved ones are never forgotten.
Some firefighters are also veterans, and their service to the city and country was highlighted this Memorial Day.
