Equipment cutbacks put Chicago medics, firefighters at risk
SCBA are being removed from all 75 ambulances and about 70 graduating fire academy medics will not be issued protective firefighting gear
View ArticleChicago firefighter's bagpipes stolen from car
Someone broke the car window outside his house and stole his $5,000 bagpipes
View ArticleChicago Fire Dept. treats 41 at 2-million person hockey party
Firefighters had only 41 patients, mostly with heat-related illness, at the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup parade and celebration.
View ArticleFirefighter moonlighting on 'Chicago Med' set spots fire
CHICAGO — A firefighter moonlighting on the set of a new TV show about a Chicago trauma center spotted a house fire when he smelled smoke and noticed a light haze rising. Chicago Tribune reported that...
View ArticleChicago Fire Dept.: 74 heroin overdoses in 3 days
Fire officials suspect heroin laced with the powerful painkiller fentanyl is to blame; patients have required double and triple doses of Narcan.
View ArticleChicago firefighters save marathon runner
Firefighters used an AED to resuscitate the man in his 60s who collapsed while running the Chicago Marathon.
View ArticleFirefighters worked on 'Chicago Fire' while on duty, medical leave
The deputy district fire chief who was on duty while on the show retired before he could be disciplined; the firefighter who was on medical leave was fired
View Article3 Chicago firefighters hurt in 4-alarm fire
The firefighters, who were taken to a hospital for treatment, suffered minor injuries.
View ArticleFire breaks out in Chicago's Hancock skyscraper
Flames and thick smoke poured out of an east side window on the 50th floor but the fire did not leave the residential unit where it began.
View ArticleChicago firefighter dies in elevator-shaft fall
Other firefighters quickly reached 15-year veteran Daniel Capuano, 42, and got him to an ambulance; he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
View ArticleChicago LODD: Building didn't have elevator work permit
Fire officials said there was nothing around the open elevator shaft to alert firefighters that a hazard was present
View ArticleChicago aims to demolish building where firefighter died
Inspectors alleged various problems, including "gaping holes" in the floor and voids stretching from the second floor to the basement left by demolition of the elevator shaft
View ArticleWife of Chicago firefighter killed in fall files suit
Lawsuit alleges the owner was negligent because the building had an open elevator shaft, gaping holes in the floor and no permits
View ArticleChicago firefighter remembered for love of family, faith
Chicago Firefighters Union President Tom Ryan called Capuano, "A hero to his department, a hero to his community, and most importantly, a hero to his family."
View ArticleBuilding where Chicago firefighter died to be demolished
Officials said the building's owner did not have proper work permits and the removal of the elevator was unauthorized
View ArticleBlack Chicago firefighters want fire commish fired
CHICAGO — Some black firefighters and paramedics in Chicago are calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to oust Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago. ABC7 News reported that the African American Firefighters and...
View ArticleOfficial to Chicago fire dept.: Civilianize jobs to save $1.2M
Inspector General Joe Ferguson said the move would improve public safety outcomes and response time; the union disagrees
View ArticleBuilding owner in Chicago LODD cited by city before
Jatin Patel has received a string of violations and a series of fines for dangerous and unsafe conditions at other properties he has managed or owned
View ArticleVeteran firefighter named Chicago's new deputy commish
Richard Ford II takes the job amid ongoing criticism over the department's lack of diversity within its ranks
View ArticleChicago fire truck crashes en route to auto repair shop fire
Fire officials said no one was injured in the fire or the crash
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