Captain worries broken garage door at Chicago firehouse is affecting response times
Has been more than a week now – and repairs still haven't been made to the Engine 89, Truck 56, and Ambulance 46 firehouse at 3945 W. Peterson Ave.
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Has been more than a week now – and repairs still haven't been made to the Engine 89, Truck 56, and Ambulance 46 firehouse at 3945 W. Peterson Ave.
While the firehouse waits on repairs, the captain says the ambulance parks outside during the day – and stages at different firehouses overnight. CBS 2’s Noel Brennan reports.
A Chicago fire captain is worried a broken garage door is slowing down fire crews on the city’s Northwest Side. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
CBS 2's Bob Wallace is on the scene as Chicago Police officers and firefighters face off at the old original Lindy's Chili location in McKinley Park. Original airdate: March 11, 1981.
The tree is filled with ornaments honoring those Chicago police officers and firefighters who died in the line of duty.
CFD confirmed heavy smoke is coming from the building.
The 75-year-old woman escaped the home on her own but told police and firefighters her son was still inside.
A makeshift room went up in flames in a Fire Department demonstration.
The Chicago Fire Department showed just how quickly a fire can spread.
Officials also had tips to keep your family safe, particularly when using space heaters.
Experts showed how quickly a fire could spread and had tips to keep your family safe.
As more people begin to pull out space heaters and Christmas trees for the season, the Chicago Fire Department wants to make sure everyone is using them safely.
Fire crews assisted police with pulling the body out of the river near Michigan Avenue just before 10 a.m
Some Chicago firefighters from Squad 1 braved the cold on this Day of Giving to help American Red Cross volunteers collect donations. CFD Chief James McDonough joins CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra to talk about the relationship the Fire Department has with the Red Cross.
Fire officials say the call came in just before 5 a.m. in the 4400 block of South Shields Avenue.
A fire broke out inside a two-story apartment building near Van Buren and Kilpatrick in the Austin neighborhood just before 7 a.m.
"One last time, good morning my guy. Your brothers and sisters from Truck 44 and Engine 55 miss you and love you," said CFD Capt. John Haring, Drew's commanding officer.
Chicago fire officials said the crash happened at the Norfolk and Southern rail yard located at 350 W. Garfield Blvd.
Firefighter Price had been with the Fire Department since March 2009. He was most recently assigned to Truck 44, based at 2714 N. Halsted St.
The family of Andrew Price is working to prevent another tragic accident from happening again.
"There wasn't a mention of any violations. The place is very clean. I have been in that place two or three times before."
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports Price died Monday morning after falling through a roof down a light shaft while battling a blaze in a building on Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park.
The jiujitsu gym sits two shops down from the building where the blaze that firefighter Drew Price died fighting broke out.
"It shouldn't happen. We have to get better as a department."
Supreme Jiu Jitsu is located just down the street from the Lincoln Station bar and grill building, where the fire that firefighter Drew Price died fighting broke out.
