Concerns Grow Among Firefighters After CFD Paramedic Tests Positive For Coronavirus
At least one Chicago firefighter is refusing to go on call Wednesday morning amid growing concerns about the coronavirus.
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At least one Chicago firefighter is refusing to go on call Wednesday morning amid growing concerns about the coronavirus.
The mayor did not say where firefighter or paramedic is stationed, but said the firehouse is being cleaned as a result of the confirmed COVID-19 case.
"You're going to have firefighters more than likely dressed up with masks, goggles, gowns and that's per the recommendations of the CDC."
Fire crews rushing to figure out the source on Lower Wacker Drive. The battalion chief on scene saying they were sent to the wrong place at first.
Recently, 911 Center dispatchers were juggling calls from the public and even first responders needing ambulance assistance, but were told no ambulances were available.
An 18-year-old woman is dead and four other people were injured in a shooting in a market in the Grand Crossing neighborhood late Monday, police said.
City Council Public Safety Committee Chairman Chris Taliaferro (29th) said the Chicago Police Department can learn some lessons from Los Angeles in addressing officer suicides.
The victim was shot in the left leg and at last check we've been told that his condition has stabilized. It began with a ShotSpotter alert around 11:30 Monday morning.
Chicago police SWAT officers rescued a person who had fallen into the freezing waters of Lake Michigan Saturday morning.
"It was a little nerve-racking being on the 19th floor and having the elevators shut down."
A convicted felon has been charged in the shooting of an on-duty Chicago firefighter who was responding to a car fire, police confirm.
Once per decade, the Chicago Fire Department offers lieutenant exams – a big crack at a promotion for the rank-and-file. But there was a big crack in the system last week.
Chicago police are searching for the person who shot a firefighter who was responding to a call on the Northwest Side.
Some Chicago Fire Department promotional exams have been canceled this week due to computer problems with the third-party vendor that administers the test.
"We come out of the four walls that reach the people in the community."
Chicago has failed to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in ambulance service fees over the last two years - money that could be used to pay for additional ambulances and paramedics the mayor has promised as a result of CBS 2 investigations.
Oxygen tanks must be on every single Chicago ambulance. But there was a delay with the tanks' delivery, which could have meant a disaster if supplies ran out.
Waiting for an ambulance to arrive for a loved one can feel like eternity, and our CBS 2 investigation found that thousands of people have waited much longer than the city's stated goal of six minutes.
Fire Department officials said, around 7 a.m., Engine 122 was involved in a crash with a passenger vehicle at 75th and King Drive.
The dog, a black labrador retriever named Burny, was found Saturday night.
More Chicago Police officers are out on the street – in what might sound like a move to cut crime. But it is actually all about saving money.
A vehicle struck a Chicago Fire Department ambulance that had a patient onboard Wednesday morning.
Many people pray for Chicago Police officers and firefighters, but Sunday was special.
A CFD ambulance was involved in an accident with a police squad car Saturday night.
Firefighters battled multiple blazes during a 90-minute arson spree in the Lincoln Park area Monday night.
