Six Injured When SUV Crashes Into Ambulance Taking Patient To Hospital
Six people were injured, including two paramedics and a police officer, when an SUV T-boned an ambulance carrying a patient early Tuesday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood.
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Six people were injured, including two paramedics and a police officer, when an SUV T-boned an ambulance carrying a patient early Tuesday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood.
African American firefighters played a key role in developing a staple of the firehouse: the sliding pole. In honor of Black History Month, CBS 2's Derrick Young spoke with a retired fire chief turned author.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to a fire in the 1800 block of South St. Louis Ave. in North Lawndale Sunday.
Eighteen children are without a home after flames quickly spread through their West Englewood home.
A 32-year-old Chicago firefighter has been charged with sexual assault.
A 19-year-old woman was struck by a car Tuesday morning outside Rush University Medical Center, and was dragged a short distance, before firefighters were able to lift the car off of her.
A woman stranded in an elevator waist deep in water is just one instance of the damage the rapid change in temperature can have on pipes.
Firefighters responded to a call about a water leak in the 500 block of South Clinton Street Saturday afternoon.
With frozen faces and 75 pounds of gear, firefighters end up covered in ice because minutes outside in subzero temperatures can mean frostbite or hypothermia.
A fire was reported Wednesday afternoon on the 2500 block of South Sacramento in the Little Village neighborhood.
Frozen fire hydrants are just on the challenges firefighters will be up against as the arctic air continues to move in. Luckily, local firefighter have "sub zero" plan in place.
Chicago firefighters are battling a blaze at a home in the West Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side.
Clark Street is closed between Lake and Randolph streets as Chicago Fire Department crews respond to a propane tank leak in a parking garage at Clark and Lake streets, in the Chicago Loop.
A deadly fire ripped through a three-story Portage Park apartment building Saturday, killing one and displacing dozens.
One person died and 10 families have been displaced after a fire broke out on the third floor of an apartment building in Portage Park around 8:45 a.m.
As part of the Chicago Fire Department's partnership with Home Depot, smoke detectors are on sale for 99 cents at 11 Chicago stores locations while supplies last.
A fire department spokesman says one firefighter suffered an injury to the lower body and was taken to a hospital in good condition.
Fire crews told CBS 2 Tuesday morning they were looking for a suspicious person who had been outside the building just before the fire started.
Investigators said the fire started in the garage and spread to an apartment above.
In addition to the business that caught fire, at least two homes suffered water damage as a result of the efforts to smother the flames.
Air and land searches went on throughout the day, but after two hours, authorities were forced to abandon their efforts in the rough waters.
A 22-year-old woman is missing after she and two friends entered Lake Michigan Friday morning to quickly jump in and out of the crashing waves, according Chicago Fire officials.
Six people, including three children, were taken to the hospital after a fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Rescue workers responded to a call at the building in the 800 block of South State Street around noon.
Attorney Anthony Peraica represents building owner Merced Gutierrez, who faces dozens of building code violations following the Aug. 26 fire.
