Female Paramedics Sue Chicago Fire Department For Harassment
Five female Chicago Fire Department paramedics have filed a federal lawsuit alleging they were sexually harassed by superiors.
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Five female Chicago Fire Department paramedics have filed a federal lawsuit alleging they were sexually harassed by superiors.
It was a startling scene outside Whitney Young School Thursday as police surrounded the school with guns drawn and rescuers standing nearby. It was part of an active shooter drill, the first of its kind at the school.
Before firefighters arrived on the scene of a fire, a neighbor rushed in and grabbed three kittens.
The Chicago Police and fire departments are touting local safe haven laws and celebrating the success stories.
No word on what started the blaze.
Chicago Fire Department investigators confirm several propane tanks exploded.
The Chicago Fire Department says no one else was injured.
"This is what they teach us how to handle."
A house on West Race Street caught fire around 10:00 Thursday morning.
Police said Fire Lt. Leonard Johnson, 53, was involved in an argument with a 52-year-old firefighter at the fire station on the 1700 block of West 95th Street around 8 a.m. Wednesday. Johnson then twice punched his fellow firefighter in the face.
Organizers say they hope the event will encourage girls to pursue careers as firefighters or paramedics.
People on the top floor trapped by flames had to make a drastic decision.
Over 150 firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire on the 7th floor of the parking garage at 149 E. East Delaware St.
On Feb. 7, 1968, more than 300 firefighters were called to the Mickelberry Food Products Company at 50th and Halsted.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The CFD has responded to at least four fires in the last two weeks that were caused by handheld torches being used to thaw pipes.
Chicago firefighters from engine company 63 made a special visit to La Rabida Children's Hospital on Christmas Day.
Officials say the fire began in a building that was under construction before spreading to multiple properties.
Retired Senior Fire Alarm Operator Kenneth Little helped produce four volumes of the history of Chicago firehouses. WBBM's Steve Miller reports.
It happened in Hyde Park near 55th and Cornell just before five a.m.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire Friday night in the South Chicago neighborhood on the Southeast side.
Chicago firefighters had to cut through a metal fence to get to the structures near 70th and Union to get close to two abandoned houses.
Emergency crews were called at 2:18 a.m. about the fire at a building in the 6800 block of South Normal, according to Chicago Fire Department Chief Juan Hernandez. The fire was put out a short time later.
Santiago would not say whether the material, called Reynobond PE, be replaced, if possible.
Dr. Leo Gordon helped save the lives of two members of the CFD who were diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer.
