After flash floods strike Chicago, first responders emphasize safety in high water
Whether it's on the road or on the water, some Chicago area firefighters said their training is everything.
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Whether it's on the road or on the water, some Chicago area firefighters said their training is everything.
Whether it’s on the road or on the water, some Chicago firefighters said their training is everything. Charlie De Mar reports.
A group of community and faith leaders are offering a reward of at least $7,500 for information leading to an arrest in a deadly fire in Chicago's Austin neighborhood two weeks ago.
CBS News Chicago photojournalist Jeff Langan was there for the first day of Camp Courage, a free summer program.
The CFD placed its focus on sparklers, saying while they may seem harmless, they account for the second highest percentage of fireworks injuries.
The CFD placed its focus on sparklers, saying while they may seem harmless, they account for the second highest percentage of fireworks injuries.
Chicago police may be one step closer to finding the person to blame for a fire in the city's Austin neighborhood that killed four people, including a child.
Four people, including three members of a family, died in a fire in Chicago's Austin neighborhood early Thursday morning. The fourth victim was found Friday.
Three people died and at least three others were injured when flames ripped through a Chicago apartment building overnight in the Austin neighborhood. What’s left of the building is now a crime scene.
Two children and an adult died after a massive early morning blaze in the city's Austin neighborhood, Chicago fire officials said.
Video at the scene showed what appeared to be smoke coming from a side entrance.
Some changes were made to the original 1,600-step route this year to accommodate the firefighters climbing steps at Soldier Field in the extreme heat.
Firefighters responded to a boat fire on Lake Michigan on Sunday, a day after multiple water rescues and one death. Shardaa Gray reports.
All afternoon and evening, families were standing outside the burning building — wondering if there was going to be anything left. Marissa Sulek reports.
Police said the man was taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Jose Perez was seriously hurt during the swimming portion of the San Francisco Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.
Perez underwent emergency spinal surgery and was recovering Monday.
A Chicago firefighter was hurt when his vehicle was struck Thursday night as he responded to a car fire on I-57, CFD officials said.
Officials say it is most important to avoid putting oneself in dangerous situations in the first place.
The goal was to show swimmers what to do if things go wrong.
Earlier this year, CFD ambulance No. 74 and truck No. 6 responded to a 13-month-old baby suffering from cardiac arrest.
Charles Green, 44, has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated arson in the garage fire that killed Meyer on the West Side last month.
Firefighters responded to a fire on the third floor of the school.
Families of fallen firefighters will be honored during a brunch on Friday morning.
"Dave embodied everything a Chicago firefighter is and should be; the bravest of us all, a true leader in every sense of the word," his fellow firefighters said.
