With July 4th coming, Chicago Fire Department issues fireworks safety warning
The CFD placed its focus on sparklers, saying while they may seem harmless, they account for the second highest percentage of fireworks injuries.
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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.
Meyer, who died fighting a fire on the West Side, was also remembered as a devoted husband and father who always had a smile on his face. Sabrina Franza reports.
Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt presented the family of Capt. David Meyer with the Chicago flag after his funeral service in Niles Tuesday.
The full funeral mass for Chicago Fire Captain David Meyer, who died after fighting a blaze at a garage in the city's Austin neighborhood last week.
The funeral for fallen Chicago Fire Captain David Meyer was held in Niles, Illinois, Tuesday morning. He died after being struck by a beam after fighting a garage fire on the West Side last week.
The funeral for veteran Chicago firefighter Capt. David Meyer is being held in Niles, Illinois, on Tuesday morning.
