Chicago Fire Department train using houses set to be demolished for Red Line extension
The condemned houses in the area of 113th Street and Princeton Avenue in Roseland were used for search and rescue drills and rapid intervention exercises.
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The condemned houses in the area of 113th Street and Princeton Avenue in Roseland were used for search and rescue drills and rapid intervention exercises.
The houses are to be demolished for the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line expansion.
The union and Chicago Public Schools appear close to a new deal but have hit some bumps in the final stretch of negotiations.
The joint event comes as negotiations are taking longer than anticipated for both the CTU, CPS, and firefighters.
The Chicago Fire Department called a mayday while fighting an apartment fire in the city's Ukrainian Village neighborhood.
The Chicago Fire Department called mayday while battling a Ukrainian Village fire Friday afternoon, but the situation quickly turned into a cat rescue.
The CFD said there had been no injuries as of 10 p.m., and they were working to get the blaze under control.
Fire crews treated the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, per Illinois Masonic Hospital.
The Chicago Fire Department, in partnership with the IIT Black Student Union, put on the panel discussion called "Rising Through the Heat: Black Voices in Firefighting and Paramedics."
The Chicago Fire Department, in partnership with the IIT Black Student Union, put on the panel discussion called “Rising Through the Heat: Black Voices in Firefighting and Paramedics,” during Black History month. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Flames and smoke were seen pouring from the home near 83rd and Brandon around 7 a.m.
It is unclear if anyone was injured or what caused the fire.
When it's winter in Chicago, even the river needs a plow. The city entrusts the experts at the Chicago Fire Department to take care of the ice.
One crew onboard a fireboat explains that they have a special job in the winter.
Just such an example of such challenges came up Tuesday afternoon in the Pilsen neighborhood, where a fire broke out in a duplex house and sent a man to the hospital in critical condition. Charlie De Mar reports.
The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army have been working overtime to help those displaced by fires amid the cold snap.
The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army have been working overtime to help those displaced by fires amid the cold snap. Marissa Sulek reports.
Only minor injuries were reported, and no firefighters were hurt.
This was one of several investigations documented in the Chicago OIG's Fourth Quarter 2024 report.
Fire Department members filed a false report saying no one was found at the scene, the OIG said.
Due to the fire, CTA #52 Kedzie and #52A South Kedize are temporarily rerouted to Kedize, 58th, California, 55th, and Kedzie.
The fire broke out on the 15th floor of the building. Both smoke and flames could be seen coming from at least one unit.
The medics were not armed, and they did not know if the robber had a gun. Nevertheless, they managed to flip the script with their bare hands.
A man claiming to have a gun tried to rob the two paramedics in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Monday. Darius Johnson reports.
The incident happened after paramedics responded for a person having trouble breathing in Auburn Gresham. Darius Johnson reports.
