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Eamonn Walker as ‘Chief Walter Boden’ (left) and Taylor Kinney as ‘Kelly Severide’ on location during the filming of the pilot episode of Chicago Fire one year and one day ago today (Photo Credit © 2012 The Cardinal — Arlingtoncardinal.com). More photos on Facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies … A Chicago police drama series is being considered as a [...]

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Preview: NBC Chicago reporter Stefan Holt reports with new video from the 5-11 alarm warehouse fire at Ashland Avenue and 38th Street tonight on the 10:00 news and tomorrow morning. Stefan Holt recently geared up with Chicago firefighters and will be reporting tonight on the 5-11 alarm warehouse fire at Ashland Avenue and 38th Street [...]

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VIDEO: Chicago 5-11 Alarm at 3757 South Ashland with Radio Traffic. Chicago firefighters responded Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at about 9:00 p.m. to a warehouse fire after a special operations chief “5-1-5″ discovered smoke and fire in a warehouse at Ashland Avenue between 37th Street and 38th Street. The fire was quickly spreading as the [...]

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Firefighters in Chicago were back at the scene of a massive warehouse fire Thursday morning after flames rekindled. Crews originally battled the blaze Tuesday night in frigid temperatures that left the gutted structure caked in ice. Chicago firefighters about 6:00 a.m. Thursday went to work to stop a rekindle at the warehouse ruins of a [...]

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A frozen facade is a far contrast from last night’s 5-11 Alarm response with two Special Alarms at 37th Street and Ashland Avenue. About 9:00 p.m. Tuesday night a Special Operations Chief spotted a fire in a vacant warehouse on Ashland Avenue between 37th Street and 38th Street. Initially and except for the freezing temperatures, [...]

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Incredible video from Miro Antas, who was on the scene within minutes of the initial fire response as the furniture warehouse became thoroughly involved with fire (Part 2). Miros Antas was on the scene at the southwest corner of a 300×100 square foot furniture warehouse fire. The fire was originally reported on the northwest side [...]

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Video showing heavy fire in a warehouse almost a city block long Saturday afternoon near Western Avenue and 21st Street. Chicago firefighters on Engine 23 responded about 1:08 p.m. to a report of a rubbish fire in the 2500 block of West Cullerton Street and requested a full still alarm after driving around to 21st [...]

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VIDEO: Scene at 505 North Michigan Avenue while firefighters worked to free Nicholas Wieme from a smokestack. Chicago firefighters made sure Nicholas Wieme, 23 didn’t fall any further down the 42-story full length of a hotel smokestack at the Intercontinental Hotel, 505 North Michigan Avenue. That was their first priority. Rescuers from 30 Chicago Fire [...]

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VIDEO: Firefighters, police, and IDOT work to clear trucks on the outbound Kennedy Expressway very early Saturday morning. Overnight motorists returning to the northwest suburbs from Chicago were hung up by a crash involving three semi-trailer trucks about 4:10 a.m. the outbound Kennedy Expressway, just west of Addison. Two semi-trailer trucks were jackknifed. No injuries [...]

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Ladder rescue and other rescues during a fire on the top floor of a five-story apartment building. Chicago Fire Department firefighters and paramedics responded about 9:27 a.m. Wednesday to an apartment fire in a five-story apartment building. Flames and smoke rolled out the window of a corner unit on the top floor of the apartment [...]

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Walter Patmon, Jr. died after experiencing shortness of breath while cleaning up equipment in a firehouse immediately after fighting a kitchen fire Sunday night at 1520 west 99th Street. Walter Patmon, Jr. was assigned to CFD Truck 40 at Engine 121′s firehouse, 1724 West 95TH. He is survived by his wife and three adult daughters. [...]

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ABC 7 Chicago, Comcast and Chicago Works Channel 23 worked together to provide a live feed of the funeral for Chicago Fire Department Captain Herbert “Herbie” Johnson. ABC 7 Chicago video shows the funeral and eulogies from Herbie Johnson’s sister, Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Funeral video excerpts. Commissioner Jose Santiago [...]

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