Chicago Fire Department

Building and Porch Fire Kills 5-Year-Old on South Wabash, Chicago

Sat Nov 27, 2010 08:00 am Cardinal News

Chicago police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:30 AM Saturday to a report of rear porches on fire at a two-and-a-half story brick building at 6950 South Wabash. Firefighters arrived and immediately rescued two people from […]

Three Men Shot on West Addison Near Wrigley Field

Wed Nov 10, 2010 09:34 am Cardinal News

Chicago police and fire department paramedics responded about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday to the 1100 block of West Addison Street for three men with gunshot wounds. The victims were standing near the street, just west of […]

Extra Alarm EMS (PLAN III): CTA Bus Ran Off the Roadway at South Lake Shore Drive and Cermak

Sat Oct 9, 2010 06:14 pm Cardinal News

Chicago Fire Department responded about 5:50 p.m. Saturday for a CTA extended bus that ran off the roadway near southbound Lake Shore Drive and Cermak and hit a tree. Some fire and paramedic units were […]

FIRE VIDEO: Three-Alarm Fire 1326 South Michigan Avenue with High Winds

Wed Sep 8, 2010 12:53 pm Cardinal News

Three-alarm fire at 1326 South Michigan Avenue in an abandoned commercial building Tuesday morning. Chicago Fire Department responded about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday to a fire in a commercial building at 1326 South Michigan Avenue. Winds […]

Chicago FD Firefighter Christopher Wheatley Killed by Fall from Ladder During Fire in Restaurant Grease Chute

Mon Aug 9, 2010 10:41 am Cardinal News

CFD Firefighter Christopher Wheatley … View Chicagoland Major Fires & Rescues in a larger map Christopher Wheatley, 31, was carrying about 75 pounds of ax and a hose up a fire escape to fight a […]

FIRE VIDEO: Extra-Alarm at ET Discount Muffler Shop at Foster and Cicero

Sun Aug 8, 2010 01:20 am Cardinal News

Video of scene before and during arrival of Chicago firefighters at ET Muffler 4801 Foster Avenue. Sparks from tools may have started a fire that engulfed the ET Muffler shop about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, August […]

Extra-Alarm Fire in High Rise on West Oak Street Near Moody Bible Institute — Jenkins Hall

Sun Aug 1, 2010 12:42 am Cardinal News

View Famous Rescues & FD Operations Worldwide in a larger map Jenkins Hall, 171 West Oak Street, Chicago, Illinois (Google Street View). Chicago Fire Department fought a fire that was elevated to a four-alarm fire […]

Red Line Subway Fire: Smoke from Burning Railroad Ties Injures 19 — Respiratory Problems

Mon Jun 21, 2010 04:09 am Cardinal News

Cell phone video showing thick, black smoke just south of State and Bellevue. CTA REPORTING NORMAL SERVICE FOR RED LINE AS OF 4:00 AM JUNE 21 2010 CTA ‘L’ Train Service Alerts | Google Transit […]

Subway Fire on North Clark: 19 Injured on Red Line

Sun Jun 20, 2010 06:16 pm Cardinal News2

Cell phone video showing thick, black smoke just south of State and Bellevue. Chicago Fire Department responded to a subway fire just after 5:00 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of North Clark. At least […]

Body of Cashmere Castillo Recovered Near Francisco and Lawrence

Sun May 23, 2010 10:30 am Cardinal News

Chicago Fire Department firefighters recovered the body of a child about 11:10 a.m. Sunday near a staging area at Francisco and Lawrence. The location is about 1.3 miles downstream from the location where 8 year-old […]

Neighbor Catches Backdraft on Video During South Paulina Fire that Injured 4 Chicago Firefighters

Wed Mar 10, 2010 07:50 pm Cardinal News

Fire in the 4800 block of South Paulina starts out looking as a routine fire. But notice the increasingly dark smoke early in the video (at :45) that becomes lighter again (at about 1:20). At […]

Two Major Fires in Chicago Overnight: Edgebrook Lutheran Church, Costa’s Greektown

Mon Feb 1, 2010 07:21 am Cardinal News

View Chicagoland Major Fires & Rescues Street View of Edgebrook Lutheran Church in a larger view. VIDEO: 3-11 Fire at Edgebrook Lutheran Church. Chicago Fire Department responded just after 9:30 p.m. Sunday to Edgebrook Lutheran […]

CFD Working Fires: Multiple Fires in Chicago Overnight

Sat Dec 19, 2009 06:42 am Cardinal News

FRI DEC 19 2009 4:20 AM — A working fire (still and box) at 2559 36th Street. FRI DEC 19 2009 3:20 AM — A working fire (still) at 5005 South Nagle. FRI DEC 18 […]

Derailment on the Englewood Branch of CTA Green Line

Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:14 pm aauthor

A Green Line train derailment reported at 59th and Prairie in Chicago. Chicago Fire Department on the scene reporting 42 passengers with no serious injuries. Electric power is shut down on the rail in the […]

Fatal High-Rise Fire on Chestnut in Chicago Kills Beata Bihl, Injures 12

Thu Dec 10, 2009 08:02 pm Cardinal News

ABC7 Chicago video and report of the fire at The Plaza on DeWitt at 260 East Chestnut Street in Chicago. An early morning high-rise fire at the Plaza on DeWitt, just a block from the […]

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