Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt welcomed the newest graduating class of firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics to the ranks of the department at a ceremony on Monday at Navy Pier.Dec 4, 2024 Twitter Facebook Email Sports 16-year-old Bulls fan who beat cancer getting... ...
Four Chicago firefighters are recovering after they were hurt in this fire on the South Side.CHICAGO (WLS) -- Four firefighters were injured after a the second floor of a townhome in Jeffery Manor collapsed during a fire Tuesday morning. Neighbors said the fire quickly spread early Tuesday ...
The union representing Chicago's rank-and-file firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics unanimously voted Thursday that they no longer have confidence in leadership at the Chicago Fire Department, after going nearly 3 ½ years without a new contract.
FireRescue1 CHICAGO — A Chicago firefighter is in serious condition after falling from a roof while at an apartment fire on the city’s Northwest Side, officials reported. The Chicago Fire Department stated that firefighters initially received a report of multiple people trapped in a burning thre...
The Chicago Fire Department is battling a house fire Friday on the border of Avondale and Logan Square on North Christiana Avenue.CHICAGO (WLS) -- A large fire broke out at a home Friday evening on the city's Northwest Side. Chicago Fire Department firefighters responded to a fire around ...
A fire broke out at a building supply warehouse on Chicago’s west side Tuesday evening, creating a huge plume of black smoke that was visible for blocks. Chicago Fire Department officials posted on social platform X just after 6:30 p.m. (2330GMT Tuesday) that firefighters had responded to...
Firefighters, who without any mechanical breathing apparatus would walk into any burning structure without concern for their individual health or their ability to breath in dense unrelenting smoke, earned the title of "Iron Lungs". The thirties saw legislation mandating compulsory retirement at age 63...
CHICAGO — The union representing Chicago’s rank-and-file firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics unanimously voted Thursday that they no longer have confidence in leadership at the Chicago Fire Department, after going nearly 3 ½ years without a new contract. Chicago Fire Fighters Union L...
Four of the firefighters were listed in critical condition, another eight in stable, according to Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Robert Hoff. Suntimes.com: “We got firemen unaccounted for,’’ according to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford who was on the scene at 7:...
became a hit for NBC when it premiered in 1972. The show ran for seven seasons, ending in 1979. John Gage (Randolph Mantooth) and Roy DeSoto (Kevin Tighe) were the main characters on the series, both of whom played firefighters and paramedics with the LA County Fire Department...