Fire Chief Bob Canada trekked to Round Lake two months ago with fellow firefighters to inspect and pick up a ladder truck taken out of service by the Round Lake Fire District. The district’s board had made it known that they were decommissioning a truck that could be donated to a departme...
Posted by Chief Michael L. Kuk on 2nd Oct 2021 It goes without saying the Fire Replicas has once again produced a very authentic "Wooden Stick" aerial ladder for the serious collector. The remarkable detail is everywhere, and one never tires of seeing the rig over and over again in one'...
Chief Thiemann had come to the fire district to help with service and funeral planning, and said several nearby agencies have been keeping watch over him. “They’ve been watching over Lloyd since this occurred. He is at the medical examiner’s office, and they’ve been keeping watch,” sa...
In 1860 the paid Chicago Fire Department, Engine 5 ‘U.P. Harris’ was organized. During the transition period from Volunteer to paid it was normal to have the the steamers and rigs with names. U.P. Harris was the Chief Engineer of the Town of Chicago Volunteer fire department which was...
The federal government never released an audio version of Emanuel's phone call with Blagojevich. However, Inside Chicago Government has created an exclusive audio reenactment: Find it in the premium version of the interview titled "Rahm fired up about—but wouldn't fire—Forrest Claypool." ...
Chicago Fire Department Special Operations Chief Michael Fox said, when the crew above ground lost contact with Briceno, they called 911, and used an underwater camera to search. "When we got here, we found that the contractor was using a camera as part of their normal work, so we kept...
Jackie Robinson West received a heroes welcome Monday as they arrived back in Chicago after an amazing showing in the Little League World Series. Starting with a water cannon over the plane as they pulled in, courtesy of the Chicago Fire Dept, the team then took a long walk down the ramp...
Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt recently that he'd fire special counsel Jack Smith, who has brought two federal criminal indictments against him, "within two seconds" of becoming president. Smith was appointed independent special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee ...
(under the name Zenith Electronics). But its more glorious past is entombed at places like the abandoned Plant #1 at Dickens and Austin Avenue in Chicago. A major fire here in 2017 further hollowed out what was already a crumbling husk of a once mighty headquarters of American industry and ...
When the barrel of his rifle reportedly swung toward officers, police opened fire, killing Fitzgerald.Starks is charged with armed robbery and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. A second suspect in the robbery, Dustin Frint, was later arrested and charged with armed robbery Oct. 26. ...