Lack of manpower forces Greensburg Fire Department to sell truck that requires 2 drivers
The end of an era is approaching for the Greensburg Fire Department. The days are numbered for the department’s tractor-drawn ...
Delays on CTA after Green Line train derails in Englewood early Monday
Fifteen passengers on a CTA Green Line train were rescued after the train derailed early Monday, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Three people were taken to St. Bernard Hospital and Health ...
CTA Green Line train derails, passengers evacuated near 63rd and Normal in Englewood neighborhood
Service on the CTA Green Line remains impacted after a train derailed early Monday morning, forcing passengers to evacuate near 63rd Street and Normal Avenue in the city’s ...
CTA Green Line service suspended due to ‘stalled train,' passengers evacuated
Service on the CTA's Green Line was halted early Monday morning due to a "stalled train," officials said, leading to ...
City sets aside $900K for used fire truck purchase
As part of its consent agenda on Feb. 4, t City Council authorized $900,000 for the purchase of used fire truck after the city's No. 1 ladder truck was damaged in a recent crash. Someone ran into the ...
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Fire guts Arlington Heights-area apartment building, leaves families homeless
A day after fire tore through an Arlington Heights-area apartment building, fire investigators and Red Cross officials were ...
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Officials: At least six families displaced by massive fire near Arlington Heights
Six families are displaced after a large fire broke out at an apartment building near Arlington Heights. Crew responded to ...
Here's how Tecumseh firefighters train to save people in car accidents
Several firefighters gathered in their turnout gear to practice cutting into wrecked cars so that they'll know what to do at ...
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Activist requests info on probes into Fire Service’s wooden ladders
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What Rome, London and Chicago can teach a devastated L.A.
Carl Smith is professor emeritus of English, American studies and history at Northwestern University and the author of “Chicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic ...