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Two Chicago Fire Apparatus Involved in Separate Crashes
Two Chicago Fire Department rigs were damaged in separate crashes in a little over 24 hours this past weekend. On Friday, at ...
Firefighter injured as Chicago fire truck crashes into church; union blames old equipment
At least one firefighter was injured after a Chicago fire truck crashed into a church on the city’s South Side Friday, and ...
As Wall Street Chases Profits, Fire Departments Have Paid the Price
Fire engine manufacturing is now largely controlled by three companies. Around the country, prices have soared, and orders ...
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DUI driver arrested, cited after hitting firetruck on Chicago expressway
Illinois State Police said the Chicago Fire Department was responding to a move over traffic crash with the truck's lights activated. That's when the driver of a black 2018 Nissan hit the firetruck.
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6-year-old boy dead, woman critical after fire tears through West Ridge apartment building: 'It was horrible'
Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share With their apartment building on fire, three West Ridge residents tried desperately Friday morning to get into one of the burning units, where a 6-year-old boy was ...
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Naperville renames plow trucks with help from area school districts
No longer. The city in partnership with Naperville School District 203 and Indian Prairie School District 204 is renaming some of its 24 plow trucks. Naperville’s Department of Public Works has ...
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Crews working to salt icy roads throughout Chicago area, Northwest Indiana
CHICAGO (CBS) — Local departments are working to salt roadways ... The icy conditions also left a fire truck stuck on the road on East 108th Street in Roseland. A salt truck arrived on the ...