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DDC, 2-2-5 has requested a 2-11 for manpower at a 2 story apartment building fire with an exposure at 7703 S Peoria. Main body of fire knocked down. Information from Chicagoland Fireground Scanner post.

Who operates the drone unit? Where is it quartered? Does it have a normal alarm response level as well as its being s/c to incidents. Thanx.

Dick Rutan, a test pilot who piloted the test aircraft Voyager with his co-pilot Jeana Yeager on a non-stop, non refueled flight around the world has passed away. He was also a USAF pilot who flew 325 combat missions in Vietnam as a "Misty" or Fast Fac in an F-100F and was shot down on August...

A Chicago police officer returning home after his shift was found shot on the city's South West side Gage Park. Officer Luis Huesca, a six year veteran was 2 days short of his 31st birthday. His vehicle was reported stolen but later recovered. Another senseless killing in a city with supposedly...

Orders of Battalion 7 a 2-11 alarm @ 2837 N, Christiana. 3 2.5 wood frames with fire in the rear. Staging area is Diversey @ Milwaukee.

Crews from the LaSalle Technical Rescue Unit, MABAS 25 and the Normal Technical Rescue Unit, MABAS 41 spent 8 hours Thursday rescuing a man from a grain bin in Gridley Illinois which is in Livingston County Illinois.

Boston units are responding to reports of an active shooter in East Boston. BFD staging is Engine 56 quarters. Silent approach per C-6. Incident has been terminated by C-6, neighboring school lockdown terminated by BPD.

Lou Conter, the last surviving member of the crew of the battleship USS Arizona has passed away. He was 102 and retired as a lieutenant commander after 28 years of service.

To those who served we were the best America had. To those who returned, Welcome Home. To our 58,000 brothers and sisters who did not a slow hand salute.

Chicago has a 2-11 @ 3329 S Morgan in a 3 story mixed occupancy. Going into defensive ops with 2 master streams, one TL and a second being set up along with Squad 1's 55' snorkel and several hand lines. Fire is s/o with units still on the scene for awhile. Info from Chicagoland Fire Scanner FB.

Medford MA Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn has appointed herself the city's fire chief.

It appears that Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger are down, at least here in Central Illinois. How goes everyone else.

A 2-11 alarm and an EMS Plan 1 by the 23rd Battalion for a fire in a three story building @7836 S South Shore Drive. Reports of people trapped.

Chicago Engine 50 was involved in a MVA when while responding with a green traffic symbol a small car blew a red signal and was T-boned. All CFD members are in good condition. A BC was following E-50 when this happened

This is a limited posting for Chicago companies, busiest and slowest for 2023. There is a download at the facebook site "Second Battalion CFD that lists all companies, squads, chiefs and ambulances if so interested. Or maybe a computer genius can post it. BUSY: E-122 5993 total,3851 EMS and 2142...

On this date in 1981 Engine 43 and Ladder 20, one of Boston's busiest firehouses were placed OOS. Little did people know this would be the beginning of a period of time when 15+ companies would be placed OOS because of Proposition 2 1/2 and a vindictive mayor who had presedential ambitions.

Here are some numbers for CFD EMS runs for 2023. Total ALS Engine companies 126,618, Truck 17,518. Total BLS Engine companies 40,930, Trucks 60961. Total Ambo calls/runs 398,135.

2-1572 order of Car 4, 2 xtra trucks for evacuation with Car 6 orders of C-6. RIT is Car 3, E4/L24. L244 going to work, L4 new RIT.

Anyone watching "On Patrol LIVE" last night and catch the job Toledo Fire Department had? Heavy fire on first floor upon arrival.

Here are the top 10 engines and ladders for Boston in 2023. Engine 21/4393 (4260), 14/4330, 33/3834, 22/3819. 37/3749, 24/3487, 3/3313, 4/3173, 7/3152, 10/3072. Ladders 4/5541 (5207), 26/4267, 15/4110, 17/4080, 23/3703, 7/3250, 24/3217, 18/3161, 6/3128, 29/3057. Busiest house 14/4 9871 (9360)...