Tough weather to be a firefighter in. In Chicago, it's -11 degrees out today. All public schools remain closed.
Since 01-03-13, the CFD has gone to the following major incidents:
01-03-14, 11:37hrs. - Still & Box in a High-Rise/EMS Plan I, 1100 N. Lake Shore Dr. Fire on the 15th floor.
01-03-14, 18:12hrs. - 2-11 Alarm in a High-Rise/EMS Plan I, 936 E. 47th St. Battalion 17 o/l reporting fire on the 14th floor. 2-11 Alarm at 18:18hrs. b/o of Battalion 17.
01-04-13, 17:57hrs. - Level I Haz-Mat./MVA w/Fuel Leak - Edens & Foster - Battalion 10 o/l reporting a jackknifed semi-truck leaking fluids.
01-04-13, 18:44hrs. - Plane off runway, O'Hare International Airport.
01-05-13, 08:27hrs. - Working Fire, 11345 S. Lowe. Engine 115 o/l w/fire in a single-story ordinary.
01-05-13, 08:28hrs. - Level I Haz-Mat., Carroll & Hoyne. Companies o/l w/gas leak.
01-05-13, 10:55hrs. - Still & Box, 2853 S. Keeler. Companies o/l w/fire in a single-story bungalow. Still & Box at 10:58hrs. b/o of Battalion 14.
01-05-13, 16:08hrs. - Still & Box, 6231 S. Tripp Ave. Battalion 16 o/l w/fire in a 1.5-story frame dwelling.
01-05-13, 16:47hrs. - 3-11 Alarm, 5420 S. Justine. Companies o/l w/fire in a 2.5-story wood-frame dwelling w/exposure and water supply problems.
01-05-13, 20:59hrs. - Still & Box, 836 N. Cicero. Engine 117 o/l w/heavy fire in a 2-story building. 3 L/S/O's.
01-06-13, 09:59hrs. - Still & Box, Thomas & Pulaski. Battalion 13 o/l w/heavy fire showing from the 1st and 2nd floors of a 2-story ordinary.