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Suspect had numerous felony charges and an arrest warrant from Will County, was on the ankle program which he removed.

A 26 year old Chicago Police officer has made the ultimate sacrifice on the city's Far South Side last night while exchanging gunfire with a suspect who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Boston FAO transmitted Box 1753 for a building fire @ 17 Woodville Street in Dorchester. First arriving companies found heavy fire showing from the rear of 2 large 2.5 multi-family dwellings, company officer requested second and third alarms. Fire detail of 2 & 2 for extensive overhaling and...

With the Verrazano closed for the race does FDNY have a contingency plan to get units to SI in case of a emergency?

I use OpenMHz to monitor Boston and Chicago with no problems. Original BFD also had Channel 5 for dispatching, this one is Channel 1 and 2 but the are separate.I tried to listen to FDNY but they got so far behind with them doing all 5 boroughs!

Friday night action, delayed. @ 1900 Cambridge 2-7562, 203 Concord Turnpike, fire in a story residential, Boston 2-5262, 11 Holton Street, large 2.5 wood frame @ 2200. Info from Boston Sparks FB page,

@ 2315 hrs on 11-18 Boston struck Box 2112 for a reported building fire in a 29 story high rise @ 35 Northampton in the South End. Fire was in a trash chute on Floor 1 sending smoke throughout along with high levels of carbon monoxide. Elevators were inoperable so a second alarm was transmitted...

Fire was in a 3 story, 75 x 300 vacant commercial building fire location was 4100 W Ogden.

State Farm insurance has announced the removal of EV charging stations from the parking deck at its Corporate Headquarters in Bloomington Illinois. They will also be removed from its hubs nationwide. This was done after consulting safety officials. Ironically Bloomington is located next to...

u Yup my son is a Chicago cop who is now on his way to Africa for a year long deployment with his Reserve unit. Second deployment in 4 years. The city is a mess.

This is the situation for the CFD trucks: 2000-05 13 front line, 2006-2015 11 trucks, 2016-present 33. Spares are 10 from 1995-2000 and 2002 16. So supposedly there are 26 spares available but as of Sunday there were none. Some companies have been in a spare for over a year.

This is the current breakdown of the CFD engine fleet: 2001/05 32, 06/10 23, 16/20 22, 21/24 15. Spares 1993/95 7 units, 2001/02 16, and 4 from 2006. As for the 7 93/95 units under Illinois regulations they qualify for "Antique Vehicle" plates. Note that from 2011-2015 2 units were purchased...

There are eight new engines and 6 new trucks in the holding yard awaiting dealer pick-up for warranty work.

This was posted by a retired B/C, in jest I assume!

OOS, I believe the union contract specifies a certain number of companies.

One of Chicago's busiest Truck companies, Truck 20 has been placed OOS. They are quartered with Engine 54 on the cities South side, last year they have 2947 fire incidents and 2149 EMS runs for a total of 5096. When their rig developed problems they were given an engine in place of a truck...

I am sure the local, local 718, should have pixs on their FB site 2morrow.

And D-7 had a great chief, Vinnie Bolger, especially during our "War Years". Great rapport with the Boston Sparks Association as well.

On Friday, September 28th @ 10AM the new quarters of Engine 17 and Ladder 7 will be dedicated @ 44 Winter Street. I believe this address is across from their current firehouse.

Better still, where is all that water going?