CFD Pro-active response

grumpy grizzly

grumpy grizzly

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We are expecting 20+ inches of snow starting starting Tuesday around 6PM. CFD policy has been upgrated. Initial still alarm response will still be 2/2/BC. Upon receipt of a bona-fide fire the response will be automatically upgraded to a still-and-box, 4/3(TL if not on initial response), the squad (2 peice company with a 55' snorkel) and a com van. I still do not beleive that there are no two identical snowflakes!!!!
 
As of now, 1415 CST (2:15 for non military) this policy is in effect. As for STRETCH thanx for reading my posts!! I hope ypu have spellcheck!!!!!! ;D :)
 
We got nailed last night and this morning. We received 19+ and still snowing. We had gusts of over 50 MPH. Those who are familiar with Chicago also know Lake Shore Drive. There were 3 accidents near North Avenue which made the Drive impassable. People were stranded on the Drive for over 11 hours! CFD personnel used snowmobiles to rescue those motorists. As of now LSD is still closed  8:02 CST). Winter sucks!
 
Grumpy, thank you for the updates, How is CFD EMS getting around, are they having long delays and do the ambo's use any chains? Thanks and stay warm.
 
EMS runs seem to be having problems with side streets covered in snow. There is extensive use of snowmobiles that are staged at firehouses. I do not know where they all came from. If the streets are impassable the plan is for members to get as close as possible to a major intersection and walk it in, and remove them via stokes basket.
 
Most of the side streets have not been plowed, emphasis is on the main aerterial streets. Chicago has 3500 miles of side streets.Lake Shore Drive is still closed, thre are still many abandoned cars on it. These cars were abandoned upon the insistence of city officials. One TV station estimated there were a total of 1500 cars and buses, there are still 500 vehicles still in place. CFD did a high number of ambulance calls with an ambulance and a peice of apparatus dispatched. There were many instances of victims being removed/assisted by snowmobiles. During the height of last night incident 13 ambulances and 26 fire supression units with 130 firefighters were engaged in rescue operations. I grew up in Boston and I am familiar with northeasters and blizzard but last night's storm was unreal. The men and women of the CFD were equal to the situation and performed admirably. Winter still sucks, none of the tavern/package stores in my area are open.Now that is a real pain! ;D
 
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