Chicago Fire Department

fire department of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) is responsible for providing fire suppression services along with specialized technical rescue response services. The CFD also has specialized hazardous materials response services and emergency medical services within the City of Chicago, Illinois. The CFD is the third largest municipal fire department in the United States after the New York City Fire Department and Cal Fire. It is also one of the oldest major organized fire departments in the nation. It has a wide variety of general purpose and specialty vehicles, tools and equipment to provide these services. The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local is Local 2.

Chicago Fire Department (CFD)
Operational area
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
City Chicago
Coordinates41°49′50″N 87°37′26″W / 41.83056°N 87.62389°W / 41.83056; -87.62389
Agency overview
EstablishedAugust 2, 1858; 165 years ago (1858-08-02)[1]
Annual calls888,110 (2018)[2]
Employees5,173 (2017)[2]
CommissionerAnnette Nance-Holt [3]
EMS levelAdvanced Life Support (ALS) & Basic Life Support (BLS)
IAFFIAFF Local 2
Motto"We're There When You Need Us"
Facilities and equipment
Divisions5 Fire Districts
Battalions25 Battalions (24 Firefighting Battalions and a Special Operations Battalion)
Stations98 Firehouses
Engines96 Engine Companies
Trucks61 Truck Companies
Squads4 Squad Companies
Ambulances80 Advanced Life Support (ALS) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Ambulance Units
HAZMAT2 Hazardous Materials Response Units
USAR2 Urban Search And Rescue Units
Airport crash10 Airport Crash Trucks
Helicopters2 Helicopter Units
Fireboats2 Fireboats
Website
www.chicago.gov/fire
www.iaff-local2.org
Chicago firefighters responding to a call on Michigan Ave. wearing pre-2006 turnout gear.

The Chicago Fire Department receives over 500,000 emergency calls annually, most of which are medical calls.

On television change

NBC calls it Chicago Wednesdays, as it shows Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD (in that order) on Wednesday evenings. On occasion, they will all share the same story line to where one show ends showing the handoff to the next show.

References change

  1. "History of the Chicago Fire Department" (PDF). Chicago Fire Department. 10 June 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Request for Information from Annual Budget Committee Hearing" (PDF). Chicago Fire Department. 31 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. "Leadership". City of Chicago :: Fire. July 8, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2024.

Other websites change