Tag Archives: Chicago Fire Department

Video and Audio: LODD: Two Chicago Firefighters Killed after Mayday and Collapse in Chicago Building Fire

“We got firemen unaccounted for,’’ according to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford who was on the scene at 7:30 a.m. “Right now we’re working to get inside the building,’’ Langford said. As of 7:24 a.m. the alarm has been elevated to a 3-11 and an EMS Plan II, which automatically sends about ten ambulances to the scene, is in effect, Knight said. Knight said the building is 40 feet by 125 feet.

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Major Fire…Major Fire

Check out this video of a fully involved house on arrival in Chicago. Yeah....I am one of those guys who still can't get over the use of 3/4 boots, but it works for them so be it. I am also not a fan of long coats for dexterity reasons.

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