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The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) was established on August 2, 1858 and is one of the oldest major organized departments in the United States. It provides both fire suppression and emergency medical services for the city of Chicago, Illinois. The CFD is the second largest municipal fire department in the US after the Fire Department of the City of ...
Volunteer fire companies were first established in Chicago in 1832, prior to the city's 1837 incorporation. The paid department was established by ordinance on August 2, 1858. Chicago was one of the very first fire departments in the US to paint their trucks in a black-over-red color scheme, dating back to the late 1920s; when the CFD purchased 28 ...
•All measurements are in US gallons.
•ALS designation denotes an Advanced Life Support (Paramedic staffed) Company. All CFD Engine and Truck companies are Basic Life Support (Emergency Medical Technician staffed) units as a minimum.
•Alpha-numeric shop numbers are in brackets. The numbering system was implemented in 1923. A letter prefix identifies the type of apparatus.
•A - Sedans
•AVF - Airport Vehicles
•B - Coupes, Wagons, SUVs
Contract for engines, aerials, and platforms from E-One over 5 years (Feb. 19, 2019-Feb. 19, 2024)
•Truck (E385) - 2023 E-One Cyclone HM 100 (-/-/100' rear-mount ladder)
•Ambulance 72 - 2024 Ford E-450 / Wheeled Coach
•Ambulance 75 - 2024 Ford E-450 / Wheeled Coach
•Ambulance 30 - 2024 Ford E-450 / Wheeled Coach
•Ambulance 64 - 2024 Ford E-450 / Wheeled Coach
•Relocation of Office of Fire Investigation (OFI) Headquarters.
•A new Fire Academy is planned at 4301 West Chicago Avenue.
1.https://www.chicago.gov/dam/city/depts/cfd/general/PDFs/HistoryOfTheChicagoFireDepartment_1.pdf
This is a complete roster of all retired apparatus of the Chicago Fire Department. Shop number in brackets.
The Chicago Fire Department is the third largest municipal fire department after the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), as measured by sworn personnel and responds to over 500,000 emergency calls annually. Currently the Chicago Fire Department uses a wide variety of General ...
The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) promotes fire safety, provides emergency care, and extinguishes fires.
The Office of Fire Investigation Division (OFI) is mandated by state law and municipal ordinance to determine the cause and origin all fires, within the limits of the City of Chicago. OFI reports annually on fire related incidents under five (5) general classifications: incendiary fires, accidental fires, undetermined fires, special ...
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