Chicago Fire Department
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.
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| Operational area | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| City | File:Flag of Chicago, Illinois.svg Chicago |
| Coordinates | 41°49′50″N 87°37′26″W / 41.83056°N 87.62389°WCoordinates: 41°49′50″N 87°37′26″W / 41.83056°N 87.62389°W |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | August 2, 1858[1] |
| Annual calls | 888,110 (2018)[2] |
| Employees | 5,173 (2017)[2] |
| Commissioner | Annette Nance-Holt [3] |
| EMS level | Advanced Life Support (ALS) & Basic Life Support (BLS) |
| IAFF | IAFF Local 2 |
| Motto | "We're There When You Need Us" |
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| Divisions | 5 Fire Districts |
| Battalions | 25 Battalions (24 Firefighting Battalions and a Special Operations Battalion) |
| Stations | 98 Firehouses |
| Engines | 96 Engine Companies |
| Trucks | 61 Truck Companies |
| Squads | 4 Squad Companies |
| Ambulances | 80 Advanced Life Support (ALS) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Ambulance Units |
| HAZMAT | 2 Hazardous Materials Response Units |
| USAR | 2 Urban Search And Rescue Units |
| Airport crash | 10 Airport Crash Trucks |
| Helicopters | 2 Helicopter Units |
| Fireboats | 2 Fireboats |
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The Chicago Fire Department receives over 500,000 emergency calls annually, most of which are medical calls.
On television
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.
Chicago Fire Department Media
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Chicago Fire Department truck, circa 1909
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Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services Rank Pin - Fire Chief (5 Bugles)
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Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services Rank Pin - Fire Chief (5 Bugles)
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Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services Rank Pin - Fire Chief (5 Bugles)
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Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services Rank Pin - Fire Chief (5 Bugles)
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Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services Rank Pin - Deputy Fire Chief (4 Bugles)
Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services Rank Pin - Assistant Chief (3 Bugles)
Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services Rank Pin - Assistant Chief (3 Bugles)
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Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services Rank Pin - Battalion Chief (2 Crossed Bugles)
References
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Other websites
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