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Chicago Engine 2
From atop a downtown high-rise, Dan McInerney submitted an interesting image showing Engine 2, the new fire boat, docked outside the marine headquarters. Behind Engine 2, Engine 58 is visible as is a...
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CFD Engine 2 added to the site
Even though Chicago Engine 2, the fireboat Christopher Wheatley was dedicated and entered into service last month, the addition has just been made to the website listing it with 6-8-8 and Engine 58...
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Karl Klotz pointed us to a site HERE that outlines the specifications and some other interesting information about building the vessel and the requirements that the builder had to meet. Some of the...
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CFD cools bridges so they close 6-10-12
The Chicago Fire Department deployed Engine 2 (The Christopher Wheatley) and land-based engine companies on Sunday to cool down several bridges that would not close properly due to the high heat....
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Chicago technical rescue, 3-27-14
The Chicago Tribune has a brief article about a bridge worker that fell into a void space that houses a bridge’s counter weights at Randolph Avenue this morning: A bridge worker was injured this...
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