former deputy commissioner in charge of operations for the Chicago Fire Department. Nielsen retired in 2017, and said such bitter cold days make the job even more challenging. "Not pleasant by any ...

A person was killed a fire on the Northwest Side Wednesday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said. Police officers responded at about 12:52 a.m. to the 2300-block of North Meade Avenue with ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Fire Department is battling a fire Thursday ... Crews backed out of the building and are fighting it defensively. Heavy smoke appeared to be above the building.

A support vehicle broke down, and it would have been a costly repair for the Cary Fire Protection District. But some young ...

according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fire happened around noon at 1951 E 73rd Place in the city's South Shore neighborhood, officials said. Fire officials said the fire extended to all ...

One person was hospitalized after a fire broke out at a house on the city's Southwest Side on Tuesday afternoon, the Chicago Fire Department said.

Just such an example of such challenges came up Tuesday afternoon in the Pilsen neighborhood, where a fire broke out in a duplex house and sent a man to the hospital in critical condition.