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The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) provides firefighting services along with emergency medical response services, hazardous materials mitigation services, and technical rescue response services in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Chicago.
Currently, the head of the Chicago Fire Department is appointed by the mayor of Chicago, and confirmed by the Chicago City Council. Originally, the leader of the Chicago Fire Department was known as chief engineer. This position was created by an ordinance passed by the then-village of Chicago's board of trustees in November 1835.
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Engine 60 (the fire engine stationed on the Universal set) was used for scenes filmed on the set; Engine 127 was used for scenes where location filming was completed. In 1973, LACoFD purchased a large number of Ward LaFrance P-80 Ambassador pumpers; the company donated an additional P-80 unit to Universal to serve as Engine 51, ending the need ...
A short piece of fire hose, usually 10 to 20 feet (6.1 m) long, of large diameter, greater than 2.5 inches (64 mm) and as large as 6 inches (150 mm), used to move water from a fire hydrant to the fire engine, when the fire apparatus is parked close to the hydrant.
Alameda County Fire Department; Anaheim Fire & Rescue; Berkeley Fire Department; California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; Fresno Fire Department; Fullerton Fire Department; Holy Jim Volunteer Fire Department; Kern County Fire Department; Laguna Beach Fire Department; Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department; Lompoc Fire Department
A fire department responds to a fire every 23 seconds throughout the United States. [4] Fire departments responded to 26,959,000 calls for service in 2020. Of these, 64.2% were for medical help, 8% were false alarms, and 3.9% were for actual fires. [5]
Engine Company 21 in 1873. Engine Company 21, organized in 1872, was the first all-black fire company in the Chicago Fire Department.The fire pole was invented by members of the company in 1888, and after inventing it, Engine 21 had the fastest response time in the city.