Donation Options Search Search Search Chicago Fire Department paramedics have been told to turn in their “bunker gear” - the heavy, protective pants, suspenders, coat and helmet — because th ...

About 5,000 Chicago firefighters are being fitted for new protective gear that has already been ... overall-style pants and a coat, Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said.

Since 2007, LION has manufactured and supplied the structural firefighting protective gear worn by the more than 4,400 members of Chicago Fire Department, as well as provided cleaning, inspection ...

With frozen faces and 75 pounds of gear, they end up covered in ice ... People have to rotate. That's why the Chicago Fire Department brings an extra engine on every run. "The equipment is ...

Chicago Fire Department female firefighters took them through training at the Quinn Fire Academy. The girls put on gear, went inside a smoke-filled building, watched the extrication of a car crash ...

The Chicago Fire Department has something unique that will better protect firefighters. They are the first in the country to use a new carbon dioxide cleaning system for firefighters' gear ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's a tough job to be a Chicago firefighter. This week, the department gave members of the media a chance to walk in their boots to see the challenges they face. It was my ...