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1905 - 1979

The History of the Chicago Civil Defense

Chicago Fire Department - E.P.D.S. Unit

January 1, 1958 - July 23, 1989

In 1957, then Chicago Fire Commissioner Robert J. Quinn had an idea. He new of six heavy duty rescue trucks that the Federal Government had supplied the city, to use as they saw fit. The rescue vehicles were all brand new, fully equipped but just sitting idle in City of Chicago garages, collecting dust and waiting for the big one. After meeting with Charles (Jimmy) Johnson, a long time friend of Quinn's and an avid fire fan, Quinn decided to approach Mayor Richard J. Daley with a plan for these Rescue Squads.

It would involve an all-volunteer unit to facilitate and operate this equipment with proper training and personnel to provide ancillary support at fires and other disasters. Johnson would be the civilian Chief of the unit. A handful of volunteers were gathered together between October of 1957 and January of 1958. The Chicago Civil Defense, Fire and Rescue Unit was then born.

The first day the unit was in service, members responded to a major extra-alarmfire at 54 E. Hubbard St. It was immediately known from that point on, that the organization could play a vital role in the non-hazardous duties at fire scenes and other disasters within the city and the outlying suburbs. The tasks of raising ground ladders, leading out large lines/boat hose, working with the Engine Companies, Fire Engineers, placing the pumper(s) into hard suction or drafting, thawing out frozen hydrants with propane torch's, clearing sewers of ice and debris, rolling and re-bedding hose, lighting up incidents with lightwagon’s as well as countless other types of work at a fire scene. This could only work with an ongoing training program that would involve classroom, film demonstration and hands-on situations. Training would be mandatory for all members on a weekly basis through the Chicago Fire Academy.

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