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16. HISTORY OF CHICAGO CD

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22. CHICAGO DISASTERS

22a. Bulk Term.Acid Leak

22b. Stockyard Fire 1910

22c. Iroquois Theater

22d. Eastland Ship

22e. Our Lady Of Angels

22f. 1992 Tunnel Flood

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23. S. Redick CFD PICS

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24. M.A.B.A.S. & Div. 3

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25c. C.F.D. VIDEO'S MEDIA

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28. HISTORY OF THE C.F.D.

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30. C.F.D. FIRE COMM.

31. C.F.D. Radio Freq's.

32. O.E.M.C. PAGE

33. C.P.D. Zone 12 Radio

34. F.D.N.Y.

1. HOMEPAGE
1244 N. Wells St. (Old Town)
1653 W. 43rd St.
1653 W. 43rd St.
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ATTENTION
DEPARTMENT
 
It is with deep regrets that we announce
the passing of our good friend and brother,
..

DAN  HAMILTON
(03/04/1950 - 01/20/2021)
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Danny passed away suddenly on
January 20, 2021.
He was very recently diagnosed with brain cancer,
unfortunately the cancer was very aggressive.

Danny joined the unit in 1974 and was a member
of Wells St. and 43rd St. Company Quarters.  He also
fanned at Engine Co. 4, 43 and several other Companies.

Danny-boy was a VERY CLOSE FRIEND of the
Owner/Administrator of this website and he will
deeply missed BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN!!

3-3-5 to that big firehouse in heaven kid-o.
We had a lot of fun over the last 47 years
that I will deeply cherish forever my brother.
Rest in peace my friend, rest in peace.

Dan was also a current member of the 5-11 Club.


**********  Visitation Monday 1/25/2021  *********

Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home
5570 W. 95th St. Oak Lawn, IL.
3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Services on Tuesday 10:00 a.m.

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Interment Private.



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A HISTORIC WEBSITE FOR CURRENT EVENTS
AND PAST HISTORY OF THE FORMER VOLUNTEER
CHICAGO CIVIL DEFENSE - FIRE & RESCUE AND
 CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT - E.P.D.S.
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & DISASTER SERVICES) UNIT,
ALONG WITH THE FIREFIGHTER'S OF THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT


Featuring classic documents and memorabilia.
Classic C.F.D. fire & disaster videos, classic
C.F.D. fire & disaster audio files, along with
classic & recent fire, disaster & apparatus photo's
and video's.
  Official Federal, State & Local
Government Agency
links, for just about anything in
the fire, disaster and
Emergency Preparedness field. 
 
LIVE 24 / 7 streaming audio feeds of the Chicago Fire 911/ O.E.M.C.
Center, (Main, Englewood Offices & Citywide Fire, w/ CTA Fire
and E.M.S. Services in Digital UHF & UHF).

Also with local news media of recent fires,
 disasters and C.F.D.stories in the news.  Special
website links to well known major fires & disasters
that occurred within the city of Chicago.  Links
 to other fire related and disaster service originations
 and their websites.  Included are links to purchase
 your own Chicago Fire Department memorabilia on
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1905 - 1979
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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 knew 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-alarm fire 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.

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BULLETIN

Sydney (Synbad) Smith

is NOT and NEVER was a sworn Firefighter with
the Chicago Fire Department.  He was NOT a
Firefighter on a westside Company, nor was he a
Firefighter on Truck Co. 10.


He was ONLY a volunteer member of the former
Chicago Fire Dept. E.P.D.S. Unit (Civil Defense)
back on the mid 1980's!


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BULLETIN


Thomas J. Palma

is NOT and NEVER was a
sworn Firefighter
with
the Chicago Fire Department. 

He was ONLY a volunteer member of the former
Chicago Fire Dept. E.P.D.S. Unit (Civil Defense)


 
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