CFD Museum Event
Fire Event:
- The perils of firefighting were never more painfully clear to Chicagoans than on the morning of December 22, 1910 when Chicago Fire Marshal James Horan and 20 of his brave men were buried under a wall that blew out during a fire at the Nelson Morris cold storage warehouse in the Union Stock Yards.
It was the worst loss of firefighters in a single incident until the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. And in honor of those who were lost that dark day 100 years ago, the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago will present an illustrated program chronicling the event at the Chicago Fire Academy on Saturday, October 16, 2010 @ 10:AM.
Anyone who respects the work of firefighters, and is interested in Chicago history, is welcome to attend the program which will begin at 10 a.m. It will be followed by a presentation on the Hubbard Street Fire of January 28, 1961, where nine firefighters perished in the collapse of a building on the Near West Side.
The Fire Academy, where all Fire Department recruits are trained, is at 558 W. DeKoven Street, near Taylor and Jefferson Streets. It stands on the site of the O’Leary barn, where the Great Chicago Fire began in 1871. Parking is available. No admission fee for this event.
For further information contact Bill Kugelman @ 773-267-5839 [H] or 773-206-9555 [C].
Labels: events, fire fighters
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
16 Comments:
The Fire Academy (snip) It stands on the site of the O’Leary barn, where the Great Chicago Fire began in 1871
Glad to see the memory of 1910 and the tremendous loss of CFD FF's is not forgotten.
CPD & CFD please stay safe out there. Losing any one of either dept is not worth a thousand ghetto rats!
God Bless these and all our brothers and sisters on the Fire Dept.
We share that common bond as 'Chicago's First Responders.'
Stay safe out there, one and all.
(OT) Terror targets chosen, to bad we have not "chosen" to kill these jags such as gitmo!
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/exclusive-concern-terror-teams-selected-targets-ready-strike/story?id=11784233
I've been a copper for 25 years, but I'd never stop marveling on how these guys run into burning buildings. Sure they say we're nuts for going into alleys on gun calls, but fire scares the shit out of me.
As an old Sergeant once told me on a cold night at a big fire: "They don't do a lot, but when they work, they really work"
God Bless the CFD and FireFighters across the USA.
The 'animosity' between us is stupidity, especially when its CFD that comes to help a Fallen Officer.
thanks and God Bless you CFD guys and gals. stay safe!
- area 1 copper
Quit Blaming the O'Leary's!!!!!
From Wikipedia;
The fire started at about 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, in or around a small shed that bordered the alley behind 137 DeKoven Street.[3] The traditional account of the origin of the fire is that it was started by a cow kicking over a lantern in the barn owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary.
Michael Ahern, the Chicago Republican reporter who created the cow story, admitted in 1893 that he had made it up because he thought it would make colorful copy.[4]
The fire's spread was aided by the city's overuse of wood for building, a drought prior to the fire, and strong winds from the southwest that carried flying embers toward the heart of the city.
The city also made fatal errors by not reacting soon enough and citizens were apparently unconcerned when it began.
The firefighters were also exhausted from fighting a fire that happened the day before.[5]
"139 years later and NOTHING has changed"!
1. The reporter made up that phony story.
2. City building codes were extremely lax, as they still are, (porches?).
3. City officials were slow to react (uh, dats not my department).
4. Residents were slow to react (I don't want to get involved).
5. The on-duty firemen were already exhausted from fighting a large fire earlier in the day (not enough manpower on duty, same as now).
Chicago, still one of the most corrupt cities in the world!
Change you can believe in?
"It was the worst loss of firefighters in a single incident until the terror attacks of September 11, 2001."
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Not to take away from the sacrifices made by the CFD that day, but the worst loss for a fire department in a single incident occurred on April 16, 1947 in Texas City, TX.
Here are a couple of links detailing the disaster. 27 of the 28 members of the Texas City Department died, in addition to 3 firemen from another department.
The official death toll when it was all over was 581, not counting the 113 listed as missing and presumed dead.
http://www.local1259iaff.org/disaster.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Disaster#Firefighting_casualties
Not just the running into burning buildings, but standing outside in freezing weather pouring water on a fire. I have literally seen icicles on the FFs. G-d bless them and us.
Anonymous said...
I've been a copper for 25 years, but I'd never stop marveling on how these guys run into burning buildings. Sure they say we're nuts for going into alleys on gun calls, but fire scares the shit out of me.
As an old Sergeant once told me on a cold night at a big fire: "They don't do a lot, but when they work, they really work"
10/03/2010 10:45:00 AM
A fireman once told me that he doesn't get paid for what he does, he gets paid for what he might have to do. Like the police. Sometimes they earn the whole year's salary in one night.
Stay safe and check your smoke detector batteries.
THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN THE CPD AND THE CFD = UNITY. WE HAVE ONE COMMON ENEMY. THE CITY ADMINISTRATION.
If the rank and file don't get their act together and realize that the enemy is the 5th floor then we are all doomed to relive the past.
AND, by the way, Why is there not a "Police Museum of Greater Chicago" ?
Thank you CFD Firefighters for helping us out when needed. Your value is under estimated until needed. I'm sure it works both ways, and I'm glad it does...
God Bless the CFD and FireFighters across the USA.
The 'animosity' between us is stupidity, especially when its CFD that comes to help a Fallen Officer.
10/03/2010 12:01:00 PM
For those of you who think that the job began with your date of appointment here is the truth. Prior to the Fire Department strike in February 1980 a strong fraternal bond existed between the departments. The fire houses were oases where the police rested, took personals, and even ate meals. When the strike occurred the police had to perform duties that the more strident strikers found objectionable. There were also officers who had no use for firemen and didn't attempt to remain impartial. Just as the fire department was never the same after the strike, so was the relationship with the police. However, as a result of the strike, Mayor Byrne allowed us to choose a bargaining representative and we received our first contract.
AND, by the way, Why is there not a "Police Museum of Greater Chicago" ?
Used to be one right across the street from the new 001....What happened to it? Toronto had a nice one too....don't know if they still have theirs. Might be an idea for the Memorial Foundation to look into...an inside memorial/museum for CPD.
GOD Bless the CFD/CPD
For those of you who think that the job began with your date of appointment here is the truth. Prior to the Fire Department strike in February 1980 a strong fraternal bond existed between the departments. The fire houses were oases where the police rested, took personals, and even ate meals. When the strike occurred the police had to perform duties that the more strident strikers found objectionable. ......10/03/2010 11:07:00 PM
The strike was 30 years ago, things are much better now, but when I came on in '86 it was fractured.
The FD is still divided internally by the BOB guys, the strikebreakers and everyone hired after that.
There were other ways to settle other than a strike--at least it never got that bad on our job.
Speaking of kinship between departments, what was with all the animosity that existed between the NYPD and FDNY?
I'm sure things changed a bit after 9/11, but prior to that, and maybe even now, there appears to have been no love lost between NY cops and firemen.
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