Another CFD Captain Attacks Police

Oh wait, our bad. This happened way back before 03 November.

But since the Tribune is just getting around to reporting it now, we figured it must be a new incident. We mean, why would the media hold onto a story involving the son of a former Fire Commissioner for almost two weeks?

• The Chicago Fire Department has launched an internal investigation after a captain was accused of pushing a Chicago police officer to the ground as both departments answered a rescue call for two men who had fallen into the river near Goose Island earlier this month.
  
  The scuffle apparently did not hinder the rescue, and the two men were pulled from the water at about 1 a.m. Nov. 1 near the 1200 lock of West North Avenue. The police officer, assigned to the marine unit, later filed a report.
  
  No charges were filed, but Fire Department internal affairs investigators are looking into the conduct of the fire captain and other fire officials who were on the scene, officials said.

Would the Tribune like some more help determining who was on the scene? Because we have a list:

• CFD ON SCENE: AMB 23 AND 53; ENG 2 AND 4; DIVE TEAM 688, 681, 687; SQUAD 1; TRUCK LADDER 10; BATT CHIEF 3

In fact, we have the complete narrative of the case report, and unless the Department has locked it down (which they may have), it can be located under RD# HT-569154 (use at your own risk).

Remember, this is one out-of-control politically connected individual who attacked a police officer - not the entire Chicago Fire Department.