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Five died in the line of duty in 2023
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The Illinois Division of Occupational Safety and Health sent a strongly worded letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson that the Chicago Fire Department must make it “standard operating procedure” for firefighters to stay in touch with each other at all times.
New arrivals and a new mayor grabbed city headlines while old political figureheads went down and long-standing conflicts flared up. The Sun-Times was there for it all.
The Chicago Fire Department gave a check for $460,000 to 436 families of fallen firefighters on Monday.
Four Chicago firefighters have died in the line of duty this year. That’s the highest number of fatalities for the department in 25 years. Andrew “Drew” Price was the most recent, sustaining fatal injuries after falling through a roof while battling a blaze in Lincoln Park. His memorial service on Monday, attended by thousands, seems like it was really something. Price came across in ...