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The Chicago Fire Department, also known as the CFD, is the principal fire suppression, prevention, and rescue agency of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Chicago. The Chicago Fire Department is the largest fire department in the Midwestern United States and is one of the nation's largest departments after the New York City Fire Department, Los Angeles Fire Department, and the Los Angeles County Fire Departments which all have more stations than Chicago. It is also one of the oldest major organized fire departments in the nation. Concurrently, some firefighters serve as paramedics with the Chicago Emergency Medical System. The Chicago Fire Department cooperated with film director, Ron Howard on making the 1991 film, Backdraft starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin and Robert De Niro. That film was inspired by firefighter turned writer, Gregory Widen, who made a cameo appearance in the film. The Chicago Fire Department is led by the Commissioner, who is currently John Brooks. The Commissioner is appointed by the mayor. He is assisted by the First Deputy Commissioner, who oversees the department's bureaus. There are five bureaus under the First Deputy Commissioner: Administrative Services, Fire Prevention, Operations, Support Services, and Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Services. Until December 2006 Chicago firefighters donned the famous three-quarter boots and jacket, instead of the now generally accepted bunker gear worn by many departments, especially those of the suburbs. An example of the boots and jacket can be seen in the photo below. A unique feature on the apparatus of the CFD is the green emergency light that is typically found on the right front of the apparatus, in addition to the red light on the left front. This tradition dates back to the 1930's when a fire commissioner, formerly in the Navy, adopted the port and starboard naval light scheme for all apparatus.
[edit] Chain of command Listed below are the chains of command for the two major divisions of the Chicago Fire Department's Operations Bureau: Fire Suppression and Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services. The lists rank from lowest-level employee to senior command staff. Employees in these ranks may also serve in other divisions and bureaus. [edit] Fire Suppression and Rescue Division
The following positions are appointed by the Fire Commissioner:
Geographically, the CFD is organized into six districts and a total of 24 battalions. [edit] Emergency Medical Services Division 
The following positions are appointed by the Fire Commissioner:
[edit] Fire Stations
[edit] Notable IncidentsThe history of the Chicago Fire Department includes several notable fires, most notably the Great Fire of Chicago on October 8-10, 1871. As early as 1849, when the population of Chicago was still under 20,000, a significant fire destroyed a central portion of the city including the Tremont House. Chicago Mayor James Hutchinson Woodworth used this incident to seek an expansion and better funding for the Chicago Fire Department as detailed in his Inaugural Addresses. Woodworth's support for firefighters set a high standard for the relations between the department and the mayor, and the formal funding he was able to obtain for the department marked the evolution of early Chicago from a trading post to a major Midwest trading center. [edit] References
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