| Chicago Fire Department
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CFD Radio
CFD Districts & Battalions |
- Front line companies (Engines, Trucks, Tower Ladders,
Ambulances, Squads, Battalion Chiefs) normally ID with their type and number,
e.g. "Engine Twenty Nine", "Tower Ladder Four", "Ambulance Fifteen", et
cetera (actually, the Ambulances are often referred to as "Number", as in
"Number 8").
- Note: All the units below are believed to be in service,
but the signatures may be historical and no longer in use.
- A red dot
appears next to signatures known to still be active and heard on the air.
- District Chiefs (2-1-2x) work a regular 8x5 shift. Deputy District Chiefs
work rotating 24-hour shifts to provide 24x7 coverage.
- 24x7, staffed Fire Suppression and Rescue Division companies have a
red background while similar EMS Division companies
have a yellow background
- DFC = Deputy Fire Commissioner, ADFC = Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner, DC = District Chief, DDC = Deputy District Chief, BC = Battalion Chief
- Updated for dissolution of 4th District, addition of ADFC North/South.
|
| Updates, corrections to the CARMA list. |
| Last Update: |
| Signature |
Unit (Notes) |
| 1 - 1-2-9 |
Engines 1 - 129
|
| 2-1-1 |
Englewood Fire Alarm Office |
| 2-1-2 |
Main Fire Alarm Office |
| 2-1-3 |
Fire Commissioner |
| 2-1-4 |
First Deputy Fire Commissioner |
| 2-1-5 |
DFC - Bureau of Operations |
| 2-1-6 |
DFC - Bureau of Fire Prevention |
| 2-1-7 |
DFC - Bureau of Employee Relations |
| 2-1-8 |
DFC - Bureau of Support Services |
| 2-1-9 |
ADFC - Special Operations |
| 2-1-10 |
ADFC - Bureau of Operatons - Fire North |
| 2-1-11 |
ADFC - Bureau of Operations - EMS |
| 2-1-12 |
ADFC - Bureau of Operatons - Fire South |
| 2-1-20 |
DC, Assistant to the Fire Commissioner |
| 2-1-23 |
DC - Airport Operations |
| 2-2-1 |
DDC - 1st District (@ Engine 42) |
| 2-2-2 |
DDC - 2nd District (@ Engine 108) |
2-1-23
2-2-3 |
DC
DDC - 3rd District - Airport Ops (@ O'Hare Rescue 1) |
| 2-2-5 |
DDC - 5th District (@ Engine 84) |
| 2-2-6 |
DDC - 6th District (@ Engine 81) |
| 2-1-27 |
DC, Director of Equipment and Supply |
| 2-1-28 |
DC, Director of Training |
| 2-1-29 |
DC, Fire Prevention Bureau |
| 2-1-30 |
DC, Director of Safety |
| 2-1-33 |
DC, Special Functions |
2-3-1 - 2-3-10
2-4-1 - 2-4-10
2-5-1 - 2-5-4 |
Battalion Chiefs 1 - 24 |
| 2-7-1 |
Command Van (@ Engine 42) |
| 2-7-2 |
Command Van (@ Engine 112) |
| 2-7-3 |
Command Van (@ Engine 49) |
| 2-7-4 |
Command Van (@ Engine 122) |
| 2-7-8 |
Command Van (@ O'Hare Rescue 1) |
| 2-7-9 |
Incident Managment Command Post |
| 2-8-3 |
Training Officer - Engineer |
| 2-8-4 |
Training Officer - EMS |
| 2-8-5 |
Training Officer - Fire Prevention |
| 2-8-6 |
Training Vehicle - Engine Co |
| 2-8-7 |
Training Vehicle - Truck Co |
| 2-8-8 |
Training Vehicle - Ambulance |
| 2-8-9 |
Training Division - SCUBA Instructor |
| 2-9-0 - 2-9-2 |
Training Division - Academy Bus |
| 2-9-7 |
Training Officer - HAZMAT |
| 2-9-8 - 2-9-9 - 2-9-11 |
Training Officer - O'Hare Airport |
| 2-9-10 |
Training Officer - Midway Airport |
| 3-1-1 |
Aerial Tower 1 |
| 3-1-2 - 3-7-2 |
Trucks 2 - 62 Except as noted below |
| 3-1-5 |
Tower Ladder 5 |
| 3-1-10 |
Tower Ladder 10 |
| 3-2-4 |
Tower Ladder 14 |
| 3-3-1 |
Tower Ladder 21 |
| 3-3-3 |
Tower Ladder 23 |
| 3-4-4 |
Tower Ladder 34 |
| 3-4-7 |
Tower Ladder 37 |
| 3-4-9 |
Tower Ladder 39 |
| 3-4-10 |
Tower Ladder 40 |
| 3-6-4 |
Tower Ladder 54 |
| 3-7-3 |
Tower Ladder 63 |
| 4-0-0 |
5-11 Club Canteen Service - Supervisor |
| 4-0-1 |
5-11 Club Canteen 1 (@Engine 106) |
4-0-2 |
5-11 Club Canteen 2 (@Engine 80) |
| 4-0-3 - 4-0-4 |
Canteen Service - Deputy Supervisors |
| 4-0-6 |
Salvation Army Canteen |
| 4-1-1 |
Chaplain - Catholic |
| 4-1-2 |
Chaplain - Protestant |
| 4-1-3 |
Chaplain - Jewish |
| 4-1-4 |
Personnel Division - Department Physician |
| 4-1-5 |
Personnel Division - Director |
| 4-1-6 |
Personnel Division - Assistant Director |
| 4-1-7 |
Media Affairs - Director |
| 4-1-8 |
Media Affairs - Assistant Director |
| 4-1-9 |
Media Affairs - Liason |
| 4-1-10 - 4-1-13 |
Media Affairs - Officer |
| 4-1-15 |
Commander Medical Service |
| 4-2-0 |
OEMC - Director |
| 4-2-1 |
OEMC - Deputy Director |
| 4-2-2 |
Communications - Chief Dispatcher |
| 4-2-3 |
Communications - Administrator |
| 4-2-4 |
Communications - Training Officer |
| 4-2-5 |
Communications - Specialist |
| 4-2-9? |
Communications - Repair Foreman |
| 4-2-6 - 4-2-10 |
Communications - Repair Technicians |
| 4-2-12 |
Interoperabilty Van |
| 4-3-1 |
Mayor |
| 4-3-2 |
Mayor's Chief of Staff |
| 4-3-3 |
Mayor's Escort Car |
| 4-3-4 |
Commissioner - Streets & Sanitation |
| 4-3-5 |
Commissioner - Health Dept |
| 4-3-6 |
Commissioner - Water Dept |
| 4-3-7 |
Chairman - Finance Committee |
| 4-3-8 |
Chairman - Police & Fire Committee |
| 4-3-9 |
Mayor's Mobile Office |
| 4-3-10 |
Police Superintendant |
| 4-4-0 |
EMS - Chief Paramedic |
| 4-4-1 |
EMS - Deputy Chief Paramedic - Field Division North (8x5) |
| 4-4-2 |
EMS - Deputy Chief Paramedic - Field Division South (8x5) |
| 4-4-3 |
EMS - Deputy Chief Paramedic - Field Support |
| 4-4-4 |
EMS - Medical Advisor |
| 4-4-5 |
??? |
| 4-4-11 |
EMS - Assistant Deputy Chief Paramedic - Field Division North (24x7) |
| 4-4-12 |
EMS - Assistant Deputy Chief Paramedic - Field Division South (24x7) |
| 4-4-13 |
EMS - Assistant Deputy Chief Paramedic - Training |
| 4-4-20 |
EMS - FACT Program Coordinator |
| 4-4-21 |
EMS - Assistant FACT Program Coordinator |
| 4-5-1 |
EMS - Field Chief - 1st District (@ Engine 13) |
| 4-5-2 |
EMS - Field Chief - 2nd District (@ Engine 112) |
| 4-5-3 |
EMS - Field Chief - 3rd District (@ Engine 79) |
| 4-5-4 |
EMS - Field Chief - 4th District (@ Engine 117) |
| 4-5-5 |
EMS - Field Chief - 5th District (@ Engine 88) |
| 4-5-6 |
EMS - Field Chief - 6th District (@ Engine 81) |
| 4-5-7 |
EMS - Field Chief - 7th District (@ Engine 23) |
| 4-5-8 |
EMS - Field Chief - 8th District (@ Engine 63) |
| 4-6-1 |
Office of Fire Investigation (OFI) - Commanding Fire Marshall |
| 4-6-2 |
OFI - Assistant Commanding Fire Marshall |
| 4-6-3 |
OFI - Senior Supervising Fire Marshall |
| 4-6-4 |
OFI - Supervising Fire Marshall (24x7 - @ Engine 18) |
| 4-6-5 - 4-6-9 |
OFI - Fire Marshalls (24x7 - @ Engine 18) |
| 4-6-10 |
OFI - Major Incident Investigation Unit |
| 4-6-11 - 4-6-13 |
OFI Support Units |
| 4-6-19 |
Office of the State Fire Marshall - Cause & Origin Dog |
| 4-7-0 |
Deputy Coordinator Emergency Preparedness |
| 4-7-1 |
Cook County Sheriff |
| 4-7-2 |
Cook County ESDA Coordinator |
| 4-7-3 |
IEMA Regional Coordinator |
| 4-7-4 |
MABAS Coordinator |
| 4-7-5 - 4-7-9 |
Cook Co EMA Units |
| 4-8-0 |
Director of Safety |
| 4-8-1 |
Safety Officer - Breathing Apparatus |
| 4-8-2 |
Safety Officer - Building Maintenance |
| 4-8-3 |
Safety Officer - Records & Statistics |
| 4-8-4 |
Safety Officer - Fire & Rescue |
| 4-8-5 |
Safety Officer - Public Education |
| 4-8-6 |
Coordinator - Breathing Apparatus |
| 4-8-7 |
Safety Officer - Employee Relations |
| 4-8-8 |
Safety Officer - Academy Operations |
| 4-8-9 |
Safety Officer - Fire Commissary?? |
| 4-8-10 |
Safety Officer - Training |
| 4-8-11 |
Safety Officer - Air-Sea Rescue |
| 4-9-0 |
Fire Prevention - District Chief |
| 4-9-1 - 4-9-3 |
Photo/Video Unit - Integrated into OFI, 2010 |
| 4-9-4 |
Building and Property Maintenance - Director |
| 4-9-5 |
Chief Fire Prevention Engineer |
| 4-9-7A - 4-9-7D |
Public Education Units |
| 4-9-8 |
Community Services - Coordinator |
| 4-9-9 |
Community Services - Assistant Coordinator |
| 5-1-0 |
Hazardous Incident Team - Coordinator |
| 5-1-1 |
HAZMAT Unit (@ Engine 16) |
| 5-1-1A |
HAZMAT Tender (@ Engine 60) |
| 5-1-2 |
HAZMAT Unit (@ O'Hare Rescue 3) |
| 5-1-5 |
BC, Special Operations (@ Engine 5) |
| 5-1-11 |
HAZMAT Unit (@ Engine 22) |
| 5-2-0 |
Special Operations - Chief |
| 5-2-1 |
Special Operations - Collapse Rescue Unit (@ Engine 5) |
| 5-2-2 |
Special Operations - Collapse Rescue Unit ("The Lumber Truck" - @ Engine 14) |
| 5-2-3 |
Special Operations - Air Compressor |
| 5-2-4 |
Special Operations - RescueVac |
| 5-2-5 |
Special Operations - Technical Rescue Team |
| 5-2-6 |
Special Operations - Tunnel Rescue |
| 5-3-0 |
Special Operations - Decontamination Unit (@ Engine 22) |
| 5-3-1 |
Special Operations - Decontamination Trailer (@ O'Hare) |
| 5-4-0 |
Special Operations - CTA liason |
| 5-4-1 |
Special Operations - OEMC liason |
| With the exception of Squad 7, squad companies are
two piece companies consisting of a Heavy Rescue and a Snorkel Unit.
The Snorkel is identified as "Squad XA", where X is one of the numbers
listed. Squad 7A is a mini-pumper at O'Hare used to access parking
garage incidents. The signatures are historical. |
| 5-5-1 |
Squad 1 (@ Engine 42) |
| 5-5-2 |
Squad 2 (@ Engine 91) |
| 5-5-5 |
Squad 5 (@ Engine 116) |
| 5-5-7 |
Squad 7 (@ O'Hare Rescue 3) |
| 5-6-1 - 5-6-3 |
Special Operations - Jump Bags (@ Engines 4, 124, and 47) |
| 5-6-5 |
Special Operations - (fmr ambo) |
| 5-6-6 |
Special Operations - (box truck) |
| 5-6-7 |
Special Operations - POD 2 |
| 5-7-1 - 5-7-2 |
Rehab Units (@ Engines 49, 68) |
| 5-7-3 |
Rehab Unit (@ O'Hare Rescue 3) |
| 5-7-4 - 5-7-6 |
Building and Property Maintenance Units |
| 5-8-0 |
Internal Affairs Division - Director |
| 5-8-3 - 5-8-14 |
Internal Affairs Division - Investigators |
| 6-1-1, 6-1-2 |
Hose Wagons (@ Engines 81, 26) |
| 6-2-1 |
Dry Chem Unit 1 - formerly at Meigs Field |
| 6-2-2 |
Dry Chem Unit 2 (@ Engine 65) |
| 6-2-3 |
Dry Chem Unit 3 - formerly at Meigs Field |
| 6-2-4 - 6-2-6 |
Dry Chem Units (@ Engines 4, 46, 26) |
| 6-3-0 |
Logistics Unit - O'Hare |
| 6-3-1 |
High Expansion Foam Unit (@ Engine 26) |
| 6-3-2 |
Bulk Foam Carrier (@ Engine 28) |
| 6-3-4 - 6-3-5 |
Portable Stairway Units (@ Engine 127, O'Hare Rescue 2) |
| 6-3-6 |
Chemical Unit - formerly at Meigs Field |
| 6-3-7 |
Mini-pumper (@ Engine 127) |
| 6-3-8 |
Chemical Unit (@ Engine 80) |
| 6-3-9 |
Triage Van - O'Hare |
| 6-4-1 |
Air Mask Unit - Assistant Coordinator |
| 6-4-x |
Support Services except below |
| 6-4-4 - 6-4-5 |
Breathing Apparatus Service - Bottle Delivery |
| 6-4-9 |
Air Mask |
| 6-4-16 |
High Rise Unit |
| 6-4-18 |
??? |
| 6-5-1 - 6-5-2 |
MDW Crash Trucks (@ Engine 127) |
| 6-5-3, 6-5-7, 6-5-8 |
ORD Crash Truck (@ O'Hare Rescue 1) |
| 6-5-4 - 6-5-6 |
ORD Crash Truck (@ O'Hare Rescue 2) |
| 6-5-9 |
ORD Crash Truck - (@ O'Hare Rescue 4) |
| 6-5-11 |
Crash Truck - ORD Spare |
| 6-6-1 |
Reserve Snorkel (@ Engine 35) |
| 6-7-1, 6-7-3, 6-7-6 |
Deluge Units (@Engines 23, 108, 104) |
| 6-8-0 |
DDC, Air-Sea Rescue - Commander |
| 6-8-1 - 6-8-3 |
Air-Sea Rescue - Helicopters |
| 6-8-6 |
Air-Sea Rescue - Dive Coordinator (@ Engine 13) |
| 6-8-7 |
Air-Sea Rescue - SCUBA Team ("Dive Van" - @ Engine 13) |
| 6-8-8 |
Boat (@ Engine 2/58) |
| 6-8-9 |
Boat (@ Engine 104) |
| 7-1-0 |
Director - Equipment & Supplies |
| 7-1-1 |
Assistant Director - Equipment & Supplies |
| 7-1-3 |
Repair Shop - Shift Lieutenant |
| 7-1-4 |
Repair Shop - General Foreman |
| 7-2-1 - 7-2-3 |
Repair Shop - Fuel Trucks (Historical - now operated by Fleet Services and not CFD) |
| 7-3-1 |
Repair Shop - Electricians |
| 7-4-1 |
Repair Shop - Mechanic - North |
| 7-4-2 |
Repair Shop - Mechanic - South |
| 7-4-3 |
Repair Shop - Mechanic - Marine |
| 7-4-4 |
Repair Shop - Mechanic - Citywide |
| 7-4-5 |
Repair Shop - Mechanic - O'Hare |
| 7-4-6 |
Repair Shop - Automotive Tester |
| 7-4-7 |
Repair Shop - Mechanic - O'Hare |
| 7-4-8 |
Repair Shop - Parts Delivery Truck |
| 7-5-1n |
North Messenger |
| 7-5-1s |
South Messenger |
| 7-5-2 |
Repair Shop - Wrecker - Light Duty |
| 7-5-3 |
Repair Shop - Wrecker - Medium Duty |
| 7-5-4 |
Repair Shop - Wrecker - Heavy Duty |
| 7-5-5 |
Repair Shop - Ladder Repair Truck |
| 7-5-6 |
Repair Shop - Tire Repair Truck |
| 7-5-7 |
Repair Shop - Mobile Lube Truck |
| 7-6-1 |
Hose Repair Truck |
| 7-6-2 |
Ready Room Truck |
| 7-6-3 |
Warehouse Truck |
| 7-6-4 |
MRE Delivery Truck |
| 7-6-5 |
Supply Truck |
| 7-7-0 |
District Commander - EMS Support |
| 7-7-1 - 7-7-4 |
EMS Supply Trucks |
| 8-1-1 - 8-1-10 |
Ambulances 1 - 10 |
| 8-2-1 - 8-2-10 |
Ambulances 11 - 20 |
| 8-3-1 - 8-3-10 |
Ambulances 21 - 30 |
| 8-4-1 - 8-4-10 |
Ambulances 31 - 40 |
| 8-5-1 - 8-5-10 |
Ambulances 41 - 50 |
| 8-6-1 - 8-6-9 |
Ambulances 51 - 59 |
| 8-7-5 |
Reserve Ambulance |
| 8-7-10 |
Reserve Ambulance |
| 8-8-1 |
Mass Casualty Unit (@ O'Hare Rescue 3) |
| 8-8-2 |
Mass Casualty Unit (@ Engine 55) |
| 8-8-3 |
Mass Casualty Units (@ Engine 47) |
| 8-8-4 |
Mass Casualty Units (@ Engine 23) |
| 8-8-6 |
MDW Triage Van (@ Engine 127) |
| 9-1-2 |
Light Wagon (@ Engine 68) |
| 9-1-3 |
Light Wagon (@ Engine 83) |
| 9-1-4 |
Light Wagon |
| 9-1-5 |
Light Wagon (@ Engine 28) |
| 9-1-6 |
Light Wagon (@ Engine 47) |
| 9-2-1 - 9-2-3 |
Mobile Ventilation Units (Smoke Ejector) (@ Engines 107, 123, 106) |