Hundreds of people were left stranded in or on their homes or apartments because of rising flood waters. Police and fire departments were unable to reach people for several days because of roads and bridges being flooded. During snow storms, roads often become impassible due to snow and ice. ESS must put the safety of their staff ahead of everyone else if they want to ensure that they will have all the necessary personnel and resources to respond as soon as they are able. Potential Consequences Local Level When the ESS becomes compromised due to a terrorist threat, local communities are the first to suffer. When LE, fire departments, or EMS are unable to respond to calls due to the risk of personal injury or because of their systems being hacked, it puts citizens at risk of additional injury, illness, or death. If a loved one has been attacked and police are unable to go near the scene because he or she is being shot at, it impacts your life directly. In the event that a hacktivist has put the home address of a police officer online, it does not just affect him/her or the department, but also their family. When a building is on fire and the fire department is not able to get to the scene because there is an active shooter in the area, lives and property are at stake. In the event that severe weather breaks out, first responders, to include LE and fire departments, are at the mercy of the elements to safely reach their destinations. State Level When ESS becomes
I have no passion or desire to write about a thunderous destruction of a city or the death of hundreds of people. Yes, I have no connection to this topic, besides my home being 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, but that does not mean that this fire does not pertain to me or anyone who lives in a completely different state for that matter. So, just because I have never experienced a disaster of this magnitude does not mean that my lips should stay shut regarding the topic of the Great Chicago Fire. What must be done is to look at events and, for that matter, life in a certain perspective that is not always one-sided. This one-sidedness can come from focusing on a particular outcome without realizing what else
On the night of October 8, 1871 at 9:00pm, a horrible fire broke loose. Very dry weather, leaving the ground dry, the wooden city vulnerable. The abundance of wooden buildings a fire started in a barn, outside in Chicago behind the home of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary at 13 Dekoven street. The Great Chicago Fire people are saying was caused by the cow of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary kicked a lantern. No one really doesn’t know how this great fire was started but some theories say humans or a matador caused this fire.
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) both provide protection and safety for the people of Chicago (City of Chicago, 2017). There are two police stations that serve the Uptown community area – they are in the 19th and 20th districts. The 19th district is located on Addison and Halsted and controls the area north of Fullerton and south of Lawrence. They serve as far east as Lake Michigan and as far west as the Chicago River (California/Rockwell). The 20th district is located on Lincoln and Balmoral and controls the area south of Peterson and north of Lawrence. They also serve as far east as Lake Michigan, but their boundaries go as far west as Kedzie (Chicago Police Department, 2017).
Currently the mission, vision, and value statements of the Southport Volunteer Fire Department are lacking. The only statement currently existing according to the outdated website of the fire department is the mission statement. The mission statement while relevant to fire departments mission seems outdated and way longer than needed. The other statements currently are not in existence according to the fire departments website, As a result of there nonexistence, for the purpose of this exercise, a vision statement and value statement were created. Overall, the fire department is need of an overall haul of its mission, vision, and value statement.
The Great Chicago Fire On a late night in October of 1871, the people of Chicago experienced a tragic and destructive event that would change their city forever. The Great Chicago fire tore through the city and destroyed everything it touched. Though it looked like their lives were crumbling in front of them, this event allowed rebuilding of Chicago which would turn it into a city far more advanced than the one that stood before. Many advancements, including the “Loop” financial district, safer buildings, and an overall heightened sense of morale owe their creation to this event. The Chicago Fire of 1871, while it was a traumatic event for the city itself, allowed the community to positively rebuild and transform it into the “City of the
It all started on 137 De Koven Street, in Catherine and Patrick O’Leary’s Barn. Daniel Sullivan ,who was a friend and the first one to discover the fire, did not hesitate to call out for help. When the fire was barely 15 minutes old, the O’Leary’s barn and neighboring houses were already engulfed in fire as families stood outside, watching, and waiting for any kind of help to arrive.“The absence of rain for three weeks [has] left everything in so flammable a condition that a spark might set a fire which would seep from end to end of the city.” Reported the Chicago Tribune in the Sunday Edition.
In 1871, a dangerous fire destroyed most of the city of Chicago. Although it was a destructive fire, it made positive turning points in history. The Great Chicago Fire improved firefighting and new buildings which used fireproof material. After everything settled down, the tragedy united the people of Chicago together even though Mrs. O’Leary was unfairly blamed.
The city of Chicago had just started to grow and everyone was happily adapting to the changes. Little did the citizens of Chicago know, one of the scariest events of their lives was soon to come. It had been an unusually dry summer and fall for downtown Chicago in 1871. In the weeks prior to October 8th, numerous small fires had occurred because of the drought. Some of the fires would only burn down one or two houses, while some destroyed a couple buildings. The people anxiously waited for rainfall, but it came too late. Starting on October 8th and dying out on October 10th, a huge fire took place on the Southwest side of Chicago that would change the city of Chicago forever. No matter the cause that started the fire, the effect will last forever.
Chicago Fire: 1871 The Chicago fire was a devastating event that could have easily been mitigated if there would have been better preparedness prior to the event. Lack of funding can be a common problem in emergency management. If there was more funding given to the Chicago fire department in 1871 this fire could have been controlled much more effectively.
Chicago Fire has now reached the top as the best dramatic thriller for having the best romance scenes, amazing gut- wrenching scenes, and the most captivating plot twists. Chicago Fire has been known to show some amazing romance scenes throughout each season. These scenes have shown how Casey and Gabby have had strength to get each other through their toughest times. The one scene where this plays out the best, happens when a call breaks out for a fire at a factory with many hazardous chemicals that could potentially blow the whole building up and kill the workers inside.
Chicago Fire is a TV show that airs on NBC at nine o’clock central time on Tuesdays. This show started in 2012 as a new action packed drama. In 2013, Chicago Fire got an abundance of views. Therefore, it sparked Chicago P.D. to initiate. These everyday heroes, who are firemen and paramedics, basically live and survive inside Firehouse 51. Firehouse 51 consists of Rescue Squad 3, Truck 81, and Ambulance 61. Each week, these prodigious actors have conflicts that require them all to work together to solve. These complications keep you on the edge of your seat at all times!
In Forman’s “The Firemen’s Ball”, he overturns the traditional impression of the firemen being professional, oriented and savior-like characters. Rather, he presents them as disoriented, lecherous and hypocritical by showing their behaviors throughout the four parts of holding the firemen’s ball which includes a beauty contest, a raffle, a celebration of the retired president with a symbolic gift of a hatchet, and accidental fire-extinguishing at the end. This type of episodic narrative is one of the representative authenticities of the Czechoslovakian New Wave cinema which follows the time sequence that provides the audience with a better understanding of the cause, process and the conclusion of the ball. However, with the chaotic ending of each episodic event, the film also makes a reference to its theme of human impotence and ineffectiveness, as
We are the most technically advanced nation in the free world but yet we have not been able to reduce the number of firefighter fatalities over the years. Its one of the great mysteries of the world today. Our gear is better than what they wore thirty years ago, its better than what they wore ten years ago and we still lose an average of one hundred firefighters every year. I know that not all are dying in structure fires but just one is one too many.
There are two images. Imagine you are walking down the sidewalk next to your home, and you see a small boy riding a bike. The child accidentally hits a curb with the bike, and falls over, scraping his head on the concrete. You see a nasty gash, and quickly help the boy stop the bleeding while determining if it is a life threatening injury. Depending on what you find, you might call for an ambulance, or if it is not threatening, you might just walk the boy back to his home and help him back to his parents. In either case, you have demonstrated social responsibility. However, there is another image. Imagine you are busy filing papers in your office. You happen to glance at your phone and see a notification from your news source reporting a wildfire outbreak about 50 miles away. In this case, all you can do is remain updated as to what is happening, and be vigilant to obey safety enforcement by police and the fire department. That is the normal apex of an individual 's social responsibility in such a circumstance. On the other hand, professional privilege has a significant role in this, especially in the context of public relations. It is the expectation of public relations and media sources to report the happenings with accuracy and promptness. By looking more closely at professional privilege and social responsibility in context of public relations, one should be able to gain a better understanding as to how they relate to each other.
Fire prevention is a term being heard more and more today in America. It is starting to become a standard in today’s fire departments. Fire has the ability to keep us warm and also has the ability to make us homeless. As we grow as community and the technology changes, Fire Prevention needs to be made more of a necessity in our homes today. More homes are being built out of lighter material along with being built closer and closer together. Each can lead to extreme destruction, homes being lost, people being displaced, and even death. Why should we not protect homes and defend them against an enemy that can attack at any minute? Fire prevention needs to start in the home and then be carried onward in our lives. There are very