Since 1938, filmmakers have captured the Chicago Fire Department in action. Here are some of their best films.
We invite you to get a bowl of popcorn and join Chicago’s Bravest…
the Members of our IAFF Local 2 in action!
Don’t hold the Squad… Join Bill Kurtis and Squad 5 IN THE HEAT OF THE BATTLE.
NOTE: In respect for historical accuracy, please note that a reporter named Michael Ahern later admitted that he had fabricated the “cow and lantern” story.
Fire Commissioner Corrigan invites you to the great 1940 CFD THRILL SHOW… and it’s in color! Film courtesy of the late retired Firefighter and Museum Member John McGurn and family.
Our Fire Museum has a large fleet of historic apparatus; see them IN REVIEW!
Bill Kurtis and WGN Productions present the stirring account of MEN OF FIRE!
The 1960’s were a time of incredible fire load for the CFD. Ride along on some of the most spectacular FIRES & RESCUES.
558 W. DeKoven Street is where the Great Chicago Fire started. It was the perfect location for the CHICAGO FIRE ACADEMY
1928 CFD Ahrens Fox Engine Co. 10 is one of our most historic rigs. See the FINAL FOX’s amazing story here.
FIREFIGHTER’S STRIKE…!?! Bill Kurtis shares a factual, dramatic account of what acutally happened on those fateful 23 days in 1980
Our Member Jim Van Drunen took a hundred small film clips and created this 1938 CFD THRILL SHOW production.
Narrated by Rod Serling and featuring Warren Redick, the late father of our own Steve Redick, the NOBLE BREED is a thrilling account of what firefighters faced then… and now!
THE SNORKEL 1 STORY explains how this CFD invention revolutionized firefighting, wound up in a junkyard, and came back via an outstanding restoration.
More great content coming soon from your Fire Museum of Greater Chicago. If not a Member… join now!