Chicago fire

The Iroquois Theater was one of the newest and greatest show time additions to Chicago, Illinois, after the Great Chicago Fire. The Iroquois Theater was one of the best theaters of its size in 1903, the year it was built. By examining the treacherous outcomes and the causes of The Iroquois Theater fire that happened shortly after opening, we can see that good things can end quickly. Located on 24-28 W. Randolph Street, the four story tall “L-shaped” Iroquois Theater was designed after the Opera

Analysis of Protection 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)

100 years a cow has been blamed for the 1871 Chicago fire. It’s simply not true. There is a myth that the O’Leary’s cow knocked over a lit lantern in their barn and caused the fire but there is another cause for the fire. Before the fire there was about 109,000 people. Then after the fire there was an estimate of 1,000,000 people when they rebuilt the new city ("Before and After the Fire: Chicago in the 1860s, 1870s, and 1880s”). The 1871 Chicago Fire not only resulted in multiple fatalities, it

The 1871 Great Chicago Fire In 1871 Chicago [ The Windy City} was a city that was more than ready to burn it was one of the most flammable time in Chicago history. This time in history was one of Chicago's most devastating times that chicago has ever.This fire destroyed the majority of all of chicago. In Jim Murphy’s book The Great Fire chapter 1 “A City Ready To Burn” talks about this topic and how Chicago was ready to burn. In 1871 Chicago the city was literally almost all made of wood. There

Great Chicago Fire in 1871; “Big Burn” the Great Fire of 1910; Miramichi Fire; Oakland Firestorm of 1991; Cloquet Fire; Yellowstone 's 'Summer of Fire '; California 's Cedar Fire of 2003; 2004 Taylor Complex Fire; Great Hinckley Fire of 1894; and the 2007 California wildfires (Nelson, 2013). In October 2003, San Diego experienced the Cedar Fire that claimed 273,246 acres, 2,820 structures, and 15 lives (CAL FIRE, 2015). It gained the moniker, “The Hundred Year Fire” because another fire of its magnitude

Introduction Advocate Illinois Masonic has a rich history in how it became the hospital it is today. Before it was called Illinois Masonic, it was Chicago Union Hospital. The Union Hospital was organized during the time of rebuilding post the great Chicago fire in 1901. Belden Avenue Baptist Church Steadfast Sunday School organized the union hospital. Amongst the board members of the hospital were some Masons who formed an association for the purpose of providing free medical and surgical treatment

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. During that time, Chicago had recently

here has been a fire in Chicago Illinois on October 8, 1871. It was the biggest fire and made history. When the buildings on the south side of Chicago caught on fire, we knew that there was no stopping it. It was a very big tragic time for the people that owned businesses and had a family in the city. The people that were lost and the people injured were outrageously high. Hopefully nothing else happens like what happened on October 8, 1871. The disaster of the Great Chicago Fire is very famous.

1803, when funding was distributed to residents in New Hampshire due to a large fire. The first documented unified response was the Great Chicago fire of 1871. This fire burned for two days, destroyed over 2,000 acres, 18,000 buildings, 28 miles of road, 120 miles of sidewalks, caused $200 million in property damage, and killed over 300 people (Haddow, 2011). During this fire, Chicago had one of the first organized fire departments and caused the formation of many thereafter.

The Chicago Fire have just lost their 4th straight MLS game, losing to a tired D.C United 1-0 at home. It’s put the team into dead last of the league standings, and 5 games below .500. Since the East is so bad, Chicago is only 6 points off of a playoff spot, but they have a lot of work to do if they want to catch up. In past years, the Fire just haven’t had players that were good enough. This season is different, however. Chicago has players of top quality, like Accam, Shipp and Maloney. The issue