A brief history of the Chicago Fire Department
The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) promotes fire safety, provides emergency care, and extinguishes fires. CFD is the largest fire department in the Midwest, and one of the nation’s largest fire departments with 92 fire stations across the City. It is also one of the oldest organized fire departments, established before 1833.
CFD services
CFD promotes fire safety, provides emergency care, and extinguishes fires. CFD also responds to emergency events such as animal bites.
In 2024, CFD responded to 233 animal bites. Which ward reported the most? Let’s find out!
1. Choose the geographic detail
Under the “Choose The Geographic Detail” dropdown menu, select “Ward”.
2. Select a start date
Under “Timeframe”, click on the first date field and select January 1, 2024 as the start date.
3. Select a end date
Under “Timeframe”, click on the last date field and select December 31, 2024 as the end date. We now have 2024 selected as the timeframe range.
4. Choose the event type
Under the “Event Type” dropdown, click the checkbox next to “All” to deselect as the chosen value.
5. Selecting Animal Bite
Under the same dropdown menu, select “Animal Bite”.
See the total animal bites across the City
With the filters now selected, under the “Events and Population by Ward” section of the dashboard, 233 Animal Bites is displayed under the “Total Events” column.
Which Ward reported the most animal bites?
With a total of 14 animal bites reported, both the 17th Ward and 28th Ward are tied for most animal bites. Both the 8th Ward and 16th Ward reported the second highest reported incidents with 12 animal bites.
You can look up a wide variety of event types such as animal bites, fuel spills, type one power outages, and more.
Curious about the emergency events in your ward? Visit the CFD Emergency Events dashboard at the link below!
Click here to explore CFD Emergency Events dashboard.
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