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Fire Department to hold high-rise drills downtown Thursday, Oct. 14

by Ian Mitchell October 13th, 2021October 14th, 2021

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The Evanston Fire Department will be conducting drills on a simulated high-rise fire from 5 p.m. until approximately 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14. 

The Chase Bank tower, site of the planned Oct. 14 Fire Department drill, experienced a real fire in 1996. (Photo from Evanston Fire Department)

This multiagency exercise will involve local area fire departments at the Chase Bank tower, 1603 Orrington Ave.

These drills will reinforce the skills necessary to quickly conduct fire suppression in a multistory structure. These types of training opportunities give Evanston and neighboring departments the ability to pool their personnel and resources together to accomplish their mission faster and more efficiently.

High-rise operations are highly technical and labor-intensive, requiring multi-gency collaboration to be successful. Area residents may notice a high level of fire department activity and vehicles in the area of Davis Street and Orrington Avenue during this training event. 

For more information, please call or text 847-448-4311. For convenience, residents may dial 311 in Evanston.

Source: Evanston Fire Department

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