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The Chicago Fire Department wants to remove the Tower Ladder from the South Side neighborhood. . The community wants it to stay, citing many reasons why, including evidence that it has saved lives and properties. Photo provided by Jerry@jerrythomaspr.com

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South Side Community Organizations Say the Chicago Fire Department Needs More Life Saving Apparatus Like Tower Ladder 34

Concerned Residents Say They Will Not Allow Politics or Budgets to Remove Their Special Tower Ladder from Engine Co. 72

Concern citizens from neighborhoods serviced by Tower Ladder 34, a specialized lifesaving apparatus housed at Engine Company 72 in the city’s South Shore neighborhood, are banning together to extinguish a burning issue inside the Chicago Fire Department (CFD}. Rally and Press Event Scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 25, at 10:30 AM.