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# Chicago Fire Department

The City of Chicago Fire Department, commonly known as the Chicago Fire Department (CFD),is the municipal full-service fire department of the city of Chicago.It Provides Fire Suppression Services,Emergency Medical Response Services,Specialized Rescue Services and Hazardous Materials Services In and Around The City Of Chicago.

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## Every way there

- Milwaukee → Chicago Fire Department Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/milwaukee-to-chicago-fire-department) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Milwaukee&to=Chicago+Fire+Department)
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- Indianapolis → Chicago Fire Department Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/indianapolis-to-chicago-fire-department) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Indianapolis&to=Chicago+Fire+Department)

The field note

What is in and around Chicago Fire Department, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Chicago Fire Department has

- Y Scheduled flights Chicago (MDW), 12 km
- N Trains and coaches no timetable feed known for this country
- Y Ferries Chinatown, 3 km, Chicago Water Taxi; sailings estimated
- Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N Bike and scooter share no share feed known
- N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Chicago, 3 km.

41.831°, -87.624°

How locals move

## Getting around Chicago Fire Department the local way

- Get in For those coming to the Near South from the Loop, specifically Navy Pier, the water taxi operated by Shoreline Sightseeing is an attractive option.

From [Wikivoyage: Chicago/Near South](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago%2FNear_South), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Fire_Department), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Roman Boed from The Netherlands (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons.


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