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@ 21:15 Box 2948 was transmitted for a building fire @ 4925 Washington Street in the West Roxbury section of the city. Fire was in a large 4 story multi-unit building, a second alarm was struck. Multiple residents were displaced, Info from Boston Sparks FB page.

From this morning, 2 firefighters were hospitalized in unknown condition after their apparatus was involved in a collision with a pick-up in the Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side.

Wakefield has struck a sixth alarm on Box 211 for a fire in 2 one-story commercial buildings @ 102 Foundary Street. Fire also involves outside storage, pallets, and lumber storage. Info from Box 52 FB page.

Third alarm in Boston, 3332, for 359 Geneva Ave in a 3 story wood frame. C-7 reports heavy fire knocked down companies overhauling.

Boston has a three story occupied with fire on all three porches in the rear, E-21. Orders of D-7 second alarm. Orders of C-7 third alarm. Heavy fire in the cockloft. Fire location 132 (?) Savin Hill Ave.

Lawrence has a 4th alarm and s/c 2 additional engines. Third alarm on arrival for a fire in a 3 story at 468 Haverhill Street. Companies ordered to evacuate the fire building. PAR being conducted by FAO, Fire is in 3 large buildings in danger of collapse. Defensive ops.

Fire location 3 Jefferson Ave. Box # 432.

Fire location 1 Maple Street, NFI. Detail companies Engines 33 and 55, Ladder 11.

Milwaukee Fire is battling a fifth alarm at the Lincoln Avenue elementary school on the cities south side. Initial alarm was @ 3 AM. Roof is down in several locations, defensive ops in place.

Lawrence MA has a third alarm, fire location is 37 Adams Street.

Winthrop has a third alarm for 2 wdfrm buildings, fire location 157 River Road. Now a fourth alarm, BFD E-56/L-21 to the fire, E-10/L-18 to cover.

Reports of a large explosion with heavy fire and a large column of smoke @ Koppers Chemical, 3900 S Laramie. Chicago FD is enroute from O'Hare with a foam task force, ARFF Unit 6-5-9, Engine 12 and Squad 7. Stickney is 3-4 miles N of Midway Airport..

Effective June 1, Shrader's Goods, a mom and pop store, will be prohibited from selling CFD apparel by the City of Chicago. Until then they are accepting orders at their website, shradersgoods.com. You can also visit their FB site @ Shraders Goods.

Viorel "Wally" Stirbu, 74, a retired CFD engineer, has completed the Seven Summits Challenge by climbing Mount Everest in his third attempt.

Fire location is 267 Princeton Street with exposure problems. Third and fourth alarm companies to respond to Prescott St.

Crews are battling a massive fire at the vacant Balmoral race track in Crete Illinois, which is S of Chicago.

2-11 @ 3154 S California @ mulch manufacturing plant. 5 hand lines, E-2 a fireboat, and an attack boat in use.

A Massachusetts State Trooper was killed in a wrong-way crash on Route 1 in Lynnfield this morning. Other specific details have yet to be released. Update he had finished his shift and was on his way home when he got involved with the situation.

Info from Rockingham Alert FB. Fourth alarm Lowell MA with second alarm on arrival. Heavy fire in a large 3 story with fire through the roof and people trapped. Fire communicated to adjacent buildings. High winds and water supply problems. Now a fifth alarm with fire spreading to the roofs on...

NBC TV Channel 5 is reporting a police involved shooting at Swedish Hospital in the Ravenswood section on the North Side. One officer is dead and another critically wounded. Suspect is now in custody. My son is with Chicago Police on the West Side, District 10.