Engine Company 78 - Firehouses on Waymarking.com

The Chicago Fire department is the second largest department in the United States. For more information about the department see (visit link)
This is one of 98 stations and dates from 1884.

This website (visit link) sells a book specifically about this firehouse called "A Chicago Firehouse: Stories of Wrigleyville's Engine 78".
An excerpt from that website informs us:
"From its humble beginnings in 1884 as a one-story frame building with one bay to house Hose Co. 4 and its team of horses, Eng. Co. 78 has been the firefighting sentinel at the end of Waveland Avenue, sitting in the shadow of Wrigley Field."
The book is written by a daughter of a firefighter who worked here for many years.

This website (visit link) sells models of the firehouse for $179. That website has even more information about the history of the site.

Paid or Volunteer: Paid EMS Involvement: yes Has 911 Dispatch: yes Number of Firetrucks: 1 Related Website: [Web Link] Physical Address: 1052 W. Waveland at Wrigley Field Chicago, IL USA Rating: Has Emergency Call Box: Not Listed Has Emergency Siren: Not Listed Has Fire Pole: Not Listed Average Alarms Per Year: Not Listed Number of Emergency Staff: Not Listed

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