Firedog
Roster
Last Updated 6/18/02
| Present
Chicago Firedogs = 24 |
Known
Former Dogs = 288 |
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| Firehouse | Active Dog | Past Dog | # of Stories |
# of Pictures |
Comments |
| #1 (no longer exists) | N/A | Willie | 1 | 0 | Willie - 1970's Dalmatian |
| #2 (no longer exists) | N/A | Dottie Bruno |
0 | 2 | Dottie-1930's Dalmatian Bruno-1937 Mutt |
| #3 (no longer exists) | N/A | Nardi Muggs |
2 | 3 | Nardi-1950's Dalmatian known for
firefighting (Hook&Ladder #3) Muggs-1950's Mutt at old 5349 S. Wabash Ave. house-Rescue Squad #3 |
| #4 548 W. Division | None | Bear Eddie Tower Lucky Mike (sqd4) Cleo |
3 | 4 | Bear had 3 legs Eddie-late 1980's Belgian Shepherd Tower-early 1980's German Shepherd Lucky-1950's Fox Terrier Mike-1950's Dalmatian from Squad 4 Cleo-1970's Dalmatian |
| #5 324 S. DesPlaines | None | Tommy Mandy Buff Nellie Unidentified |
3 | 2 |
Tommy-1950's dog Mandy-1980's dog Buff-1970's Dalmatian Nellie-1932 Unidentified-1911 dog |
| #6 559 Maxwell St (no longer exists) |
N/A | Need Name Bobo |
2 | 1 | 1920's dog - German Shepherd
(patrol#6) Bobo-1950's Mutt at Maxwell House |
| #7 4911 W. Belmont | None | Skipper Chief |
1 | 1 | Skipper-1980's Shepherd mix Chief-1990's Dalmatian |
| #8 212 W. Cermak | None |
Herman II Nutsy |
1 | 1 | 1950's dog at H&L#8 (2869
S. Loomis) Nutsy-1970s dog from E8 |
| #9&10 O’Hare Field | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| Truck #10 (no longer exists) |
None | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Picture of 1925 dog in front of house |
| #11 5343 N. Cumberland | None | Bruno - Truck Unidentified Butch |
2 | 2 | Bruno was a 100lb German
Shepherd who would often climb ladders - Truck 11 Unidentified dog - 1970's dog Butch-1960s Bull Dog - Hubbard St. |
| #12 O’Hare Field | None | Baby | 0 | 1 | Baby-1950's @ old 1641 W. Lake house |
| #13 259 N. Columbus | Lucky | Smokey Lady of Flame Lady |
3 | 3 | Lucky-Female Dalmatian Smokey-1950's Dalmatian from old 2754 N. Fairfield Ave house Lady-1950's Lady of Flame - 1950's Dalmatiain |
| #14 1129 W. Chicago | Alpha | Whitey Jane Snorkel |
3 | 3 | Alpha-Akita Jane-1980's German Shepherd Whitey-1950's Mutt Snorkel-1970's Dalmatian |
| #14 509 W.
Chicago (no longer exists) |
N/A | Whitey Laddy |
2 | 2 | Whitey-late 1950's Mutt Laddy-early 1950's Dalmatian |
| #15 8028 S. Kedzie | None | Boots | 0 | 1 | Boots-1950's Mutt |
| #16 4005 S. Dearborn | None | Unidentified Dog | 0 | 1 | Unidentified Dog-1929 picture |
| #16 23 W. 31st
St. (no longer exists) |
None | Big Boy | 1 | 0 | Big Boy-1950's dog |
| #18 1123 W. Roosevelt | Sadie | Herman Shu-Shu Lucky LeadOut |
4 | 1 | Sadie-Rotweiler Mix Herman-1990's Doberman Shu-Shu/Lucky (mother-son) 1950's at old old HL5 house LeadOut - Late80's Dalmatian |
| #19 3421 S. Calumet | None | Unidentified | 1 | 1 | Unidentified dog at old 3444
Rhodes Ave House-early 1900's Spanner-1990s Dalmatian |
| #20 (no longer exists) | N/A | Max Max II Maxine |
1 | 3 | Max - 1970's German
Shepherd Max II - 1980's German Shepherd Maxine - 1980's mutt |
| #21 1529 Belmont Ave. (truck no longer exists) | N/A | Unidentified | 0 | 1 | Classic Dalmation w/crew-1910 |
| #21 1501W. School St. (HL no longer exists) | N/A | Sparky | 0 | 1 | 1950s Dalmatian |
| #22 605 W. Armitage | None | Caesar Bear |
1 | 0 | Caesar - famous 1980's
Dalmatian Bear - 200lb Newfoundland |
| #23 1915 W. Damen | None | Bozo | 1 | 0 | 1960s Dalmatian |
| #24 2447 Warren Ave (no longer exists) | N/A | Rags Lady of Flame Sam Need Name Blacky |
5 | 2 | Rags-Late 1940's/early 1950's Lady of Flame-1950's Sam-St. Bernard Need Name-1970's Black Labrador Blacky-1950's mutt |
| #25 1975 Canalport
Ave. (no longer exists) |
N/A | Felix Trigger |
2 | 2 | Felix-1920's dog Trigger-1950's Dalmatian |
| #26 10 N. Leavitt | None | Domino Sparky Jaws |
0 | 1 | Domino died 2/2/01-female Dalmatian Sparky - need more info Jaws-Mutt |
| #27 (no longer exists) | N/A | Pepper | 1 | 0 | 1950's dog |
| #28 2534 N. Throop | None | Pepper Alex (the Wonder Dog) Connect-the-dots Unknown Herman |
1 | 5 | Pepper-1990's dog (need
stories!) Alex-1970's Black Schnauzer Connect-the-dots (dalmatian) Unknown-1965 dog (need more info!) Herman-Dalmatian-Shepherd mix |
| #29 3509 S. Lowe | Ashley | Unknown | 0 | 2 | Female Dalmatian |
| #30 1125 N. Ashland | Thirty | Rex Butch |
3 | 8 | Thirty-Male Dalmatian Rex-1980's Butch-1950's Boston Bull |
| #31 Congress
& Damen (no longer exists) |
N/A | Smokey | 1 | 1 | Smokey-1950's Mutt |
| #32 5559 S. Narragansett | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #33 (no longer exists) | N/A | Shoes Cactus |
2 | 2 | Shoes - 1950's (E33 at 2208
Clybourn) Cactus - 1950's (Hook & Ladder 33) |
| #34 4034 W. 47th | None | Albert Dottie Toughie Bozo Bozo Jr. |
4 | 2 | Albert-1940's at Squad 2 Dottie-circa 1950's at Squad 2 Toughie-son to Dottie at Squad 2 Bozo family - 1950's at old 114 N. Aberdeen St. House |
| #35 1901 N. Damen | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #35 1713 N.
Springfield (no longer exists) |
N/A | Princess | 1 | 1 | Princess-1970's Dalmatian |
| #37 Boat | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #38 2111 S. Hamlin | None | Peggy Unk Dog Babe |
2 | 2 | Peggy-1950's Dalmatian Unk-1930's Pit Bull in old picture Babe-1960's mutt |
| #39 1618 W. 33rd | None | Slate Hernando Duke Sparky Unknown Name |
3 | 2 | Slate-Recently removed from
House Hernando-1950's dog (from H&L#39) Duke-1950's dog (from E#39) Sparky-1950's Dalmatian Unknown name-1980's St. Bernard |
| #40 (no longer exists) | N/A | Unidentified | 0 | 1 | Picture of dog with 2 horse drawn units |
| #41 Chicago River
& Throop St. (no longer exists) |
N/A | Skippy | 1 | 1 | Skippy-1955 mutt for the fireboat "Fred A. Busse" |
| #42 55 W. Illinois | None | Domino Brandy Mandy Unidentified |
3 | 1 |
Domino -1970s gift from London Fire Commissioner Brandy & Mandy -1980s Max-late 1980s Unidentified-1927 |
| #43 2179 N. Stave | None | Peppy Red Dog Unidentified Unidentified |
1 | 4 | Peppy-1950's Dalmatian Red Dog-1950's Mutt (both at old 1123 Roosevelt Rd house) Unidentified-1930's mutt Unidentified-1970's Dalmatian |
| #44 412 N. Kedzie | None | Roscoe Sam Unknown Name Otto Shulz Otto Shulz II Bandit Schatzi |
3 | 5 | Photos @ the house Unidentified - 1970's Dobermin Otto Shulz - mutt Otto Shulz II - brown and white dalmatian Bandit-1970's Malamute/Shepherd mix Schatzi-1980's Mutt |
| #45 4600 S Cottage Grove | None | Duchess Sarge Prairie Dog Old Zip Unidentified Rose Harold |
2 | 3 | Duchess-1990's Sarge-1970's Prairie Dog-1980's (son to Sarge) Old Zip - 1940's? Unidentified - 1930's? Rose-1980s Harold-1980s |
| #46 3027 E. 91st | None | Snoopy | 0 | 0 | Snoopy-1970s mutt |
| #47 432 E. Marquette | Unnamed | Otis Tinkerbell Stanley |
2 | 1 | Otis-died 2001 Tinkerbell - 1960's/1970's mutt Stanley - late 1970's mutt |
| #48 4005 Dearborn
St. (no longer exists) |
N/A | Mickey | 1 | 1 | Mickey-1950's dog |
| #49 4401 S. Ashland | None | Ollie Skipper |
1 | 1 | Ollie-1990's Golden Retriever Skipper-1950's Mutt at old 1653 W. 43rd St. house |
| #50 5000 S. Union | Joyce | Lester Lewd Sinbad Eddie Denny Jiggs |
4 | 0 | Lester-1990's Border
Collie Lewd-1980's mutt Sinbad-unknown Eddie-early 1990's mutt Denny-1980's beagle Jiggs-1970s Bull Dog |
| #51 6435
Wentworth Ave (no longer exists) |
N/A | Bum Lady |
1 | 1 | Bum-1950's Fox Terrier Lady-late 1950's Dalmatian |
| #52 4710 S.
Elizabeth St (no longer exists) |
N/A | Brown Dog | 0 | 1 | Brown Dog-1950's |
| #54 7101 S. Parnell | None | Duke Unknown Larry |
1 | 0 | Duke-1970's Doberman Unknown St. Bernard Larry-1980's German Shepherd |
| #55 2714 N. Halsted | None | Bozo George Caesar Rigsby |
5 | 0 | Bozo/George-1950's dogs at
old 2740 Sheffield house Caesar-1960's Dalmatian Rigsby - Unknown breed or time |
| #56 2214 W. Barry | None | Sam Sam II Sam III |
2 | 2 | Sam I -1970's Mutt Sam II -1980's Mutt Sam III -1990's Black Lab |
| #57 1244 N. Western | None | Rufus Bishop Unidentified |
3 | 3 | Rufus-1970s Dalmatian Bishop-1980s Dalmatian Unidentified-1920's dog |
| #58 (no longer exist) | N/A | Unidentified | 0 | 1 | Unidentified dog w/fire boat
wagon pre-1930's |
| #59 5714 N. Ridge | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #60 1150 E. 55th | Smokey (II) | Brown Dog Smokey | 2 | 2 | Smokey-mut; Bwn Dog-Smokey's
Mom (plaque) Smokey (I) before Bwn Dog? Have pic of Dalmatian - need more info |
| #61 5349 S. Wabash | Ashes | Brownie-1960's Unknown-1940's Unk-Dalmation |
1 | 1 | Ashes is a puppy Brownie - 1960's brown mutt (ran w/Squad) Unknown dog 1940's Need more info on dalmatian 1990's |
| #62 34 E. 114th | Otis | Deputy Dog Mutley |
4 | 2 | Deputy Dog-early 1980's
shepherd mix Mutley-late 1980's shepherd mix |
| #63 1405 E. 62nd | Butch II | Schnapps Susie I Butch I Justice Susie II Unidentified |
6 | 2 | Schnapps-1950's Collie from
old 6330 Maryland Ave house Susie I - 1960's Butch II - 1970's Justice - 1980's Susie II - 1990's Unidentified-1890's (pic w/ horses) |
| #64 7659 S. Pulaski | None |
Need Name Bum |
2 | 1 |
Collie Bum-1936 Mutt |
| #65 3002 W. 42nd | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Fire-fish in House |
| #66 2858 Fillmore
St. (no longer exists) |
N/A | Big Red Bozo |
1 | 1 | Big Red - Irish Setter Bozo - Dalmatian |
| #67 (no longer exists) | None | Rocky Goofy |
1 | 1 | Rocky-German Shepherd Goofy-Unknown Breed |
| #68 5258 W. Grand | None | Brownie Whiskey |
1 | 2 | Brownie-1950's Mutt at old
1642 N. Kostner house Whiskey-1970's Mutt |
| #69 4017 N. Tripp | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #69 6240 Laflin St (no longer exists) |
N/A | Bum | 0 | 0 | Bum-1936 Mutt from Company 69 |
| #70 1545 W. Rosemont | None | Mickey Beau |
2 | 0 | Mickey-1940s dog Beau-1970s Samoy |
| #71 6239 N. California | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #72 7974 S. S. Chicago | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #73 8630 S. Emerald | None | Sarge Tonto Casey |
2 | 1 | Sarge-1980s Tonto-early 1980s German Shepherd Casey-early 1970s German Shepherd |
| #74 10615 S. Ewing | None | Bozo | 1 | 1 | Bozo-1950s mutt |
| #75 11958 S. State | None | Rusty | 1 | 0 | 1980s mutt |
| #76 1747 N. Pulaski | None | Smokey Duke Stormy I Stormy II |
4 | 2 | Smokey -1950's black mongrel
(3517 Cortland St. house) Duke - 1970's Dalmatian Stormy I - named after 1967 snowstorm Stormy II - 1980's Mutt |
| #77 1224 S. Komensky | None | Blackie Duke Unidentified Teddy |
1 | 3 | Blackie-need bio data Duke-1980's mutt Unidentified-1950's mutt Teddy-1970's German Shepherd |
| #78 1052 N. Waveland | None | Boots Spike Pat Buster Scotty |
2 | 0 | Boots-Dalmatian still alive
(retired) Spike-mutt (unknown timeframe) Pat-1950's Spitz Buster-1970's Dalmatian Scotty - 1980's Mutt |
| #79 6424 N. Lehigh | None | Sheeba | 1 | 0 | Unknown breed or timeframe |
| #80 12701 S. Doty | None | Big Boy Quennie Blackie Unknown |
1 | 2 | Big Boy-early 1980's German Shepherd Quennie-late 1980's Golden Lab Blackie-1990's Rotweiler Unknown- Have 1979 pic - need name |
| #81 10458 S. Hoxie | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #82 817 E. 91st | None | Snoopy | 1 | 1 | Snoopy-1970's Beagle |
| #83 1200 W. Wilson | None | Wino(Whiskey) Wino Jr. Schlitz |
3 | 0 | Both dogs Shepherd
mixes but not related Wino - 1980's / Wino Jr. 1990's Schlitz-Dachshund |
| #84 6204 S. Green | Shep | Rambo Jake Mugs Fanny Sam Satan King Daisy |
1 | 5 | Rambo-late 1980's chocolate lab Jake-1980's Mugs-1970's Fanny-1929 @ old 5721 S. Halsted house Satan-1929 @ old 5721 S. Halsted house Sam-early 1980's Shepherd King-early 1970s German Shepherd Daisy-early 1970s toy Collie |
| #85 3700 W. Huron
St. (no longer exists) |
N/A | Bambi Lady Shamus Bullets |
3 | 1 | Bambi-1950's
Dalmatian (pedigreed) Lady-1970's German Shepherd mix Shamus-Unknown breed Bullets-1960s dog |
| #86 3918 N. Harlem | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #87 8701 Escanaba
Ave (no longer exists) |
N/A | Lady Unidentified |
1 | 2 | Lady-1950's Mutt Unidentified-1970's Dalmatian |
| #88 3500 W. 60th | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | None |
| #89 3945 W. Peterson | None | Nickey 2 Unnamed |
0 | 2 | Nickey-1980's Mother and puppy were firedogs in 1935 (photo in Chicago Daily News) |
| #91 2827 N. Pulaski | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #92 3113 W. 111th | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #93 330 W. 104th | None | Sam | 0 | 1 | Sam-1980's Doberman |
| #94 5748 W. Grace | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #95 4005 W. West End | None | Smokey Gretta Zulu Franki Susie Lady Shemp Blackie Sydney Simba Pete Madchen |
6 | 3 |
Smokey-1950's Dalmatian (Wilcox house) Gretta - 1980's White Pyrenees Zulu - 1980's Shepherd Frankie - 1980's Shepherd Susie - 1980's Mutt Lady - 1990's Shepherd Shemp-1990's Mutt Blackie - 1980's Border Collie Sydney-Doberman mix Simba-1990's Chou Pete-1980's Mutt Madchen-1970s Shepherd (Wilcox house) |
| #96 439 N. Waller | Blue Sydney |
Max Lady Ernie Janie |
4 | 2 | Blue-Dalmatian Sydney-Dobermin Lady-1970's German Shepherd Max-1990's Mutt Ernie-1980's Mutt Janie-1980's Sheperd |
| #97 13359 S. Burley | Wolfie | None | 0 | 0 | Wolfie-Lab |
| #98 202 E. Chicago | None | Libby Boy | 0 | 1 | Libby Boy - bulldog |
| #99 3042 S. Kedvale | None | Bandit Pee-Wee Max |
1 | 0 | Bandit-1970's Pee Wee - 1990's Dalmatian Max-21st Century Shepherd-mix |
| #100 6843 S. Harper | None | Brown Dog Tinkerbell Barron |
1 | 1 | Brown Dog - Buried at house Tinkerbell-1970s Mutt Barron-1970s |
| #101 2240 W 69th | "Irene/Pepper/ P-Dog" |
Babe Mitizi |
3 | 3 | Picture of Babe @
station - 1980's Pepper has ID tag at station Mitizi-1970's mutt |
| #102 1723 W. Greenleaf | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #103 25 S. Laflin | Lugnut | Bones Lady Arson Bum Unidentified |
1 | 2 | Lugnut-English Lab Bones-Dalmation before Lugnut Lady-earlu 1990's Shepherd/Lab mix Arson-1980's Bum was Mom to 18 firedogs in 1950's! @ old 1459 W. Harrison St house (gave birth to a puppy at a fire) Unidentified - 1970's German Shepherd |
| #104 11641 S. Avenue O | None | Tim O'Reilly Unk Dalmatian |
1 | 2 | Tim-1950's Dalmatian
at old 1401 S. Michigan Ave house) Picture from 1960's- Tim O'Reilly? |
| #106 3401 N. Elston | None | Cutie | 0 | 1 | Cutie-1970's Dalmatian |
| #107 1101 S. California | None | Dobby | 0 | 1 | German Shepherd 2 other dogs died at this house when hit by cars - need more info on these dogs |
| #108 4625 N. Milwaukee | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #109 2358 S. Whipple | None | Janie | 0 | 1 | Janie-Unknown breed/timeframe |
| #110 2322 W. Foster | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #111 1701 N.
Washtenaw Ave (no longer exists) |
N/A | Rusty Unknown |
1 | 1 | Rusty-1950's Mutt Unknown-transfered to E106 when E111 shut down |
| #112 3801 N. Damen | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #113 5212 W. Harrison | Laverne | Leroy Unnamed |
1 | 0 | Laverne-Pit Bull Leroy-Belgian Long Haired Shepherd Unnamed-Doberman |
| #114 3542
Fullerton Ave (no longer exists) |
N/A | Tiger | 0 | 1 | Tiger-1960's German Shepherd |
| #115 11940 S. Peoria | Hobo & Teesha (aka:T-Shirt) | Kelly Hobo's Mom 1 other (need names) |
2 | 0 | Hobo-GermanShepherd/PitBull/Doberman Teesha-Akita Kelly-German Shepherd Puppy - Shepherd mix: run over by a car Hobo's Mom-GermanShepherd/Doberman |
| #116 5955 S. Ashland | Salty | Diablo | 0 | 0 | Brand new mutt Diablo-shot in 1996 |
| #117 4900 W. Chicago | Captain | Brandy Petey Penny |
0 | 1 | Captain-Doberman Brandy-1980's Petey-Great Dane Penny-Shepherd |
| #119 6030 N. Avondale | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #120 11035 S. Homewood | None | Unknown Name | 1 | 0 | 1970s Airdale |
| #121 1700 W 95th | None | Unnamed | 0 | 0 | Need more info on this mean dog |
| #122 101 E. 79th | None | Duke Spike Pepper Troubles |
0 | 3 | Duke-late 1940's Spike-early 1950's Fox Terrier Pepper-late 1950's Dalmatian (dogs from old 6858 Indiana Ave house) Troubles-1970's German Shepherd |
| #123 2215 W. 51st | None | Moon | 1 | 1 | Moon-1950's Dalmatian |
| #124 4426 N. Kedzie | Striker | Barney Smokey Whiskers Sparky |
0 | 2 | Striker-Mutt Barney-1980's Smokey-Mutt Whiskers-1970's Terrier Sparky-1970's Dalmatian |
| #125 2323 N. Natchez | None | Chipper Queenie |
1 | 2 | Chipper-1950's
Cocker Spaniel Queenie-1937 Mutt |
| #126 7313 S. Kingston | Smokey | Snoopy Rosie Stuka |
3 | 1 | Snoopy-1970s Mutt Rosie-1970s Collie-Shepherd mix Smokey-Shepherd/Kita mix Stuka-1980's |
| #127 5200 W. 63rd | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| #129 8120 S. Ashland | None | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None |
| Air Rescue | None | Star | 0 | 1 | Star - 1980's Golden Retriever |
| Chicago Fire Academy | Hilly Beans | Unknown Name | 1 | 1 | Hilly Beans - small Terrier Unknown Name - 1938 dog from the CFD Training School |
| Fire Insurance Patrol #1 (no longer exists) |
N/A | Chico Brownie |
2 | 1 | 1950's dogs from old Fire Insurance Patrol No. 1 at 100 S. DesPlaines |
| Jet Boat - old CG Station (no longer exists) |
N/A | Lady | 1 | 1 | Lady - 1970's German Shepherd |
| Repair shops at 31st St.
& Sacramento Ave. (no longer exists) |
N/A | Nellie Butch |
1 | 3 | Nellie-Mutt she had 14
litters of firedogs! Butch-son to Nellie; replaced her |
| Rescue Squad
#8 (no longer exists) |
N/A | Yick Unknown Smokey |
1 | 2 | 1950's dog Smokey-son to Bum 1950s |
| Rescue Squad #10 (no longer exists) |
N/A | Chi-Chi | 1 | 1 | Chi-Chi-1950's Dalmatian |
| Snorkel Squad #1 (no longer exists) |
N/A | Omar Zimbo Wolfgang Fritz |
4 | 3 | St. Bernards at old 1044 N.
Orleans house Wolfgang-1970's black mutt Fritz-1970's Belgian Long Hair Shepherd |