Firefighter Record
Firefighter Details
| Name | Andrew Price |
| Agency | Chicago Fire Department |
| Rank | Firefighter/EMT |
| Type of Firefighter | Career |
| Age Range | 36 to 40 |
| Sex | Male |
| Date of Birth | 0/0/0 |
| Date of Death | 11/13/2023 |
| Cause of Death | Fall |
| Nature of Death | Trauma |
| Attribute of Death | [not applicable] |
| Type of Duty | Firefighting operations , Ventilation operations |
Incident Details
| Incident Name | N/A |
| Incident City | Chicago |
| Incident State | IL |
| Incident Date | 11/13/2023 |
| Incident Location | Residential |
| Incident Attribute | Fires |
Incident Summary
On November 13, 2023, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Andrew Price died in the line of duty while fighting a fire in a four-story building on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago.
In the early morning of November 13, 2023, the Chicago Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in the 2400 block of Lincoln Avenue in a four-story building that contained a restaurant and bar on the ground floor and apartments on the upper floors. Firefighters were sent to the rooftop to assist in vertical ventilation by cutting holes in the roof. Firefighter Price was a part of the rooftop group.
While operating on the building’s roof, Firefighter Price fell through a plastic cover that was over a skylight shaft. He fell through the four-story building and landed on the basement floor. It was at this point that mayday was called. Firefighters struggled to reach Price after he had fallen, but crews were eventually able to reach him by breaking through a wall. He was immediately removed and given CPR before being transferred to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in very critical condition. Firefighter Price would succumb to his injuries at the hospital. Funeral services for Price were held at the Navy Pier Grand Ballroom.
Price, a 14-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department, was survived by his widow.
Citations:
“Andrew ‘Drew’ Benjamin Price,” U.S. Fire Administration, Oct. 10, 2024.
Chicago Fire Media [@CFDMedia]. Joined May 2011, X, 13 Nov. 2023, x.com/CFDMedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Goudie, Chuck and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones, “Lincoln Park building where firefighter died passed inspection on Halloween,” ABC Chicago, Nov. 13, 2023.
Liederman, Mack and Colin Boyle, “Hundreds Attend Funeral For Firefighter Andrew ‘Drew’ Price: ‘Until We Meet Again, Mahalo,’” Block Club Chicago, Nov. 20, 2023.
”Procession escorts body of fallen Chicago firefighter Andrew Price to North Side funeral home,” NBC Chicago, Nov. 15, 2023.
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