{"id":95361,"date":"2021-03-09T13:37:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T19:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=95361"},"modified":"2021-03-12T13:24:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T19:24:37","slug":"snowstorms-present-new-challenges-for-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/snowstorms-present-new-challenges-for-firefighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowstorms present new challenges for firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brandon Schaff<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Snowstorms present new challenges for firefighters (Brandon Schaff)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/521477621?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Chicago is no stranger to snowstorms, but this winter brought one of the worst ones in years. 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