VIDEO: Larry Langford, Director of Media Affairs for the Chicago Fire Department, has retired after 25 years. There was a big sendoff Thursday. Langford has had a lot of memorable moments on the job.
For decades, he’s been the Chicagoan who has been on the scene with reliable information of the most dire situations. ABC7 viewers have likely seen him on air from time to time. It took two days for Langford to clean out his office after 25 years at the Chicago Fire Department. However, much of his time at CFD wasn’t in the office, it was at the scenes of fires and accidents. “If it’s been tragic in Chicago, I’ve probably been at it,” Langford said. “I was at Flight 191 the Midway plane crash the Paxton Hotel fire where so many people diedโฆ so I’ve seen a lot.”
