Snowmobiles & snowplows: Chicago Fire Department & the 2011 Blizzard.

They have their hands full in Chicago with the snow. Check the video above starting at about 3:30 and watch as Chicago firefighters try to navigate the streets with a little help.

Half the city’s 100 firehouses have been assigned a snowmobile and a firefighter to operate it. Glenn Usdin’s FireTruckBlog.com has that story.

The video above is for a high-rise response just as the blizzard began.