St. Elizabeth’s Catholic School Fire
On Saturday, January 12, 1963, at 8:27pm, the Fire Alarm Room received signals from Box 146 at 23rd & Berks St. The area [...]
Airport Engine Companies
The origin of airport engine companies began in 1949 when new details of firefighters were assigned to Philadelphia’s two airports. The main [...]
Engine 63
After several years of East Oak Lane residents petitioning city government to have a fire station built in their neighborhood, one was built [...]
Engine 40
On March 1, 1892 when Engine 40 was organized at 6440 Woodland Avenue in the existing settlement of Paschallville in Southwest Philadelphia, [...]
Ladder 14
Truck 14 was organized in 1906 at 2936 Ridge Avenue in the Strawberry Mansion section of North Philadelphia. Its location gave better [...]
Ladder 16
Truck 16 was organized in 1912 in a new 2-bay station on the northeast corner of Belgrade and Huntingdon Streets. This truck [...]
Ladder 11
On May 6, 1901, Truck 11 was organized on 12th Street south of Wharton Street. The establishment of this new station moved [...]
Ladder 10
On May 6, 1901, Truck 10 was organized at 2067 East Clearfield Street about a half block east of Frankford Avenue. This [...]
Ladder 3
Truck “C” was organized on March 15, 1871 on the southeast corner of Norris & Sepviva Streets in the Fishtown section of [...]
Ladder 8
Truck “H” was organized on October 10, 1894 in an existing building at 5000 Germantown Avenue, the northwest corner of Seymour Street, [...]
Ladder 5
Truck “E” was organized on March 15, 1871 on the southwest corner of 20th & Hand Street (now called Waverly Street) in [...]
Ladder 4
Truck D was organized on March 15, 1871 at 119 Queen Street in the quarters of the volunteer Weccacoe Fire Company which was [...]