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 [...]
PFD’s 1st Fire Incident Resulting in Multiple Deaths of Members
On October 20, 1873 the former National Hall, on Market Street above 12th Street, held its inaugural performance in the newly renovated and [...]
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, [...]
Engine 73
Engine 73 was organized on April 23, 1949 in a new station located on the northeast corner of 76th and Ogontz Avenues. The [...]
Engine 72
Engine 72 was organized June 30, 1937 at 1127-29 W. Louden Street in the Logan section of the city. Chief Engineer Ross [...]
Engine 71
Chief Engineer Ross B. Davis issued Order Number 42 on July 1, 1937. That order announced Engine 18, located at Uber and [...]
Engine 61
Chemical 5 was reorganized on March 1, 1916, in a new station at Rising Sun and Somerville Avenues. The building was unique [...]
Engine 62
Chemical 6 was organized in 1901 at Bustleton Pike and Fulmer Street. In 1913 the company was motorized when a 1913 Alco chemical [...]
Engine 66
Engine 66 was organized March 1, 1927 at Eva and Dearnley Streets in the Roxborough section of the city. The building housing the [...]
Engine 60
Engine 60 and Truck 19 were organized on June 16, 1921 at 24th and Ritner Streets. The building had two sets of [...]