PFD Historian’s Blog

Engine 42 was organized at 3320 N. Front Street on December 7, 1894. They were joined by Truck 22 on March 17, 1923 [...]

Engine 41 - 61st Street and Haverford Avenue. This building was torn down to build the new firehouse. The building to the left [...]

Engine 38 was organized February 1, 1892 6832 Tacony State Road. The address provided in the Annual Report is State Road at Penn [...]

The sub-engine at the House of Correction was organized during 1883 in a building on grounds of the prison in the Holmesburg section [...]

Engine 35 was organized during December 1889 at 3360 Ridge Avenue. The original company roster was composed of the following members: Foreman William [...]

Engine 34 was organized March 10, 1886 at 1313 N. 27th Street in the Brewerytown section of the city. The original company roster [...]

Engine 70 was organized May 1, 1931 at 4800 Langdon Street. The company was placed into service with a hose wagon only. In [...]

Engine 33 was organized October 19, 1886 at 4752 Richmond Street in the Bridesburg section of the city. The original company roster was [...]

Engine 32 and Pipeline 1 - 239 S. 6th Street. Engine 32 pumper 1933 American LaFrance; Engine 32 wagon 1949 Ford/AFE; Pipeline 1 [...]

Engine 30 was organized at 3546 Germantown Avenue on August 1, 1884. The company was composed of the following members: Foreman John LeitheadEngineer [...]

Engine 29 was organized December 5, 1883 at 1048 N. Lawrence Street. The original company roster was as follows: John Humphreys – ForemanWilliam [...]

Engine 27 was organized February 1, 1873 at 1913 W. Oxford Street. The original members were as follows:Joseph C. Doyle – ForemanThomas J. [...]