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 [...]
Ladder 2
Truck B was organized on March 15, 1871 at 316 Race Street in the home of the Perseverance Hose Company. The original [...]
Engine 58
Engine 58 was organized in 1916 at Byberry and Worthington Roads in the far northeast section of the city. The company was [...]
Engine 57
Engine 57 was organized September 22, 1913 on Pine Street west of 55th Street. The apparatus assigned to them were a 1913 Commercial [...]
Engine 56-Chemical 5
Chemical 5 was organized September 5, 1895 at 7595 A Street in Fox Chase. The firehouse was built by R.Y. Filbert, Esquire, [...]
Engine 54
Engine 54 was organized on March 16, 1908 on the southeast corner of 63rd Street and Lancaster Avenue. The company was assigned [...]
Engine 50/Truck 12
Engine 50 and Truck 12 were organized on May 6, 1901 at 1325 W. Cambria Street. Both companies continue to respond from this [...]
Engine 37
The first attempt to provide fire protection to the Chestnut Hill section of the city was made during 1872. Hand Engine A [...]
The History of PFD Fireboats
With the shoreline along the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers lined with refineries, shipyards, and manufacturing plants, the need to provide fire protection to [...]