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The Philadelphia Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) to the city of Philadelphia.The PFD's official mission is to protect public safety by quick and professional response to emergencies and through the promotion of sound emergency prevention measures.
Engine Company No. 11 was a fire-engine company in Philadelphia. Established in 1871, it was Philadelphia's only all-black segregated company from 1919, and was desegregated in 1952. [1] In 1871, Philadelphia established its professional fire department, creating 22 fire companies, replacing about 90 volunteer companies.
Pennsylvania Task Force One, PA-TF-1, serves as one of FEMA’s 28 Urban Search and Rescue Teams. The sponsoring agency for Pennsylvania Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue is the Philadelphia Fire Department, through a Quad Party Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Philadelphia, DHS/FEMA Washington, D.C., FEMA Region III and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
When Joel Weinberg returned home after a shift, his family could gauge how difficult his day had been by the amount of soot caked on his white Philadelphia Fire Department lieutenant's shirt.
A senior Philadelphia fire official tells Fox News the fires that were sparked by the crash are "now under control." The official said when the plane went down, it sprayed jet fuel, soaking nearby ...
Families of the 12 people killed in a Philadelphia row house fire that began in a Christmas tree two years ago sued a pair of city agencies Friday, claiming unsafe conditions on the property ...
Pages in category "Commissioners of the Philadelphia Fire Department" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Union Fire Company, sometimes called Franklin's Bucket Brigade, was a volunteer fire department formed in Philadelphia in 1736 with the assistance of Benjamin Franklin. [1] It was the first firefighting organization in Philadelphia, [ 2 ] although it was followed within the year by establishment of the Fellowship Fire Company. [ 3 ]