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On the morning of January 5, 2022, a fire tore through a row house converted into apartments in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Twelve people died, nine of them children, [2] and two others were injured. Five additional people escaped from the first floor unit with minor injuries. [1] [3] [4] The fire happened just ...
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. This mandate encompasses all traditional ...
April 11, 2024 at 3:38 AM. Three individuals were shot and five have been arrested after gunfire broke out at a Ramadan event in West Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, prompting police to flock ...
Coulters Vol Fire & Rescue (South Versailles), Station 272. Crafton VFD (Crafton, Thornburg, Rosslyn Farms), Station 128 [39] Crescent Township VFD, Station 129 [40] Dormont Fire Department, Station 130 [41] Dravosburg #1, Station 131. Duquesne VFD, Station 133.
A truck fire under an on-ramp for the I-95 highway near Philadelphia has led to the roadway partially collapsing and traffic being shut down.. The highway was closed by the authorities early on ...
A large house fire in Philadelphia early Wednesday killed 13 people, including seven children, and sent two people to hospitals, fire officials said. Officials said at a news conference later in ...
Harold B. Hairston ( December 8, 1939 - November 1, 2016) served as the first African-American Fire Commissioner for the Philadelphia Fire Department from 1992. Hairston was appointed head of the fire department by Mayor Ed Rendell and served until retirement in 2004. In his next life, Hairston worked for the CBS network Eyewitness News team as ...
President Biden spoke Monday at the Philadelphia fire station that houses Ladder 1, a company disbanded in the late 2000s, but now reopening through part of a $22.4 million Federal Emergency ...