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  2. Philadelphia Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    The PFD is the largest fire department in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and also has the busiest Emergency Medical Services division in the United States with a single ambulance, Medic 2, responding to 8,788 calls in 2013 and Medic 8 responded to 9,011 calls in 2018.

  3. North Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    North Philadelphia, nicknamed North Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It is immediately north of Center City.Though the full extent of the region is somewhat vague, "North Philadelphia" is regarded as everything north of either Vine Street or Spring Garden Street, between Northwest Philadelphia and Northeast Philadelphia.

  4. List of Philadelphia neighborhoods - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia has 41 ZIP -codes, which are often used for neighborhood analysis. [1] Historically, many neighborhoods were defined by incorporated townships (Blockley, Roxborough), districts (Belmont, Kensington, Moyamensing, Richmond) or boroughs (Bridesburg, Frankford, Germantown, Manayunk) before being incorporated into the city with the Act ...

  5. Philadelphia fire: Massive building fire in Frankford placed ...

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    PHILADELPHIA - Firefighters battled a massive fire that torched two buildings in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood on Friday morning.. Firefighters were called to a property on the 1200 block ...

  6. 2022 Philadelphia apartment fire - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  7. West Oak Lane, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The neighborhood has distinct architecture that separates it from surrounding neighborhoods. Along with larger and sometimes detached houses, West Oak Lane has many tree-lined streets and small yards. In 2005, the 19126 and 19138 ZIP Codes, which contain West Oak Lane, had a median home sale price of $113,200. This was a 34-percent increase ...

  8. Overbrook, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Area code (s) 215, 267, and 445. Overbrook High School at 59th Street and Lancaster Avenue. Overbrook is a historic neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is situated in the northwest of West Philadelphia. The area's housing ranges from large, old homes to rowhouses to three- and four-story apartment buildings.

  9. Northeast Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Click for larger image. Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 census, Northeast Philadelphia has a population of between 300,000 and 450,000, depending on how the area is defined. [1]