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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. This mandate encompasses all traditional ...
As of the 2010 Census, there are 168,782 people in 78,440 housing units. The population density is 16,771 people per square mile. 46.6% of the population is male, and 53.4% is female. The South Philadelphia area comprises the zip codes of 19145, 19146, 19147 and 19148.
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 operates five fire stations in Center City: Engine 1, Ladder 5, Medic 35, Battalion 1 - 711 S. Broad St. Snorkel 2, Medic 44B, Battalion 4, Field Comm. Unit 1 - 101 N. 4th St. Engine 11, Medic 21 - 601 South St. Pipeline 20, Ladder 23, Medic 1 - 133 N. 10th St. Squirt 43, Ladder 9, Medic 7 - 2108 Market St.
The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was the destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during a standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization. Philadelphia police dropped two explosive devices from a ...
ZIP Code. 19145, 19146. Area code (s) 215, 267 and 445. Point Breeze is a multicultural neighborhood in South Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded by 25th Street to the west, Washington Avenue to the north, 18th Street to the east, and Moore Street to the south. Southwest Center City lies to its north.
215, 267, and 445. Overbrook High School at 59th Street and Lancaster Avenue. Overbrook is an historic neighborhood that is located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated northwest of West Philadelphia, Philadelphia . The area's housing ranges from large, old homes to rowhouses to three- and four-story apartment ...
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 ...