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In 1950 it was transferred to the Bureau of Fire. [2] In 1886, the department hired its first Black firefighter, who served with Engine Company 11. In 1919, Engine Company 11 was designated the department's all-Black unit. Later Fire Boat One was also an all-Black unit. The Department began to desegregate in February 1949. [5]
September 13, 2024 at 8:40 AM. PHILADELPHIA - Commuters heading into Philadelphia on Friday morning noticed part of the city's skyline covered by smoke from a massive building fire. Over 100 ...
September 13, 2024 at 6:04 AM. PHILADELPHIA - Firefighters battled a massive fire that torched two buildings in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood on Friday morning. Firefighters were called to ...
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 ...
A presidential debate hosted by ABC News between U.S. Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump takes place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. (CNN) September 9, 2024 (Monday) edit. history.
The Philadelphia Fire Department told CBS News that at least one person was taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for treatment. Live feed: Police respond to reports of shooting 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 ...
Capt. Matthew Graham of the New Philadelphia Fire Department sizes up the fire at 508 N Broadway St., in New Philadelphia. The homeowner said he was using a blowtorch to burn off weeds in the ...