Philadelphia Fire Department Installs Smoke Alarms After Deadly Fire
The Philadelphia Fire Department spent Tuesday working to keep residents safe in a neighborhood where a deadly house fire took place last week.
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The Philadelphia Fire Department spent Tuesday working to keep residents safe in a neighborhood where a deadly house fire took place last week.
Only CBS3 was there as the once-decorated ranking Philadelphia official in the paramedic unit was arrested Thursday and arraigned before a federal judge on an obstruction of justice charge.
Commissioner Thiel says it's important to have a fire department that reflects the diversity of the city.
Crews responded to the blaze shortly after 9 a.m. at a home on the 2500 block of North Newkirk Street.
It happened just before 9 p.m. along the 3300 block of Collins Street in the Kensington section of the city.
Philadelphia says it's all hands on deck with paramedics and others who can take care of medical emergencies that could develop during the parade.
While investigators continue to probe the cause of the Jan. 6 blaze that killed Capt. Matthew LeTourneau and another man, firefighters say the work of protecting and saving lives must continue.
Flames broke out around 11:30 p.m. Friday at a two-story home in the 1300 block of Ruan Street in the Frankford section of the city.
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Crews were called to a home on the 4600 block of Pilling Street around 10 a.m.
Family and friends are taking part in the final farewell to a fallen firefighter on Thursday.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all commonwealth flags on the Capitol Complex and at all commonwealth facilities in the City of Philadelphia to fly at half-staff in honor of fallen firefighter Lt. Matt LeTourneau.
The Philadelphia Fire Department said units responded to Kelly Drive near Midvale Avenue around 4 p.m. for a water rescue in the Schuylkill River.
Lieutenant Matt LeTourneau was killed Saturday when he became trapped inside a home on Colorado Street in North Philadelphia.
The life and service of Lieutenant Matthew LeTourneau are being remembered, both in the city that he served and in his hometown in Delaware County, where his dreams of becoming a firefighter began.
Flames broke out around 9 a.m. Saturday in the 2200 block of North Colorado Street and quickly grew to two alarms.
Officials say firefighters were called to the 2000 block of East Cambria Street for a fire around 2 p.m.
Firefighters responded to a fire around 11:30 a.m. at a daycare on the 5000 block of Germantown Avenue.
Crews found heavy fire on the roof of the four-story apartment building at 15th and Mount Vernon Streets around 1:15 p.m.
These days, after a smoke alarm goes off, because of the open layout of modern homes, evolution in interior furnishings and construction materials, the time has dropped to three minutes.
The fire department says the accident occurred at Grant and Bustleton Avenues around 5 p.m.
The fire burned very close to Jefferson and Wills Eye Hospitals after an underground transformer caught fire around 8:15 a.m.
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