Firefighter Killed Battling House Fire In North Philly Posthumously Promoted To Captain
The Philadelphia Fire Department held its semi-annual Promotion and Awards ceremony on Friday at the Temple University Performing Arts Center.
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The Philadelphia Fire Department held its semi-annual Promotion and Awards ceremony on Friday at the Temple University Performing Arts Center.
Philadelphia firefighters are allowed to celebrate their Eagles fandom on the job during this Super Bowl run.
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.
The Philadelphia Fire Departments says crews were called to the 2800 block of Columbus Boulevard after a substance began leaking from a tank.
At the 63rd annual Hero Thrill Show Philadelphia's finest show that those who have fallen have not been forgotten.
The inaugural 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb is an effort to raise money for families of the injured and fallen heroes.
"It's tiring being away from your family for a while," said Rescue Team Manager Jim Kelly with the Philadelphia Fire Department
The Philadelphia Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.
Members of Pennsylvania Task Force 1 are heading to an Air Force base in Alabama where FEMA will give them their marching orders.
Philadelphia Firefighter John Deluisi posted on Facebook a photo of him wearing a Confederate hat, while holding a tiki torch, with the caption, "Headed to VA."
It happened around 1:20 a.m. Sunday at De Los Santos Mini Market at 25th and Dauphin Streets.
Firefighters were called out for a fire at 551 Tabor Avenue around 3:30 p.m.
A car fell into sinkhole in South Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon, and now Philadelphia Water Department crews are working to restore service to three commercial properties on Broad Street.
