Philadelphia Fire Department
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Pennsylvania |
| City |
 Philadelphia |
| Agency overview[1] | |
| Established | March 15, 1871 |
| Annual calls | 437,329 (2013) |
| Employees | 1,973 |
| Staffing | Career |
| Commissioner | Derrick Sawyer |
| EMS level | ALS & BLS |
| IAFF | 22 |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Battalions | 11 |
| Stations | 63 |
| Engines | 55 |
| Trucks | 23 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Squads | 2 |
| Rescues | 1 |
| Ambulances | 36 ALS & 14 BLS |
| HAZMAT | 2 |
| USAR | 1 |
| Airport crash | 5 |
| Wildland | 2 |
| Fireboats | 3 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF website | |
The Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the oldest established fire departments in the United States, the PFD traces its origins back to early volunteer companies, specifically the Union Fire Company, established on December 7, 1736.[2] After 134 years, the City Council decided the growing city needed a professional, organized fire department and passed an ordinance in December 1870, creating the paid fire department. The PFD is largest fire department in the state of Pennsylvania and also has the busiest EMS division in the United States with a single ambulance, Medic 8B, responding to 8,746 calls in 2013.[3]
USAR Task Force 1
The Philadelphia Fire Department is the sponsoring agency for Urban Search and Rescue Pennsylvania Task Force 1 (PA-TF1), one of thirty-three FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces in the nation and the only one in the state of Pennsylvania. Squad 47 being the premier USAR company in the city.[4]
Fire Stations/Apparatus
Below is a complete listing of all fire station, fire company, and medic unit locations in the city of Philadelphia according to Division and Battalion.[5] There are two divisions in the department, division 1 consist of 5 battalions and 27 fire stations while division 2 has 6 battalions and 34 fire stations. There are 50 medic units spread across the stations. Of those 50, 36 are advanced life support (ALS) and 14 are basic life support (BLS). The BLS units contain a 'B' in their call sign, for example Medic 41B, while ALS units do not.[6]
| Station # | Location | Battalion | Division | Apparatus |
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| E2 | North Philadelphia | 8 | 2 | Engine 2, Ladder 3, Medic 31 |
| E3 | South Philadelphia | 4 | 1 | Pipeline 3 |
| E5 | West Philadelphia | 11 | 1 | Pipeline 5, Tower Ladder 6, Battalion 11 |
| E7 | Kensington/Richmond | 10 | 2 | Engine 7, Ladder 10, Medic 2, Battalion 10 |
| E9 | Germantown/Chestnut Hill | 9 | 2 | Squrt 9, Ladder 21, Medic 10 |
| E10 | South Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | Engine 10, Medic 27, ES 6 |
| E11 | Center City | 4 | 1 | Engine 11, Medic 21 |
| E12 | Roxborough/Manayunk | 9 | 2 | Engine 12 |
| E13 | North Philadelphia | 3 | 1 | Engine 13, Medic 50B, Air Unit 1 |
| E16 | West Philadelphia | 11 | 1 | Engine 16, Medic 26, Mass Casualty Unit 1 |
| E18 | Northeast Philadelphia | 13 | 2 | Foam 18, Medic 38 |
| E19 | Germantown/Chestnut Hill | 9 | 2 | Pipeline 19, Ladder 8, Medic 28, Battalion 9 |
| E20 | Center City | 4 | 1 | Pipeline 20, Ladder 23, Medic 1 |
| E22 | Northeast Philadelphia | 13 | 2 | Engine 22, Ladder 31, Medic 20 |
| E24 | South Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | Engine 24, Medic 14 |
| E25 | Kensington/Richmond | 10 | 2 | Engine 25, Medic 8B |
| E27 | North Philadelphia | 3 | 1 | Engine 27, Medic 13, Battalion 3 |
| E28 | Kensington/Richmond | 10 | 2 | Pipeline 28, Medic 45B, Decon 1 |
| E29 | North Philadelphia | 3 | 1 | Engine 29, Medic 15, Rescue 1, Rescue 1A, Collapse Unit 1 |
| E33 | Kensington/Richmond | 10 | 2 | Foam 33, Foam Tender 1 |
| E34 | North Philadelphia | 3 | 1 | Pipeline 34, Medic 36 |
| E35 | Germantown/Chestnut Hill | 8 | 2 | Engine 35, Ladder 25, Medic 16 |
| E36 | Northeast Philadelphia | 12 | 2 | Engine 36, Ladder 20, Medic 17 |
| E37 | Germantown/Chestnut Hill | 9 | 2 | Engine 37 |
| E38 | Northeast Philadelphia | 12 | 2 | Water Tower 38, Mass Casualty Unit 2, ES 11 |
| E40 | Southwest Philadelphia | 7 | 1 | Pipeline 40, Ladder 4, Medic 19 |
| E41 | West Philadelphia | 11 | 1 | Engine 41, Ladder 24, Medic 23 |
| E43 | Center City | 4 | 1 | Squrt 43, Ladder 9, Medic 7, ES 3 |
| E44 | West Philadelphia | 11 | 1 | Engine 44, Medic 34 |
| E45 | North Philadelphia | 3 | 1 | Engine 45, Ladder 14, Medic 25 |
| E46 | Northeast Philadelphia | 13 | 2 | Engine 46, Medic 49B, Battalion 13, Marine Unit 46A, Grass Firefighter 3 |
| E47 | South Philadelphia | 7 | 1 | Squad 47, Squad 47A, Medic 40, Deputy 1, ES 8 |
| E49 | South Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | Pipeline 49, Medic 11 |
| E50 | North Philadelphia | 8 | 2 | Pipeline 50, Ladder 12, Medic 22, Battalion 8 |
| E51 | Olney | 2 | 2 | Engine 51, Ladder 29, Medic 18, Battalion 2 |
| E52 | Northeast Philadelphia | 12 | 2 | Pipeline 52, Medic 32 |
| E53 | South Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | Engine 53, Ladder 27, Medic 43B |
| E54 | West Philadelphia | 11 | 1 | Engine 54, Medic 41B |
| E55 | North Philadelphia | 8 | 2 | Engine 55, Tower Ladder 22, Medic 39 |
| E56 | Northeast Philadelphia | 12 | 2 | Engine 56, Medic 48B |
| E57 | West Philadelphia | 7 | 1 | Water Tower 57, Medic 9B |
| E58 | Northeast Philadelphia | 13 | 2 | Engine 58 |
| E59 | North Philadelphia | 8 | 2 | Engine 59, Ladder 18, Medic 4B |
| E60 | South Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | Foam 60, Ladder 19, Medic 37, Hazmat 1, Hazmat 2, Chem 1 |
| E61 | Olney | 2 | 2 | Pipeline 61, Medic 29 |
| E62 | Northeast Philadelphia | 13 | 2 | Pipeline 62, Ladder 34, Medic 6 |
| E63 | Olney | 2 | 2 | Engine 63 |
| E64 | Northeast Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | Engine 64 |
| E66 | Roxborough/Manayunk | 9 | 2 | Engine 66 |
| E68 | Southwest Philadelphia | 7 | 1 | Engine 68, Ladder 13, Medic 3, Battalion 7 |
| E69 | Southwest Philadelphia | 7 | 1 | Engine 69, Grass Firefighter 1 |
| E70 | Northeast Philadelphia | 12 | 2 | Engine 70, Medic 42B, Deputy 2 |
| E71 | Northeast Philadelphia | 12 | 2 | Engine 71, Snorkel 28, Medic 12, Battalion 12 |
| E72 | Olney | 2 | 2 | Squad 72, Squad 72A, Medic 24, ES 10 |
| E73 | Olney | 2 | 2 | Engine 73, Medic 33, Air Unit 2 |
| E78 | Philadelphia International Airport | 7 | 1 | Engine 78, Medic 30, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F11 |
| L2 | Center City | 4 | 1 | Snorkel 2, Medic 44B, Battalion 4 |
| L5 | Center City | 1 | 1 | Ladder 5, Medic 35B, Battalion 1 |
| L15 | Northeast Philadelphia | 10 | 2 | Ladder 15, Medic 47B |
| L16 | Kensington/Richmond | 10 | 2 | Ladder 16, Medic 46B, ES 9 |
| L30 | Roxborough/Manayunk | 9 | 2 | Ladder 30, Medic 5 |
| MU1 | Delaware River | 4 | 1 | Marine Unit 1 |
| MU2 | Schuylkill River | 7 | 1 | Marine Unit 2 |
Apparatus Glossary
- Engine (E)
- Ladder (L)
- Chemical Unit (Chem 1)
- Decontamination Unit (Decon 1)
- ARFF Crash Units (F- Foxtrot)
- Hazardous Materials Unit (Hazmat 1)
- Hazardous Materials Command Unit (Hazmat 2)
- Marine Unit - Fireboat
- Rescue Unit (Rescue 1)
- Dive Truck (Rescue 1A)
- Squad - Rescue Pumper (Squad 47/Squad 72)
- Squad - Special Operations Van (Squad 47A/Squad 72A)
- Pipeline Engine - 1500' 5" Large Diameter Hose
- EMS Officer (ES 3, ES 6, ES 8, ES 9, ES 10, ES 11)
Gallery
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Philadelphia Fire Department Ambulance Medic 21
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Quarters of Snorkel 2 and Battalion 4 in the Old City
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Philadelphia Fire Department Memorial
See also
References
- ↑ "Total Station Runs" (PDF). Philadelphia Fire Department. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "History". Philadelphia Fire Department. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "Busiest Ambulance" (PDF). FireHouse. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "USAR Task Force Locations". FEMA. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Fire Houses". Philadelphia Fire Department. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "Field Medic Units". Philadelphia Fire Department. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
External links
- Official Site
- Philadelphia Fire Museum
- http://www.philly.com/philly/photos/Fire_Department_Time_Capsule_Opened.html
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