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    2/14/25 Bronx 3rd Alarm Box 4930

    Surprised to see L.2 relocate on a weekday 9x6 tour.
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    Small plane crash in Philadelphia @ Roosevelt Mall.

    Listening to the audio it sounded like L,20 was not initially available.
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    Small plane crash in Philadelphia @ Roosevelt Mall.

    Audio of incident available on YOU TUBE. Philly Fire Feed.
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    Small plane crash in Philadelphia @ Roosevelt Mall.

    Vicinity of Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue (major intersection) in northeast Philadelphia. Incident appears to be on the south side of Cottman Avenue. Roosevelt Mall on the north side. E.71, TL.28, BC.12 first due.
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    1/27/25 Philadelphia PA Box 946

    Fire Administration Building (HQ) is still at 240 Spring Garden Street. Fire Communications Center and Police Radio are now in the new Police Headquarters at Broad & Callowhill Streets, the former Inquirer Building.
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    1/27/25 Philadelphia PA Box 946

    New Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) went in service last week in Philadelphia. Every box number in the city was changed for the new system. First two digits of the box number are now the engine company number in whose local district the box is in. Local district is then divided up into...
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    OLD TOOLS & EQUIPMENT NO LONGER IN SERVICE.

    When my class went through the PFD Academy in late 1972 we spent a week at the Navy Damage Control School at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. We used chemox (Navy called them OBA) on several evolutions. Complicated devices but they were longer duration than the Air Paks of the era.
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    11/30/24 Philadelphia PA Box 8119

    This used to be a 9th Battalion box when they were at Engine 19. A couple of years ago when PFD brought the 3rd Division back they put them in Engine 19 and moved the 9th Battalion to Engine 12 in Manayunk. With the move the 9th lost a lot of their fire duty.
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    11/28/24 Brooklyn All Hands Box 0619

    Wasn't the tire shop fire in 20,000 Alarms on Adelphi Street?
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    11/4/24 Manhattan All Hands Box 0834

    What is accomplished by changing a box number 25 minutes into an ongoing operation?
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    4-alarm Warehouse fire in Philadelphia

    Yes, the Pipeline designation went away after all engine companies had been assigned 5" LDH. Squrts and Water Towers did not use to be equipped with LDH.
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    4-alarm Warehouse fire in Philadelphia

    Back in 1995 four engine companies were assigned new KME 1500 GPM pumpers equipped with 4" deck guns to replace the Giant Deluge.
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    9/4/24 Philadelphia PA Box 4289

    Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia vicinity of Frankford Avenue & Rhawn Street.
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    Philadelphia LODD

    Lieutenant Sean Williamson died in the line of duty in 2022.
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    8/17/24 Manhattan 10-77 Box 1945

    Thank you scoobyd.
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    8/17/24 Manhattan 10-77 Box 1945

    First time I have seen the term SANDWICH APARTMENTS. Could someone explain please.
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    Philadelphia 4 alarm apartment building

    Northeast Philadelphia. Engine 71, Tower Ladder 28 (running with reserve TDA), Battalion 12 first in.
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    LAFD FIRE.

    So a Light Force pulls up first due. What is the LAFD protocol? Do they operate as an engine or truck?
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    6/3/24 Philadelphia PA Box 4548

    ES.9 is an EMS Supervisor, either a Captain or a Lieutenant. 3700 K Street is in Juniata Park.
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