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Thanks Loo, I knew it was one those refinery fires in 1975. In the mid 1950's, my father worked at the Naval Air Material Command Center at Mustin Field in the Philadelphia Naval Base. Once in a while he would take me to work with him. I had a run of the place. They used to test the catapults...

Joe Rizzo's brother Frank, then the Mayor of Philadelphia, was on the scene of this fire also. When the place flashed over/ blew up, everyone took off running. One of the Mayor's bodyguards ran right over Frank, breaking his hip.

Go for the ACE! Special call Maryland Line or Parkton. Make it a five county/ two state response.

The third multiple alarm in the last five days: at 0301 this morning. Seems like the first due engine on the second alarm-Engine 63-on Will Clayton Parkway is at least 6 miles away. The rest of the second alarm assignment came from Porter FD on mutual aid. 101 and 103 are still out there. In...

If Local 2 wants to get paid, they may need to start looking under the sofa cushions for loose change. https://www.city-journal.org/article/how-debt-ate-chicago

George Herzlinger passed away Sunday August 10th at age 82. Yeah, I know. I'd never heard of the guy either. But we all know what he did. He invented a medical device that. starting with our soldiers on the line in Iraq, is thought to have saved a million lives- so far. The count continues to...

Eventually is bureaucrat speak for "When hell freezes over". This move ought to done by sundown tomorrow.

The workers of the Clairton Coke Works helped create the wealth that paid for the Frick Mansion/Museum on 5th Avenue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frick_Collection

We are coming up on the 100th anniversary of fire department provided emergency medical services to citizens. Now, lots of fire departments, both large and small, do an excellent job of that every day. Some have even changed their institutional names (however dopey it sounds) to reflect that EMS...

Two hours ago...This started out as a trash fire for Engine 83. They got the box a minute later. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/fire-high-star-drive/285-359def9f-3064-4640-9b7b-7bf529e8bba0 Everybody is still operating there. Not bad out this afternoon. Temperature is only 92 degrees.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/tire-shop-total-loss-fire/285-132511c2-15b6-443d-bf33-d455434425d0 Two right hand turns to the freeway for 28's. 51's and Engine 60 not far behind. Engine 68 and Engine 13 on watch until shift change this morning

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/firefighter-hurt-botany-lane-house-fire-arson-investigation/285-c55b1371-a8bc-4de9-a994-f2f9d1648796

National business news recently reported that the restaurant business in NYC was booming. Retail restaurant space vacancy was the lowest in over ten years. In fact, some owners are modifying other vacant commercial space to allow eating establishments - "If you can vent it, you can rent it!"

OMG! someone stole the Harlem River!

It's always satisfying to learn something interesting or neat to know. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/monopoly-standard-board--134896951331766273/ In 1935 Parker Bros introduced Atlantic City and the board game Monopoly To America. Victor Watson, the head of Waddingtons, a British printing...

A thousand words isn't enough. July 22, 1975 129 Marlboro Street 3-1536 third alarm two minutes after the box by Ladder 17

Wayne Dolcefino is a well known investigative reporter in Houston. I think he was a high school classmate of my wife. He started as a reporter for the Houston ABC affiliate 40 years ago. He is a local world-class %!&#- stirrer. The union guys love him. The late Sylvester Turner was the Houston...

Nobody wants that on their tombstone.

An interesting summer. Six weeks after this, the first Metrofire 10th alarm happened on the night of September 1, 1978 at Somerville Box 21- Medford and South Streets for a former meat packing plant at 37-41 Medford Street. The box at 2352 hrs and the 10th at 0312 hrs; all-out at 2059 hrs on...

The history books list the two five alarm fire as occurring on July 20, 1978