Philadelphia Fire Department

Philadelphia Fire Department
Motto: Dedication and Service
Operational area
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
City Philadelphia
Agency overview[1]
Established March 15, 1871 (1871-03-15)
Annual calls 437,329 (2013)
Employees 2,600
Staffing Career
Commissioner Adam Thiel
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 55
HAZMAT 2
USAR 1
Airport crash 10
Wildland 1
Fireboats 2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Philadelphia Fire Department (Philadelphia Fire Department) provides fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PFD's official mission is to protect the public safety by quick and professional response to emergencies and through the promotion of sound emergency prevention measures. This mandate encompasses all traditional firefighting functions, including fire suppression, with 55 engine companies and 27 ladder companies deployed throughout the city; specialized firefighting units for Philadelphia International Airport and the Port of Philadelphia; investigations conducted by the Fire Marshal's Office to determine the origins of fires and to develop preventative strategies; prevention programs to educate the public in order to increase overall fire safety; and support services such as: research and planning, management of the Fire Communications Center within the City's 911 system, and operation of the Fire Academy.

The delivery of emergency medical services now generates more than seventy percent of the department's total calls for services. Furthermore, the department's Regional Emergency Medical Services Office is responsible for regulating all public and private ambulance services within the city. Lastly, the department enforces all state and federal hazardous materials (HAZMAT) regulations within the city, and coordinates the response to such incidents.[2]

The PFD is the largest fire department in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and also has the busiest Emergency Medical Services division in the United States with a single ambulance, Medic 2, responding to 8,788 calls in 2013.

History

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.[3]

Ordinances of 1840, 1855, and 1856 established a City Fire Department which was a voluntary association of independent fire companies which, in return for subsidies, accepted the direction of City Councils.

An ordinance of 29 December 1870, established Philadelphia's first fully paid and municipally controlled fire department, administered by seven commissioners chosen by Councils. The PFD officially entered into service on 15 March 1871. In 1887 the commissioners were abolished and the department placed under the control of the Department of Public Safety as the Bureau of Fire in compliance with the 1885 Bullitt Bill[4] and enabling ordinance of 1886. The Fire Marshal, first appointed on 1864, was a member of the Bureau of Police until 1937 when his office was removed from it and placed directly under the Director of the Department of Public Safety. In 1950 it was transferred to the Bureau of Fire.[2]

The City Charter of 1951 abolished the Department of Public Safety and established the present Fire Department.[5] At that time its inspectorial duties were transferred to the Department of Licenses and Inspections. Investigation of the origin and cause of fires remains with the PFD fire marshal's office.

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.[6]

Operations

Fire station locations and 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.[7] 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 55 medic units spread across the stations, including 46 advanced life support (ALS) and 9 basic life support (BLS) units. For special events, or to meet staffing requirements, the advanced life support (ALS) medic units may be downgraded to basic life support (BLS) units. A BLS unit will contain a 'B' in their call sign, for example Medic 9B.[8]

  • E - Engine
  • L - Ladder
  • Hazmat 1 - Hazardous Materials Unit
  • Hazmat 2 - Hazardous Materials Command Unit
  • Chem 1 - Chemical Unit
  • Rescue 1 - Heavy Rescue
  • Rescue 1A - Dive Unit
  • Collapse Unit 1 - Collapse Unit
  • Squad 47/Squad 72 - Rescue Pumpers
  • Squad 47A/Squad 72A - Special Operations Vans
  • ES - EMS Officer
  • F (Foxtrot) - ARFF Crash Unit
Station # Location Battalion Division Apparatus
E1Center City11Ladder 5, Medic 35, Battalion 1
E2North Philadelphia82Engine 2, Ladder 3, Medic 31, Medic 51B
E3South Philadelphia41Engine 3
E5West Philadelphia111Engine 5, Tower Ladder 6, Battalion 11
E6Kensington/Richmond102Ladder 16, Medic 46, ES 9
E7Kensington/Richmond102Engine 7, Ladder 10, Medic 2, Battalion 10
E8Center City41Snorkel 2, Medic 44, Battalion 4
E9Germantown/Chestnut Hill92Squrt 9, Ladder 21, Medic 10
E10South Philadelphia11Engine 10, Medic 27, ES 3
E11Center City41Engine 11, Medic 21
E12Manayunk92Engine 12, Medic 52B
E13North Philadelphia31Engine 13, Medic 50B, Air Unit 1
E14Northeast Philadelphia102Ladder 15, Medic 47B
E16West Philadelphia111Engine 16, Medic 26, Mass Casualty Unit 1
E18Northeast Philadelphia132Foam 18, Medic 38
E19Germantown92Engine 19, Ladder 8, Medic 28, Battalion 9
E20Center City/Chinatown41Engine 20, Ladder 23, Medic 1
E22Northeast Philadelphia132Engine 22, Ladder 31, Medic 20
E24South Philadelphia11Engine 24, Medic 14
E25Kensington/Richmond102Engine 25, Medic 8
E27North Philadelphia31Engine 27, Medic 13, Battalion 3
E28Kensington/Richmond102Engine 28, Medic 45, Decon 1
E29North Philadelphia31Engine 29, Medic 15, Rescue 1, Rescue 1A, Collapse Unit 1
E33Kensington/Richmond102Foam 33, Foam Tender 1
E34North Philadelphia31Engine 34, Medic 36
E35East Falls82Engine 35, Ladder 25, Medic 16
E36Northeast Philadelphia122Engine 36, Ladder 20, Medic 17
E37Chestnut Hill92Engine 37
E38Northeast Philadelphia122Water Tower 38, Mass Casualty Unit 2, ES 11, ES 12
E39Roxborough92Ladder 30, Medic 5, ES 10
E40Southwest Philadelphia71Engine 40, Ladder 4, Medic 19
E41West Philadelphia111Engine 41, Ladder 24, Medic 23
E43Center City41Squrt 43, Ladder 9, Medic 7, ES 1
E44West Philadelphia111Engine 44, Medic 34
E45North Philadelphia31Engine 45, Ladder 14, Medic 25
E46Northeast Philadelphia132Engine 46, Medic 49, Battalion 13, Grass Firefighter 3
E47South Philadelphia71Squad 47, Squad 47A, Medic 40, Medic 53B, Deputy 1, ES 8
E49South Philadelphia11Engine 49, Medic 11
E50North Philadelphia82Engine 50, Ladder 12, Medic 22, Battalion 8
E51Olney22Engine 51, Ladder 29, Medic 18, Battalion 2
E52Northeast Philadelphia122Engine 52, Medic 32
E53South Philadelphia11Engine 53, Ladder 27, Medic 43
E54West Philadelphia111Engine 54, Medic 41
E55North Philadelphia82Engine 55, Tower Ladder 22, Medic 39B
E56Northeast Philadelphia122Engine 56, Medic 48
E57West Philadelphia71Water Tower 57, Medic 9B
E58Northeast Philadelphia132Engine 58, Medic 54B
E59North Philadelphia82Engine 59, Ladder 18, Medic 4
E60South Philadelphia11Foam 60, Ladder 19, Medic 37, Hazmat 1, Hazmat 2, Chem 1
E61Olney22Engine 61, Medic 29
E62Northeast Philadelphia132Engine 62, Ladder 34, Medic 6
E63Olney22Engine 63
E64Northeast Philadelphia22Engine 64
E66Roxborough92Engine 66
E68Southwest Philadelphia71Engine 68, Ladder 13, Medic 3, Battalion 7
E69Southwest Philadelphia71Engine 69, Medic 55B
E70Northeast Philadelphia122Engine 70, Medic 42, Deputy 2
E71Northeast Philadelphia122Engine 71, Snorkel 28, Medic 12, Battalion 12
E72Logan22Squad 72, Squad 72A, Medic 24
E73Olney22Engine 73, Medic 33, Air Unit 2
E78Philadelphia International AirportEngine 78 (F9 + F10), Medic 30, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, F21, F22
MU1Delaware RiverMarine Unit 1
MU2Schuylkill RiverMarine Unit 2

Disbanded fire companies

* Engine 1 - 711 S. Broad St.
* Engine 4 - 1528 Sansom St.
* Engine 6 - 2601 Belgrade St.
* Engine 8 - 101 N. 4th St.
* Engine 14 - 1652 Foulkrod St.
* Engine 15 - 1625 N. Howard St. - Disbanded to form Marine Unit 15
* Engine 17 - 1328 Race St.
* Engine 21 - 609 N. 2nd St.
* Engine 23 - 2736 N. 6th St. - Disbanded to form Marine Unit 23
* Engine 26 - 1010 Buttonwood St.
* Engine 30 - 3548 Germantown Ave.
* Engine 31 - 2736 6th St.
* Engine 32 - 239 S. 6th St. - Disbanded to form Marine Unit 32
* Engine 39 - 6630 Ridge Ave.
* Engine 42 - 3320 N. Front St.
* Engine 48 - 930 S. 7th St.
* Engine 65 - 5331 Haverford Ave.
* Engine 67 - Haverford Ave. & N. Preston St.
* Engine 74 - Never Organized
* Engine 75 - Never Organized
* Engine 76 - Philadelphia Northeast Airport
* Engine 77 - Philadelphia International Airport - Merged with Engine 78
* Ladder 1 - 1541 Parrish St.
* Ladder 7 - 400 W. Girard Ave.
* Ladder 11 - 1357 S. 12th St.
* Ladder 17 - 1210 Oak Lane Ave.
* Ladder 26 - 8201 Tinicum Blvd.
* Ladder 32 - 3023 Grays Ferry Ave.
* Ladder 33 - Never Organized
* Battalion 5 - 2108 Market St.
* Battalion 6 - 2426 N. 2nd St.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Total Station Runs" (PDF). Philadelphia Fire Department. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Fire Department". www.phila.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. ↑ "History". Philadelphia Fire Department. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  4. ↑ The Bullitt bill as adopted by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, June 1, 1885 :together with the ordinance to carry it into effect, passed by the councils of Philadelphia, December 16, 1886. Philadelphia :. 1902-01-01.
  5. ↑ "American Legal Publishing - Online Library". library.amlegal.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  6. ↑ "USAR Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fire Houses". Philadelphia Fire Department. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Field Medic Units". Philadelphia Fire Department. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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