The firehouse remained open with a ladder truck and a medic unit, but Engine 6, a pumper truck, was put out of service in 2009 as part of recession-related cutbacks.

Water main break shuts firehouse, forces people from homes, blocks Girard Ave. A broken water main along Girard Avenue, in Philly's Northern Liberties neighborhood, forced firefighters out of a ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Fire Department's Engine 6 is back open now, after a 16 year absence. The fire house services residents in Port Richmond, Kensington, and Fishtown.