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Ken Pagurek, a longtime Philadelphia firefighter who served as chief of FEMA’s search and rescue branch for the past year, ...
The PFD and L&I are improving safety protocols and enforcing codes after the NIOSH report on Fire Lt. Sean Williamson's death ...
One person was found dead after a house fire in the city's Mayfair section early Wednesday morning. Two children were also ...
One person was killed and two people were injured after a massive explosion and subsequent fire in a neighborhood in Philadelphia in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 29. Authorities have not ...
According to state police, the piece of the fire truck caused catastrophic injuries to his legs. He was transported to the ...
The fire started after 4 p.m. in the area of North 2nd and Callowhill streets and was quickly put out, the Fire Department told CBS News Philadelphia.
The fire broke out at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's facility in Philadelphia's Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood. Up to 40 buses caught fire.
In 2023, the New Philadelphia Fire Department responded to 140 fire alarms. In 2024, that number was 114. So far this year, firefighters have responded to 44. Of that number, 98% were false alarms.
The fire was placed under control just after 8 a.m., according to the Philadelphia Fire Department. Smoke from the SEPTA bus depot fire was visible across the city of Philadelphia on Thursday, June 5.
PHILADELPHIA – A dog whose keen snout sniffed out accelerants at hundreds of fire scenes over a storied career with the Philadelphia Fire Department was sent off into retirement Thursday with a ...
The Philadelphia Fire Department said officials will hold a news conference around 10:45 a.m. ET today to discuss a fire at a row home that killed at least 13 people.