Fire Department

3 Sickened At New Jersey Supermarket

Hazmat crews are currently at a New Jersey supermarket where three people fell ill Wednesday afternoon.

2013/02/13

Fire Breaks Out Inside Rowhome In Fishtown

Fire officials are investigating the cause of fire that broke out inside a rowhome in Philadelphia early Thursday morning.

2012/05/24

Apartment Fire In Logan Displaces 10 Residents

Nearly a dozen residents have been displaced after an apartment fire in Philadelphia early Thursday morning.

2012/05/24

Authorities Probe Source Of Noxious Odor At Frankford Elementary School

Firefighters have cleared an elementary school in Northeast Philadelphia after a noxious odor was detected inside the school early Thursday morning. As a precaution, students were evacuated and taken to a nearby school.

2012/04/19

North Philadelphia Mini-Mart Destroyed By 2-Alarm Fire

Philadelphia fire officials say the fire broke out around 11 pm inside the convenience store, located at 15th and Clearfield Streets.

2012/03/30

Vandals Torch 3 Cars In Delaware County

Police are searching for the vandals who set several cars on fire in Delaware County early Thursday morning.

2012/02/02

Bensalem Township Reinstates Fire Company

A suburban Philadelphia township has reinstated a suspended local fire company following an agreement to change the company’s leadership.

2011/06/18

Mother Drives Minivan Into Hudson, Kills Herself, 3 Children

Police say Lashandra Armstrong was a single mother, with a history of domestic problems. Investigators are still trying to figure out why she would intentionally drive into the Hudson River with her children in the car.

2011/04/13

Firefighter Critically Injured While Battling North Philadelphia Fire

Ten firefighters were injured while battling a high-rise fire in north Philadelphia. Among the most critically injured was 40-year-old Michael McGuire

2011/03/02

Deadly house fire on Sparks Street in Olney section on Philadelphia (Credit: iWitness)

2 Killed, 8 Injured In Olney House Fire

Two people were killed and eight others were injured in a house fire in North Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon.

2011/02/22

City Controller: Mayor Failing To Limit Fire Department Overtime

The city controller says the Nutter administration is failing to reign in fire department overtime.

2011/02/01

Brigantine Welcomes A (Very Young) Firefighter

The Brigantine Fire Department had a new firefighter Thursday, at least for a few hours.

2011/01/13

Fire Dept. Cuts Questioned In Death Of 12-Year-Old

Nutter administration officials were called before City Council to explain how a 12-year-old autistic boy died in a West Philadelphia fire last August. The mayor’s cuts in fire department funding were at issue.

2010/10/20

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