2/4/26 Philadelphia PA Box 1830 2 Alarm

[ExChief-551]

Location 8100 E. Roosevelt Blvd.

E18 – Heavy smoke showing from a church, 2&2 in service.

BC12 – 2 Story office building, 70’ x 200’, heavy smoke 1st floor, placing All Hands in service @14:51

BC12 – Get me an extra 2&2 @16:10

BC12 – Get me the 2nd Alarm @16:30

BC12 – Fire under control @17:23

1st Alarm:
E-18,71,36,56,70 s/c,38 s/c
L-28,20,34(RIT),22 s/c,16 s/c
SQ-72
R-1
AIR-1/E34
BC-12,13
D-2
ES-1,3
IS-1
Medic-

2nd Alarm:
E-52(Log),46
BC-5(Log),2,4(Saf)

 

[Ret Phila Lieut]

Somehow they shorted them an engine on the 2nd alarm. Philly gets 5 engines on the 2nd but they already had 2 engines on special call over the normal box assignment. I'm surprised no one in charge didn't even notice this. (Chief this wasn't your fault on the rundown. I was listening to the job and I noticed it right away.) This started out as a basement job.

 

[ExChief-551]

Photos by Nick Keck:

 

[ExChief-551]

Somehow they shorted them an engine on the 2nd alarm. Philly gets 5 engines on the 2nd but they already had 2 engines on special call over the normal box assignment. I'm surprised no one in charge didn't even notice this. (Chief this wasn't your fault on the rundown. I was listening to the job and I noticed it right away.)

I thought maybe E34 that brought the Air Unit counted towards the 5.

 

[Ret Phila Lieut]

No they wouldn't count towards firefighting unless pressed into that duty by the I.C. btw,,theres a good pizza place in the same shopping center. Every so often I would stop and pick up a pie to take home.