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In Philly we had a meal everybody called PIZZA TIL YOU PUKE. Some distributors sold set ups that included 12 shells, a big can of sauce, cheese, peperoni, mushrooms. Somebody would pick up the set ups. 550 degrees in the oven for 5 minutes. We would eat pizza from Jeopardy at 7 PM until the...

Ladder 1, previously the first due ladder company and housed with Engine 13 the second due engine company, was placed OOS for budgetary reasons in 2009 (I think). A total of seven companies, Engines 1, 6, 8, 14, 39 and Ladders 1 and 11 went OOS at that time. All but Engine 6, Ladder 1 and...

There is a link on Phillyfirenews Facebook page for the audio from this job which has been posted to Youtube. Engines 34, 13, 27, 43. Ladders 9, 14. Battalions 3, 4. Rescue 1 on the initial box.

I always found it fascinating that Surrey, BC with a population of over half a million is protected by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (The Mounties).

PA TF-1 also.

At one time weren't there two different terms used for officers assigned to Divisions and Battalions? One for the officers who followed a route and worked in the same companies every time the assigned officers group was off and another for the officers who filled in for officers who were off on...

Jack Wright and his friend Oz had a number of stations they would visit. When I was in Division 1 Jack had a number of friends in Squad 47 on the B and they would visit on a regular basis. He was a wealth of information and always a respectful visitor. He was a 2 Streeter from South Philly who...

Thank you Mack. Interesting.

Does anyone know what the device is at the rear top driver's side of E.33? It is held on with a bungee at the rear end of the hard suction. Thanks!

20,000 Alarms must have been where I recognized the name from. Thank you entropychaser.

Chief JK, referring back to reply # 1545 wasn't Howard Wanser also a well known FDNY name from that era?

CFD Aerial Tower 8. 135' rear mount E-One aerial with a pre-piped waterway. Saw on another site that the apparatus struck a viaduct causing major damage to the ladder. Might have to go back to Ocala for replacement of the aerial device.

As you mentioned Chiefs wear white, Firefighters, Lieutenants and Captains wear yellow, officers and firefighters assigned to Rescue 1 wear black. Fire Marshals (investigators) wear white construction type helmets, EMS personnel wear blue and Second Alarmers, the volunteer rehab service, wears red.

There was work all over the city last night and another two alarm store fire this morning. A lot of the work last night was in West Philadelphia (6th, 7th and 11th Battalions). Best place to follow is on Philadelphia Second Alarmers Facebook Page.

A whole lot of fire power on Water Tower 6.  Besides the water tower itself those two mounted monitors look like they should be on a Fireboat.

In the very near future (Promotions are this Thursday, 12/20) The PFD will be reactivating Division 3, Battalion 5 and Battalion 6.  Division 3 and Battalion 6 have been out of service since 1983.  Battalion 5 has been out of service since 1993. Division 1 will remain at Squad 47 in Grays Ferry...

FROM HORSES TO HORSEPOWER, A HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA FIRE APPARATUS 1871 TO 2017 has just been released.  The author is PFD Historian Jack Wright who also writes the Philadelphia column in Fire Apparatus Journal.  272 pages. $45. Available from Fireman's Hall Museum or online.  Great read so far.

There is just something about an Ahrens Fox with the front mount high pressure pump. They were impressive.

The last time I ran into Matt Letourneau was at last year's Saint Patrick's Day Parade.  He had recently been promoted and was as into the job as ever.  He was raised in Springfield, Delaware County, a Philadelphia suburb, and started his fire service journey as a volunteer there.  Philadelphia...