3/17/26 Philadelphia PA 2nd Alarm Box 1905

[ExChief-551]

Location area of the 500 block of High St.

BC2 – Fire showing from a 2 Story row dwelling, All Hands in service.

BC2 – Mayday has been declared, collapse of the 1st Floor, send the 2nd Alarm.

BC2 – Fire under control @07:43

1st Alarm:
E-19,9,73,51
L-8,21,29(RIT)
SQ-72
R-1
BC-2,8
D-3
ES-1,3
IS-1
Medic-16,5

2nd Alarm:
E-37(Log),59,61,35,50
L-25,12
BC-10,3,12,4
Medic-

 

[ExChief-551]

 

[Ret Phila Lieut]

I happened to be listening to Phila fire radio when this job came in. It went south really fast. One of the people pulled out was in cardiac arrest. The officer from E.19 had burns to his hands and face. Here's a few more units added to the job,,,,the mayday support group,,,
E.51
L.18
Bn.9,
Medic 51, 57
E.34 with air unit one.
E.S. 10,9
Also car 2 and car 3 (Deputy Commissioners),,,when I heard them respond I thought the worse,,,luckily it didn't work out that way.

Just an added note,,,Phila fire radio made an announcement to the units enroute that Philadelphia L & I deemed this an unsafe property even though it was still occupied.