8/17/75. 50 years ago in Philly

Sunday, August 17, 1975
Penrose and Lanier Avenues, Gulf Refining Company, Gate #24

6:04 AM – Box 5988
Eng 60, 160, 49, 24, 53, Lad 19, 27, BC 1, 7, DC1, Res 11, Chem 3, Marine 32
6:09 AM – 2nd Alarm, b/o Eng 60, enroute
Eng 69, 47, 40, 1, 11(WSC), Lad 26, BC 5(WLO), 11, Marine 15, SS-99
6:11 AM – 3rd Alarm, b/o BC1 (Battalion Chief Arthur Foley)
Eng 4, 43, 44, 57, Lad 11, BC4
6:14 AM – 4 Alarm, b/o BC1
Eng 20, 65, 16, 41, Lad 4
6:34 AM – 5 Alarm, b/o Car 4 (Acting Asst Chief Dalmon Edmunds)
Eng 34, 27, 33, 133, 54
6:52 AM – 6 Alarm, b/o Car 1(Fire Commissioner Joseph R Rizzo)
Eng 72, 56, 14, 35
8:44 AM – Fire Under Control, b/o Car 1

11:35 AM – Special Call – Lad 19, 27 (return to firegrounds)
11:55 AM – Special Call – Chem 3 (return to firegrounds)
12:05 PM – Special Call – Eng 55
2:11 PM – Special Call – Rescue 14
3:30 PM – Special Call – BC 13, 12, 9, 2, DC3
3:32 PM – Special Call – SS-99
3:36 PM – Special Call – Eng 1
3:42 PM – Special Call – Rescue 19
4:34 PM – Special Call – Lad 4, 26
4:41 PM – 7th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Eng 53, 3, 24, 10, Lad 11, Rescue 3, 7, 15, 16, 11
4:42 PM – 8th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Eng 65, 41, 30, 12, 54
4:46 PM – 9th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Eng 4, 43, 33, 44, 52
4:50 PM – Special Call – BC 401, 1101, 701
5:37 PM – 10th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Eng 9, 18, 6, 66
5:47 PM – Special Call – Rescue 14
6:01 PM – 11th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Eng. 11, 2, 5, 27
6:02 PM – Special Call – Rescue 3
6:09 PM – Special Call – Rescue 19
6:49 PM – Special Call – Marine 23, Rescue 15
7:03 PM – Special Call – Rescue 16
8:02 PM – Special Call – Light Wagon 1
8:11 PM – Special Call – Rescue 13
8:12 PM – Special Call – Rescue 8
5:38 AM (8/18/1975) – Fire Under Control, b/o Car 2
10:11 AM – Special Call – Eng 4, 8, 9, 12, 34, 44, 53, 61, 71, BC 8, 10 (Companies Report to Gate 24)
 

Found this,,the sound isn't very good because of how long ago it was. There was also other jobs including the 3 alarms that you might notice in the back ground.
 
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