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Philadelphia Fire Department
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
About this department
Philadelphia Fire Department is a career department serving Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Fire Administration registry lists 63 stations and about 2085 career firefighters.
The Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) is the largest fire department in Pennsylvania and operates one of the busiest EMS divisions in the United States. It provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazardous materials response, airport rescue firefighting, marine response, and fire investigation across the entire city. Apparatus and personnel are distributed among 63 stations organized into 3 divisions and 13 battalions. EMS calls constitute a significant majority of total department call volume.
- Type
- career
- Stations
- 63
- Career firefighters
- 2085
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