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Camden firefighter

Camden firefighter dies after falling through ice into Delaware River

Philadelphia 250

The first professional basketball league formed in Philly in 1898, but the game didn't look anything like it does today

NBL sculpture Philly

Apartment complex fire in New Jersey kills 6-year-old boy, displaces 16 people

Ewing apartment fire

Warehouse fire in Kensington forced nearby elementary school to evacuate

Kensington warehouse fire

New Jersey under red flag warning as wildfires rage in several counties

House fire in Chester County leaves 1 person dead

Honey Brook Fire

Over 100 firefighters battling three-alarm brush fire in Upper Roxborough

Roxborough fire

Forest fire rages in Berkeley Township, burning through nearly 200 acres

At least 50 people displaced by four-alarm fire in Northeast Philly apartment building

Rhawnhurst apartment fire

Wharton State Forest wildfire in South Jersey is 60% contained, says fire service

Philly's new fire commissioner, Jeffrey Thompson, brings 35 years of experience to the job

Philadelphia Fire Commissioner

A lantern at the Fireman's Hall Museum is a relic from when being a firefighter was even more dangerous

Fireman's Hall Museum

Nicetown rowhome fire kills 60-year-old man and hospitalizes others

Nicetown rowhome fire

Firehouse in Olde Kensington — built more than a century ago — gets renovated into apartments

Firehouse Olde Kensington

Francisville fire damages 2 buildings, displaces about 20 people

Ridge Avenue fire

3 Philly fire stations closed since 2009 to reopen with FEMA funding delivered during Biden visit

Philly Fire stations reopening

Fewer men are getting prostate cancer exams, so Penn Medicine is offering free screenings to those most vulnerable

Prostate Cancer Screenings

Red flag warning for increased fire risk issued for all New Jersey counties

Driver who fatally struck Lower Merion firefighter on I-76 sentenced to prison

Thomas Royds Firefighter Lower Merion

Philadelphia Fire Department to host citywide drill Thursday night

Philadelphia fire drill

Air quality near the junkyard fire in North Philly has returned to normal, city officials say

North Philly junkyard fire

Chinatown apartment fire causes evacuations, morning traffic delays

Chinatown Fire

Investigation continues into building collapse that killed a firefighter in Fairhill

Fairhill Building Collapse

New Jersey to use $10 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds for firefighter safety equipment

4 people die in Kensington rowhome fire, including 3 children

Kensington Fire

Briarcliffe Fire Company shuts down due to racist remarks made on Zoom call

Briarcliffe Fire Company Darby Township

Investigators unable to determine cause of fire that destroyed Levittown Lanes bowling alley, officials say

Levittown Lanes Bucks County fire

Three-alarm fire destroys Levittown Lanes bowling alley in Bucks County

Levittown Lanes fire Bucks County

Hazleton firefighters called to rescue dog from roof, but find he just likes hanging out there

Roof Dog Hazleton

Fanta Bility's family 'appalled' by Delco firefighters' racist remarks

Briarcliffe Fire Company Darby Township

Chester County home explosion injures 6, including 4 children

72121 Chester County home explosion

Volunteer firefighter dies battling house fire in Wynnewood

Penn Wynne Fire Company

Five injured as Philly fire truck crashes through building on Girard Avenue

Philly Fire Truck Crash

Massive wildfire breaks out at Bass River State Forest in South Jersey

Bass River State Forest

Fire breaks out at abandoned Camden apartment building where deadly arson took place last fall

Camden apartment building fire

Philadelphia Fire Department working to reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Pennsylvania firefighter rescues dog from burning barn making for heartwarming video

Dog rescue Barn Fire

Massive farm fire kills nearly 300,000 chickens in South Jersey

Chicken Farm New Jersey

Firefighters battle wildfire at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Wildfire Delaware Water Gap

Body found in 'unusual' position as firefighters extinguish burning car in North Philly

Body burned Mercedes North Philadelphia

Firefighters who responded to World Trade Center attacks more likely to have heart disease

12 people injured, two critically, in Logan house fire

0625_Firetruck logan fire

Philadelphia oil refinery explosion causes massive fireball and 3-alarm blaze

0621_Oil fire

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