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Philadelphia County (PA)

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Philadelphia F.D. Sta. Locations

  • HQ - 240 Spring Garden St. (aka County Route 2006) @ N. 3rd St.
  • Fire Academy - 5200 Pennypack St. between State Rd. & Dead End (Training Grounds sit at the Dead End)
  • Philadelphia Second Alarmers - 2900 Roberts Ave. (aka County Route 4009) @ Baker Center Dr.

Division 1/Battalion 1

  • Engine 1/Ladder 5/Medic 35 -
    • Current Sta. - 711-723 S. Broad St. (aka State Route 611) @ Kenilworth St.
    • Former Engine 1 - 725-729 S. Broad St. (aka State Route 611) @ Fitzwater St.
    • Former Ladder 5 - 717 S. 20th St. @ Pemberton St.
  • Engine 3 -
    • Current Sta. - 210-222 Washington Ave. @ E. Moyamensing Ave. (Bays face Moyamensing Ave.)
    • Former Sta. - 117-121 Queen St. between S. Hancock St. & S. Howard St.
  • Engine 10/Medic 27/Batt. 1 -
    • Current Sta. - 1357 S. 12th St. @ Reed St. (Formerly housed Ladder 11)
    • Former Engine 10 -
      • 1507-1509 E. Moyamensing Ave. between Dickinson St. & Greenwich St.
      • 808-810 Morris St. between S. 8th St. & S. 9th St.
  • Engine 24/Medic 14 - 1200 S. 20th St. @ Point Breeze Ave.
  • Engine 53/Ladder 27/Medic 43 - 2100 S. 4th St. @ (414-416) Snyder Ave. (Bays face Snyder Ave.)
  • Engine 60/Ladder 19/Medic 37 - 2301 S. 24th St. across from Fitzgerald St.

Division 1/Battalion 4

  • Engine 8/Tower Ladder 2/Medic 44/Batt. 4 -
    • Current Sta. - 101-115 N. 4th St. @ Arch St. (Bays face Arch St.)
    • Former Engine 8 - 147 N. 2nd St. @ Quarry St. (Now the Firemans Hall Museum)
    • Former Ladder 2 - 319-323 Race St. across from N. Orianna St. (Former L2 Sta. sits back from the road)
  • Engine 11/Medic 21 -
    • Current Sta. - 601-609 South St. @ S. 6th St. (Bays face S. 6th St.)
    • Former Sta. - 1016-1018 South St. @ S. Alder St.
  • Engine 20/Ladder 23/Medic 1 - 133-137 N. 10th St. @ Cherry St.
  • Engine 43/Ladder 9/Medic 7 - 2108-2114 Market St. (aka State Route 3) between S. 21st St. & S. 22nd St.

Division 1/Battalion 6

  • Engine 40/Ladder 4/Medic 19 - 6438 Woodland Ave. @ S. 65th St. (Bays face S. 65th St. across from Saybrook Ave.)
  • Squad 47/Medic 40/Medic 53/Div. 1 - 3023 Grays Ferry Ave. @ S. Stanley St. (Formerly housed Ladder 32)
  • Engine 49/Medic 11 - 2600 S. 13th St. @ (W.) Shunk St.
  • Engine 69/Medic 55/Batt. 6 - 8201 Tinicum Ave. (aka Bartram Ave./State Route 291) between Island Ave. (aka State Route 291) & S. 84th St. (Bays face opposite of the road & Sta. formerly housed Ladder 26)

Division 1/Battalion 7

  • Engine 41/Ladder 24/Medic 23 - 1201 N. 61st St. between Haverford Ave. (aka County Route 3018) & W. Thompson St.
  • Engine 54/Medic 41 - 1923 N. 63rd St. @ Lancaster Ave. (aka US-30)
  • Engine 57/Medic 9 - 5559-5571 Chestnut St. (aka State Route 3) @ S. 56th St.
  • Engine 68/Ladder 13/Medic 3/Medic 59/Batt. 7 -
    • Current Sta. - 783 S. 52nd St. @ Willows Ave.
    • Former Engine 68 - 701 S. 50th St. @ Willows Ave. (Bays face Willows Ave. & is now Dock Street Brewery & Restaurant)
  • Engine 78 (Foxtrot 10)/Medic 30/Foxtrot 1 thru 9/Foxtrot 11/Foxtrot 21 thru 23 - 8800 Hog Island Rd. (aka Ft. Mifflin Rd.),Philadelphia Int. Airport (Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 39.86687/-75.23283)

Division 1/Battalion 11

  • Engine 5/Tower Ladder 6/Medic 60/Batt. 11 - 4221-4229 Market St. @ N. 43rd St. (Bays face N. 43rd St.)
  • Engine 16/Medic 26/MCU 1 -
    • Current Sta. - 1517-1519 Belmont Ave. (aka County Route 3005) @ Viola St.
    • Former Engine 16 - 1026-1028 Belmont Ave. (aka County Route 3005) between Mantua Ave. & Wyalusing Ave.
  • Engine 34/Medic 36 -
    • Current Sta. - 1301-1313 N. 28th St. @ W. Thompson St.
    • Former Engine 34 - 1311-1313 N. 27th St. between W. Thompson St. & Kershaw St.
  • Engine 44/Medic 34 - 3420 Haverford Ave. between N. 34th St. (aka US-13) & N. 35th St.

Division 2/Battalion 5

  • Engine 22/Ladder 31/Medic 20 - 3270 Comly Rd. @ Academy Rd.
  • Engine 56/Medic 48 -
    • Current Sta. - 832 Rhawn St. between Verree Rd. (aka County Route 1001) & Ferndale St.
    • Engine 56 - 7959 Fillmore St. between Oxford Ave. (aka Huntingdon Pike/State Route 232) & Loney St.
  • Engine 58/Medic 54/Batt. 5 -
    • Current Sta. - 812 Hendrix St. between Bustleton Ave. (aka State Route 532) & Hendrix Ter.
    • Former Engine 58 - 1140 Byberry Rd. between Worthington Rd. & Sewell Rd.
  • Engine 62/Ladder 34/Medic 6 - 9845 Bustleton Ave. (aka State Route 532) @ Bowler St.

Division 2/Battalion 10

  • Engine 7/Ladder 10/Medic 2/Batt. 10 -
    • Current Sta. - 3742-3762 Kensington Ave. @ Castor Ave.
    • Former Engine 7 -
      • 4253-4257 Frankford Ave. across from Ruan St.
      • 1629 Church Ln. between N. 16th St. & N. 17th St.
    • Former Ladder 10 - 2067-2069 E. Clearfield St. between Frankford Ave. & Coral St.
  • Engine 25/Medic 8/Medic 58 - 2937 Boudinot St. @ Hart Ln.
  • Engine 28/Medic 45 -
    • Current Sta. - 2520 E. Ontario St. @ Miller St.
    • Former Engine 28 - 3068 Belgrade St. @ E. Commissioner St.
  • Engine 33 (Foam)/Foam Tender 1 - 4750-4758 Richmond St. @ Kirkbride St.
  • Ladder 16/Medic 46 - 2601 Belgrade St. @ E. Huntingdon St. (Formerly housed Engine 6)

Division 2/Battalion 12

  • Engine 14/Ladder 15/Medic 47 -
    • Current Sta. - 1652-1654 Foulkrod St. @ Darrah St.
    • Former Engine 14 - 4516 Frankford Ave. between Gillingham St. & Sellers St.
  • Engine 52/Medic 32 - 5801 Jackson St. @ (4501) Van Kirk St.
  • Engine 64 - 6100 Rising Sun Ave. (aka County Route 1001) between Lardner St. & Benner St.
  • Engine 70/Medic 42/Div. 2 - 4800 Langdon St. across from Foulkrod St.
  • Engine 71/Tower Ladder 28/Medic 12/Batt. 12 - 1900 Cottman Ave. (aka State Route 73) @ Loretto Ave.

Division 2/Battalion 13

  • Engine 18 (Foam)/Medic 38 - 8205 E. Roosevelt Blvd. (aka US-1) @ Poquessing Ave.
  • Engine 36/Ladder 20/Medic 17 - 7818 Frankford Ave. (aka US-13) across from Hartel Ave.
  • Engine 38/MCU 2 - 4931 Magee Ave. between Keystone St. & I-95
  • Engine 46/Medic 49/Batt. 13/Grass 3 -
    • Current Sta. - 9197 Frankford Ave. (aka US-13) @ Linden Ave.
    • Former Engine 46 - 1401 S. Water St. @ Reed St. (Front of the Sta. faces Reed St.)

Division 3/Battalion 2

  • Engine 51/Ladder 29/Medic 18/Batt. 2 - 5931 Old York Rd. between W. Champlost Ave. & Widener Pl.
  • Engine 61/Medic 29 - 5334 Rising Sun Ave. @ E. Somerville Ave.
  • Engine 63/Medic 56 - 1224 Oak Ln. between N. 12th St. & N. 13th St. (Formerly housed Ladder 17)
  • Engine 72 (Squad)/Medic 24 - 1127-1129 W. Loudon St. @ N. Marvine St.
  • Engine 73/Medic 33 - 7515-7523 Ogontz Ave. @ 76th Ave. (Bays face 76th Ave.)

Division 3/Battalion 3

  • Engine 13/Medic 50 -
    • Current Sta. - 1541-1547 Parrish St. @ 827-835 N. 16th St.
    • Former Engine 13 - 1517-1519 Parrish St. between N. 15th St. & N. 16th St.
  • Engine 27/Medic 13/Batt. 3 - 1909 W. Oxford St. between N. 19th St. & N. Uber St.
  • Engine 29/Ladder 1/Medic 15/Rescue 1 -
    • Current Sta. - 400-408 W. Girard Ave. @ N. 4th St. (Formerly housed Ladder 7)
    • Former Engine 29 - 1221-1225 N. 4th St. between W. Girard Ave. & W. Thompson St.
    • Former Ladder 1 - 2130-2132 Fairmount Ave. between N. 21st St. & N. 22nd St.
  • Engine 45/Ladder 14/Medic 25 - 2535 W. York St. @ (2401) N. 26th St.

Division 3/Battalion 8

  • Engine 2/Ladder 3/Medic 31/Medic 51 -
    • Current Sta. - 2422 N. 2nd St. between W. Cumberland St. & W. York St.
    • Former Ladder 3 -
      • 2200-2204 E. Norris St. @ Sepviva St.
      • 2003-2005 N. 2nd St. between Diamond St. & W. Norris St.
  • Engine 35/Ladder 25/Medic 16 - 4208 Ridge Ave. (aka County Route 3009) between Midvale Ave. (aka County Route 4011) & Eveline St.
  • Engine 50/Ladder 12/Medic 22/Medic 57 - 2900 N. Park Ave. @ (1323-1325) W. Cambria St.
  • Engine 55/Tower Ladder 22/Medic 39 - 101 W. Luzerne St. @ (4000) N. Front St.
  • Engine 59/Ladder 18/Medic 4/Batt. 8 - 2207 W. Hunting Park Ave. (aka US-13) across from W. Erie Ave. & N. 22nd St.

Division 3/Battalion 9

  • Engine 9/Ladder 21/Medic 10 - 6900 Germantown Rd. (aka County Route 4007) @ Carpenter Ln.
  • Engine 12/Batt. 9 - 4447 Main St. between Green Ln. & Carson St.
  • Engine 19/Tower Ladder 8/Medic 28/Div. 3 -
    • Current Sta. - 302-310 E. Chelten Ave. @ Baynton St.
    • Former Ladder 8 - 5231-5235 Germantown Ave. @ E. Bringhurst St.
  • Engine 37 - 101 W. Highland Ave. @ Shawnee St. (Former Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 40.07469/-75.20800 while the Current Sta. sits at 40.074607/-75.208187)
  • Engine 39/Ladder 30/Medic 5 - 6630 Ridge Ave. (aka County Route 3009) between Cinnaminson St. & Lemonte St.
  • Engine 66/Medic 52 -
    • Current Sta. - 7720-7722 Ridge Ave. (aka County Route 3009) between Shawmont Ave. & Minerva St.
    • Former Engine 66 - 400 Dearnley St. @ Eva St. (Sta. sits on the northwest corner)

Marine Division

  • Marine Unit 1/Marine Unit 3 - 811 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. between Christian St. & Washington Ave. (MU1 & MU3 sit at the following dock: 39.933138/-75.141613)
  • Marine Unit 2 - Schuylkill Ave. between W. Passyunk Ave. (aka County Route 3019) & Dead End (Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 39.921944/-75.203244)

Former Firehouses

  • Engine 4 - 1528-1530 Sansom St. between S. 15th St. & S. 16th St. (Now Ladder 15 Restaurant)
  • Engine 6 - 1118 E. Montgomery Ave. between E. Girard Ave. & E. Wildey St.
  • Engine 15 - 1625-1627 N. Howard St. between Cecil B. Moore Ave. & Turner St.
  • Engine 21 - 619 N. 2nd St. between Fairmount Ave. & Green St.
  • Engine 23/Engine 31/Pipeline 2 - 2736 N. 6th St. between W. Lehigh Ave. & W. Somerset St.
  • Engine 30 - 3548 Germantown Ave. between W. Venango St. & W. Tioga St.
  • Engine 48 - 730 S. Broad St. between Fitzwater St. & Bainbridge St.
  • Engine 65 - 5331-5341 Haverford Ave. (aka County Route 3018) @ N. 54th St. (Bays face N. 54th St.)
  • Engine 67 - 4027-4031 Haverford Ave. (aka County Route 3018) @ N. Preston St.
  • Insurance Patrol -
    • 449-453 W. Hewson St. @ N. 5th St.
    • 123-125 S. 51st St. @ Sansom St. (Now Mosaic Community Church)
    • 1680-1682 Bridge St. (aka County Route 1009) between Duffield St. & Hedge St. (Now a church)
  • Kensington Fire Co. - 308-310 Richmond St. between Marlborough St. & E. Columbia Ave.
  • Schuylkill Fire Co. - 1227 Locust St. between S. Camac St. & S. 13th St.
  • Southwark Fire Co. - 512 S. 3rd St. between Lombard St. & S. Philip St.
  • Unknown Fire Sta. - 923 Marlborough St. & E. Allen St.
  • High Pressure Sta. #1 - 140 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. @ Race St.
  • High Pressure Sta. #2 - 641 W. Lehigh Ave. @ N. 7th St.

Philadelphia Area Ambulance Services

  • Advantage Amb. - 4710 N. 6th St. across from W. Loudon St. ****(Dept. has Disbanded & is now Maverick Cleaning)****
  • American Medical Response (A.M.R.) - 6501 Essington Ave. between W. Passyunk Ave. (aka County Route 3019) & S. 67th St.
  • Burholme E.M.S. - 828-830 Bleigh Ave. between Oxford Ave. (aka State Route 232) & Rockwell Ave. (WNPU624)
  • Carestat Medical Services - 842 Red Lion Rd. (aka State Route 63) between Bustleton Ave. (aka State Route 532) & Verree Rd. (aka County Route 1001)
  • Drexel University E.M.S. - 3201 Arch St. @ N. 32nd St.
  • Em Star Amb. Service - 300 Domino Ln. between Umbria St. & Fowler St. ****(Dept. has Disbanded)****
  • Healthfleet Amb. - 3820 N. 2nd St. between Luzerne St. & W. Erie Ave.
  • Hitech Amb. - 2177 Bennett Rd. between E. Roosevelt Blvd. (aka State Route 63) & Dead End ****(Dept. has Disbanded)****
  • LifeMED Amb. - 401 E. Hunting Park Ave. @ Whitaker Ave.
  • Medical Express Amb. Service - 1306-1312 Unity St. @ Pilling St. ****(Dept. has Disbanded)****
  • Medstar E.M.S. - 4320-4334 H St. between E. Cayuga St. & E. Bristol St.
  • Midlantic Medical Transport - 5512 N. Front St. @ 100 W. Gale St. ****(Dept. has Disbanded)****
  • Northeast Community Amb. (aka Northeast First Aid Corps Inc.) - 4411 Rhawn St. between Cottage St. & Jackson St. (KFQ696)
  • Patriot Amb. - 13430 Damar Dr. between Southampton Rd. & Dead End
  • Philadelphia Hatzolah Amb. - 198 Tomlinson Rd. between Rennard St. & Philmont Pl.
  • Rhawnhurst Bustleton Amb. - 2044 Grant Ave. @ Clark St. (Dept has disbanded)
  • Romed Amb. - 2860 Hedley St. between E. Allen St. & Bath St.
  • S&V Penn Transport - 8312 State Rd. (Unit 2) between Ashburner St. & I-95
  • Temple (Univ.) Transport Team Amb. Service - 100 E. Lehigh Ave. across from A St.
  • Temple Univ. E.M.S. (T.U.E.M.S.) - 1101 W. Montgomery Ave. @ 1801-1833 N. 12th St.

Police Unit Numbers

Philadelphia Police Unit Numbers

Patrol Units: (“X” = one or two digit district #)

  • CO “X” = District Captain (ex: “C.O. Twenty-two’)
  • “X” Command = Lieutenant (ex: “Five Command”
  • “X” A, B, C, D = Sergeants (ex: “Fifteen Andy” or “thirty-nine Charlie”)
  • “X” E, F = Operations Room Supervisors (Corporals)
  • “X” Operations or “Ops” is the district operations room
  • “X” 0 _ = Prisoner Wagons <two person units> (ex: “Fourteen 0 one”)
  • “X” 1_ = Patrol Units in PSA (Police Service Area) 1 (ex: “nineteen eleven”)
  • “X” 2_ = Patrol Units in PSA 2 (ex: “two twenty two”)
  • “X” 3_ = Patrol Units in PSA 3
  • “X” 4_ = Patrol Units in PSA 4
  • "X" S_ = Safe Streets Units (ex: "19 Sam One")
  • “X” Tom _ = District Tactical Units (ex: “Eight Tom Two”)


Detective Units: (“X” Division number)

  • D”X”_ _ (D, Division number + two digits)
  • For example D200 units are North West Detective Division, so “Dan two ten” would be a NWDD detective.


Other Units:

  • A= Accident Investigation (AID)
  • C, Car, CI, & I = Command Staff (“Car One” = Police Commissioner)
  • G= Garage (tow trucks)
  • H= Highway Patrol
  • K= K-9
  • L= Crime Lab
  • N= Narcotics
  • NS= Neighborhood Services
  • S1_ _= SWAT
  • T= Traffic
  • Tac Air = Aviation (helicopter)
  • X= Expressway Patrol


A letter + number + A, B, C or D is a unit supervisor (Ex: “Sam One Andy” = SWAT Sergeant & “Highway Two Barney” = Highway Patrol Sergeant)

Philadelphia Police Districts

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Current as of 22JAN2011

This is a map of the current Philadelphia Police districts.

A few districts have been absorbed by others.

The old 23rd is now part of the 22nd. The old 4th is now part of the 3rd. The old 92nd is now part of the 16th.


Common Police Codes

1037 = DUI
1038 = Incident report
5292 = Deceased person
NAT = necessary action taken
RTF = Report to follow
UNF = Unfounded

Philadelphia Prison System Facilities

Alternative and Special Detention (ASD)
Cannery - Work Release (Cannery)
Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCF)
Detention Center - Intake (DC)
Holmesburg Prison (Holmesburg) (Closed except for overflow use)
House of Correction (HOC)
Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center - Female Unit (PICC)
Riverside Correctional Facility (RCF)

EMS

As of 10/1/2023 Burholme EMS WNPU624 Northeast Ambulance KFQ696 will be utilizing Motorola LTE radios (TLK110) provided by VMSC Lansdale for response and dispatch operations. additionally Dispatching will be handled by VMSC and all Conventional radio traffic will be at a minimum as the main communications device used will be through the LTE radios. While the conventional repeater is still "on the air" it is expected to be used mostly for events at this time.

In addition to this information, Burholme EMS no longer uses the QC-II tones they have in the past, instead they are now exclusively using Active911 for their paging operations. Finally, Burholme have started to use VMSC van-style ambulances in anticipation for the January 2025 merge.

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