Philadelphia Fire Department
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| Motto: Dedication and Service | |
| Operational area | |
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| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Pennsylvania
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| City |
 Philadelphia
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| Agency overview | |
| Established | March 15, 1871 |
| Annual calls | 437,329 (2013) |
| Employees | 1,973 |
| Staffing | Career |
| Commissioner | Adam Thiel |
| EMS level | ALS & BLS |
| IAFF | 22 |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Battalions | 11 |
| Stations | 63 |
| Engines | 55 |
| Trucks | 23 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Squads | 2 |
| Rescues | 1 |
| Ambulances | 50 |
| HAZMAT | 2 |
| USAR | 1 |
| Airport crash | 5 |
| Wildland | 2 |
| Fireboats | 3 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF website | |
The Philadelphia Fire Department (Philadelphia Fire Department) provides fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PFD's official mission is to protect the public safety by quick and professional response to emergencies and through the promotion of sound emergency prevention measures. This mandate encompasses all traditional firefighting functions, including fire suppression, with 57 engine and 27 ladder companies deployed throughout the City; specialized firefighting units for Philadelphia International Airport and the Port of Philadelphia; investigations conducted by the Fire Marshal's Office to determine the origins of fires and to develop preventative strategies; prevention programs to educate the public in order to increase overall fire safety; and support services such as: research and planning, management of the Fire Communications Center within the City's 911 system, and operation of the Fire Academy.
The delivery of EMS now generates more than seventy percent of the Department's total calls for services. Furthermore, the Department's Regional EMS Office is responsible for regulating all public and private ambulance services within the city. Lastly, the Department enforces all state and federal hazardous materials (HAZMAT) regulations within the city, and coordinates the response to such incidents.
The PFD is largest fire department in the state of Pennsylvania and also has the busiest EMS division in the United States with a single ambulance, Medic 8B, responding to 8,746 calls in 2013.
One of the oldest established fire departments in the United States, the PFD traces its origins back to early volunteer companies, specifically the Union Fire Company, established on December 7, 1736.
Ordinances of 1840, 1855, and 1856 established a City Fire Department which was a voluntary association of independent fire companies which, in return for subsidies, accepted the direction of City Councils.
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