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🚨🚨🚨UPDATE🚨🚨🚨 We have found out that two civilians were treated by our Outstanding Emergency Medical Services members and...
07/30/2025

🚨🚨🚨UPDATE🚨🚨🚨

We have found out that two civilians were treated by our Outstanding Emergency Medical Services members and transported to the hospital.

Sometimes the Fire Department is slow to share information, but our members are always quick to respond.

On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at approximately 6:50 PM IAFF Local 22 members responded to an approximately 27-story high-rise apartment building at 4th St. and Washington Ave. with a fire in the electrical room. Engine Company 3 was first-in, and along with other responding companies, they swiftly contained the blaze and expelled the toxic smoke from the building. Thankfully, there were no injuries reported. Philadelphia is in the middle of another sweltering heatwave now, and it can cause serious health hazards to our members, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke, even for the most fit firefighters. Firefighters already work in high-heat environments wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) that creates an added high-heat burden. Environmental heat adds to heat stress; this can cause heat exhaustion and heat stroke, which is often fatal. Fatalities occur because cumulative heat stress has a negative effect on the cardiovascular system, which leads to one of the leading causes of firefighter line-of-duty deaths: cardiac arrest.

🚨🚨🚨Attention “Creep of the Week!”🚨🚨🚨 On Friday, July 25, 2025, this “Creep” was too lazy to find a legal parking spot an...
07/28/2025

🚨🚨🚨Attention “Creep of the Week!”🚨🚨🚨
 
On Friday, July 25, 2025, this “Creep” was too lazy to find a legal parking spot and decided to park directly in front of a fire hydrant, which puts Philadelphia residents, firefighters, and  property at risk.  IAFF Local 22 members responded to the 2800 Block of Amber St. in the Kensington section with smoke showing from a two-story storefront to find this TURD blocking the closest fire hydrant.  Blocking a fire hydrant can significantly delay firefighters ability to access water during a fire, potentially endangering lives and property. EVERY SECOND COUNTS! ….. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN FRONT OF HYDRANTS!  Thankfully, no one was injured in this fire, but it could have been much worse. It could be your loved ones or property that could be taken by the flames.

We want to give a HUGE shoutout to the TOP single company firehouse, Engine 56 located in the Fox Chase/Rhawnhurst  sect...
07/28/2025

We want to give a HUGE shoutout to the TOP single company firehouse, Engine 56 located in the Fox Chase/Rhawnhurst  section of the city at Rhawn & Veree Sts. And their total collection of $2,722.77 for Fill the Boot. The TOP double fire house , Engine 55-Ladder 22  from the North Philly/Fairhill section of the city at Front & Luzerne Sts. collected $2,114.31. As a reward for their TOP TIER dedication, they received new BBQ grills for their stations, which were delivered by a longtime MDA volunteer, Crystal Killian, and donated by Lowe’s Home Improvement.
 
Crystal has been living with Muscular Dystrophy since 2008 and has been through numerous evaluations, doctors, treatments, and medications that have changed her life drastically.  Crystal felt that she lost her identity with no longer being able to work and was on a roller coaster with her physical health. Crystal did not want the help she needed; she wanted to be the one helping others working at Merck in sterile manufacturing developing sterile drugs. The MDA clinic helped her realize that she needed the help that her loved ones were offering and that she could still make a difference in helping others living with Muscular Dystrophy.

IAFF Local 22 and MDA-Muscular Dystrophy Association has been working together spreading hope and making progress for 71...
07/28/2025

IAFF Local 22 and MDA-Muscular Dystrophy Association has been working together spreading hope and making progress for 71 of the 75 years since MDA’s inception. Funds raised through their Fill The Boot partnership fuels MDA’s critical mission, supporting groundbreaking research, expert care, and relentless advocacy for people living with neuromuscular diseases. In the last 20 years the IAFF’s partnership with MDA has help fund more than 25 FDA-approved treatments, bringing hope to numerous families living with this terrible disease that takes basic human movement away from people, including children. Here in Philadelphia, MDA supports care centers at top hospitals such as CHOP and Penn Medicine, providing expert diagnosis, treatment, and support. Fill the Boot also helps send local kids living w neuromuscular diseases to summer camp FOR FREE!

Local 22 members collected over $47,000 this year to give families hope, strength, and the future they deserve! We are extremely proud and thankful of our citizens for their generosity and Local 22 members for their dedication to carry on the custom and tradition of offering hope and a brighter future to countless families who live with neuromuscular disease.

07/24/2025

“Lt. Williamson was highly respected, well trained, and widely admired by his peers. We feel his loss every day,” said Fire Commissioner Jeffrey W. Thompson. “The PFD will closely examine the recommendations in this report in an effort to increase the safety of our firefighters. NIOSH investigators are to be commended for their commitment, diligence and thoroughness.”

The National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health has released its after-action report on the 2022 incident in Fairhill which claimed the life of Lt. Sean Williamson. 🔗 http://bit.ly/3IE0on3

This morning of July 23, 2025, at approximately 5:45 am IAFF Local 22 members were dispatched to the 3100 block of Stirl...
07/23/2025

This morning of July 23, 2025, at approximately 5:45 am IAFF Local 22 members were dispatched to the 3100 block of Stirling St. on the edge of the Wissinoming and Mayfair neighborhoods.  Engine 52 from Harbison Ave. and Van Kirk St. responded first, and upon arrival, members were met with heavy fire and smoke conditions emanating from a middle-of-the-row porch front-type dwelling. Hose lines were immediately stretched to attack the flames, allowing search and rescue members to aggressively enter the dwelling and search for occupants. Two children were discovered during the search through thick smoke and heat conditions and removed to paramedics’ hands. They began advanced life-saving measures on the children, who were then rushed to the hospital. Tragically, an adult occupant was also found deceased in the dwelling. The fire also spread to an adjoining dwelling. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this terrible fire.

Spreading love and getting belly rubs - Nina Simone and Stryker's visit to Engine 37 was a hit with our IAFF Local 22 me...
07/18/2025

Spreading love and getting belly rubs - Nina Simone and Stryker's visit to Engine 37 was a hit with our IAFF Local 22 members! 🚒🐾❤️🐾🚒🐾

Today’s the day!! Fill The Boot!🔥🔥🔥
07/11/2025

Today’s the day!! Fill The Boot!🔥🔥🔥

On Wednesday, July 8, 2025, at approximately 3pm IAFF Local 22 members from Engine 55 and Ladder 22 from Front & Luzerne...
07/10/2025

On Wednesday, July 8, 2025, at approximately 3pm IAFF Local 22 members from Engine 55 and Ladder 22 from Front & Luzerne Sts. responded to the 5300 block of Mascher Street and were confronted with heavy fire conditions in the rear of a dwelling. The fire was spreading to other properties, and the Incident Commander immediately recognized the gravity of the situation along with the extreme weather conditions of a temperature of 100  degrees  and requested a 2nd alarm assignment. This pre-arrival  video shows the intensity of the fire and how quickly it can spread. Take note of the open front door, which is allowing air to be sucked into the dwelling to fuel the fire. Speaking of doors, it is a good practice to close bedroom doors when you go to sleep as it creates a barrier to smoke and heat if a fire breaks out in your home. Members ultimately made an aggressive push with multiple one-inch and three-quarter hose lines in the sweltering and oppressive heat  to extinguish the blaze. Disclaimer: we cannot confirm there was a delay in the 911 system. This fire did, however, take place during the District Council 33 strike, which included Fire Department Dispatchers. Local 22 is currently exploring having Fire Dispatchers covered under IAFF Local 22 as they are vital to the Emergency Chain from the call to dispatch  and to the  response of our members to fires and citizens in need of medical care. They should be prohibited from striking like police and firefighters per Pennsylvania Act 111 state law.

Two of our IAFF Local 22 members, with the HUGE HEARTS, were guests on Fox 29’s ‘Good Day Philadelphia’ to spread the w...
07/09/2025

Two of our IAFF Local 22 members, with the HUGE HEARTS, were guests on Fox 29’s ‘Good Day Philadelphia’ to spread the word about the overwhelming love and support for Ramesses, a nine-year-old boy severely burned in the Northeast Philadelphia Medical plane crash on January 31st of this year, has received from Philly and the world. Ramesses is currently in a burn victim unit in Boston and still has a long road to recovery. We want to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has generously donated and has shown their unwavering support to this young, brave fighter.

We are ecstatic to announce the City of Philadelphia is now accepting applications for the position of Firefighter. Sala...
07/08/2025

We are ecstatic to announce the City of Philadelphia is now accepting applications for the position of Firefighter. Salary $64,982.00 -$90,253.00 annually with additional overtime earnings possible and a four-day-on, four-day-off rotating schedule.
Please consider joining one of the most rewarding professions on planet Earth with one of the best fire departments in the country who prides itself in saving lives and property. If you are hired, you will also be able to join IAFF Local 22 Firefighters and Paramedics Union with the greatest benefit package in the city.

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/phila/jobs/4992901/firefighter?keywords=firefighter&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

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