Tag: firefighters

Powelton Village: Engine 5’s Black Firefighters Share Job And Lived Experiences, And What It Means

May 2, 2022Ray Cheyenne Hobbs

Black firefighters share their experiences as they strive to further Black and Brown representation in the field.

Somerton: Lt. Joe Sroka Keeps Watch Over Engine 58 Crew

April 4, 2016Trevor Carango and

Fighting fires isn’t for everyone and it wasn’t something Lt. Joe Sroka imagined himself doing. As his career approaches three full decades on the job, Sroka has spent the past 20 years as an officer in the

City Hall: City Drops Appeal of Firefighters’ Arbitration Award

October 7, 2013

https://vimeo.com/75172055] After battling with the city’s firefighters over their arbitration award, Mayor Michael Nutter pulled an about-face and dropped the city’s appeal of the award. The mayor announced that the city was dropping the award

Ludlow: Veteran Firefighter Helping The Community For 39 Years

February 24, 2011

You could say that George Bucher was just entering the family business. After all, his father, uncle and grandfather all served on the Philadelphia Fire Department. Now in his 39th year as a fireman Bucher grew

Mt. Airy: Firefighters React to Ladder 21 Reopening Ceremony

February 9, 2011

“He wanted smiles, but he was taking credit for what was already needed for years,” explains a firefighter of Ladder 21 and Engine 9. The “he” in question was Mayor Nutter on Feb. 5, at