Engine 6 fire company, established in 1871, reopens after 16 years of being inactive

Engine 6 fire company, established in 1871, reopens after 16 years of being inactive

The Engine 6 fire station, which serves residents in Kensington, Port Richmond and Fishtown, reopened Thursday after 16 years of being inactive. Based at 2601 Belgrade St., the group was founded in 1871 and operated for more than 100 years before it closed in 2009. It's one of three Philadelphia stations that was restored with the help from a $22.4 million federal grant.

Philadelphia Fire Department's Engine 6 reopens after 16 years

The Philadelphia Fire Department's Engine 6 is back open now, after a 16 year absence.

After 16 years idle, Port Richmond's Engine 6 returns to service

Thanks to a $22.4 million FEMA grant, Engine 6 in Port Richmond, which was one of seven fire companies that closed during the 2009 recession, was returned to service on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

Five years after Philadelphia refinery’s closure, pollution concerns persist

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. When the South Philadelphia refinery was permanently shuttered by a catastrophic explosion in 2019 after some 160 years in operation, many residents and environmentalists welcomed it as the long-overdue end of the city’s biggest single source of air pollution. Neighbors in so-called fenceline communities around the sprawling … Continue reading Five years after Philadelphia refinery’s closure, pollution…