7 Alarm Fire in Philadelphia July 14, 1971

I arrived a little late, but still got some film of the operation and apparatus. It was the first day of the IFBA Convention put on by the Delaware Valley Fire Buffs Association. The IFBA convention was one part of the P.F.D's. centennial year celebration

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[flames41418]

what kind of trucks are those?i havnt seen some of those before.

[zaffdoc]

The cab forward pumpers were International Harvesters

[zaffdoc]

@CorruptPhillyCops It is truly one of the best jobs on earth - Isn't it...., but we need good cops too. Hope things improve for the citizens of Philly.

[djensze]

nice fire rigs

[bboy52309]

When was engine 17 placed out of service?

[firecaptin14]

my birthday was 20 years after..

[heavysquadbuilder72]

lot of old school trucks i like old school not much on the newer trucks we got nowadays

[dustystix76]

awesome vid! the sound of those engines pumpin hard..music to my ears :)

[micme0083]

7 Alarms Means they had to ask for extra rigs and man power 7 diffrent times.

[stormrider66]

I literally just read about this fire today in the book Hike Out, the History of the Philadelphia Fire Department.

Great book, I highly recomend it for any fire buff or firefighter.

Great vid Doc as always!