| On Monday evening September 7, 2026 the Bridgeport Fire Department along with their mutual aid companies were dispatched to the 1000 block of Dekalb Street for a building fire. Shortly after the dispatch police arrived on scene and found a commercial building on fire. Ladder 24 responded on the “Working Fire Dispatch” as the Rapid Intervention Team. Upon arrival, command requested Ladder 24 to take the front of the building and reassigned the crew to roof operations. The crew operated on the roof of the showroom portion of the car dealership and extinguished the fire that was spreading to a 2nd floor apartment.
Gladwyne Firefighters remained on scene assisting at the fire until just after 2000 hours, returned back to Gladwyne and restored the equipment for the next call.
While Ladder 24 and the crew was in Bridgeport, another crew was standing by in Gladwyne to handle any additional emergencies.
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