Name: Fire in Rear of House video
Uploaded: 2026-05-05T21:17:01.000Z
Description: Firefighters responded to a house fire on Dickinson Street in Philadelphia, where smoke was visible from the roof and backyard. All occupants were safely evacuated from the two-story house, and crews are working to manage the fire and clear the area.

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Firefighters responded to a house fire on Dickinson Street in Philadelphia, where smoke was visible from the roof and backyard. All occupants were safely evacuated from the two-story house, and crews are working to manage the fire and clear the area.

Fire in Rear of House

 Reference to Battalion 1, place the fire under control.

Cover Ladder 5. Battalion 1 to 8. Battalion 1 to 8, proceed. Reference to Battalion 1, place the fire under control. We will release the companies. Affirm.

The fire is now under control, and some units are being released from the scene.

1727 South 21st Street. Medic 17 and Medic 43, recall. Medic 11, respond as a rapid intervention team with Ladder 5 on box 21.

Additional medical teams are responding to assist at the scene of the house fire.

70 Command. 70 Command. There's nobody in the house. They're saying the fire's out, it's in the backyard. We just got two houseboats maybe involved. It's going to be a regular local, 10 to a minute. I'll keep that for as soon as I can.

70 Command. 70 Command. There's nobody in the house. They're saying the fire's out, it's in the backyard. We just got two houseboats maybe involved. It's going to be a regular local, 10 to a minute. I'll keep that for as soon as I can. 22, good morning.

Firefighters report the house fire is out, but two houses may be involved in the backyard.

 Attention Engine 11, Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Lombard Circle for rubbish.

 Engine 11, Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Lombard Circle for rubbish.

 Tying 1 reports 1527 South 21st Street is a two-story middle-of-the-road 15 by 35 brick-occupied.

 Probably the same size and dimension Delta three-story, also occupied.

 We have medium to heavy smoke coming from the roofline.

Attention Engine 11, Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Lombard Circle for rubbish. Engine 11, Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Lombard Circle for rubbish. Operator on South Fireband. Tying 1 to 8, proceed. Tying 1 reports 1527 South 21st Street is a two-story middle-of-the-road 15 by 35 brick-occupied. Probably the same size and dimension Delta three-story, also occupied. We have medium to heavy smoke coming from the roofline.

Firefighters report medium to heavy smoke from the roofline of the two-story house. The address has been updated to 1527 South 21st St.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1527 S 21st St.

 Heavy fire in the rear. Place 2 and 2 in service.

Engine 24. Engine 24, proceed. Heavy fire in the rear. Place 2 and 2 in service.

Firefighters report heavy fire at the rear of the house and are actively working to control it.

 21 and Dickinson, I'm sorry, radio. 21 and Dickinson.

 Command, we can get some of the pedestrians out of the street, away from this. Somebody put up some tape.

 1733, Engine 24 is on location. I'm talking with now.

16. 21 and Dickinson, I'm sorry, radio. 21 and Dickinson. 21 and Dickinson. 217, what we got going on, please? There's a fire in the backyard. Command, we can get some of the pedestrians out of the street, away from this. Somebody put up some tape. 1733, Engine 24 is on location. I'm talking with now.

Firefighters are addressing a fire in the backyard and working to clear pedestrians from the area.

 Affirmative. Smoke coming from the back of the house. People are out.

 Affirmative. Smoke coming from the back of the house. People are reported out.

 It's a two-story, middle-of-the-road, occupied dwelling.

 We've got smoke showing from the roof line.

 Bravo and Delta, same size as the men. It's also occupied.

Affirmative. Smoke coming from the back of the house. People are out. Ladder 19. Ladder 19, proceed. Proceed 27-23. Affirmative. Smoke coming from the back of the house. People are reported out. Engine 24, proceed. 1-5-2-7-7-2-1. It's a two-story, middle-of-the-road, occupied dwelling. We've got smoke showing from the roof line. Place one-on-one in the service. Bravo and Delta, same size as the men. It's also occupied.

Firefighters confirm all occupants are safely out of the two-story house. Smoke is visible from the roof.

 Affirmative. Reports of smoke from the back and top of that.

 Engine 59, Engine 59, Battalion 1, proceed.

Engine 24. Engine 24, proceed. 1-5, 27 South 21. Affirmative. Reports of smoke from the back and top of that. Engine 59, Engine 59, Battalion 1, proceed. 15-27, South 21st.

 Box 2415 fires reported 1527 South 21st Street a dwelling the following companies will respond

 on the South fire van South Tech 1 attention engine 24 engine 60 engine 10 squad 47 ladder

 19 letter 11 battalion 1 battalion 11 and medic 37 box 24

Box 2415 fires reported 1527 South 21st Street a dwelling the following companies will respond on the South fire van South Tech 1 attention engine 24 engine 60 engine 10 squad 47 ladder 19 letter 11 battalion 1 battalion 11 and medic 37 box 24

Firefighters report smoke visible from the back and top of the house. Multiple units are responding.

 Can you start a fire board to 1527 Dickinson?

 Randy, do they need additional out there?

1733. 1733. Can you start a fire board to 1527 Dickinson? There's a house on fire. The thing of it is 1527 is now 21st. The very rear yard. Yeah, are they in route? Yeah, so we got like a couple calls. Three calls now. Fire received. Randy, do they need additional out there? 1733. 1733. I mean...

Firefighters have received multiple reports of a house fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1527 Dickinson St.

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