Engine 3
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I had just come out of Bitar's on 10th Street after having lunch, when fire engines started arriving about a block to the north. By the time I got there, they had apparently determined that there was no fire or had already put it out. The captain (with helmet) and one of his men agreed to pose - as long as Engine 3 was in the picture. In my experience, Philadelphia firefighters are a very sociable group. Maybe that's true everywhere. You also get the sense that they love their work. We were standing in the middle of the intersection of 10th and Ellsworth, so this was a quick photo before they took off, and I didn't get their names. Engine 3 is from the Moyamensing & Washington Ave. fire station.