Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel talks about the toll the fires have taken on firefighters amid protests that turned to riots and looting over the weekend in the city. PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Fire Department answered hundreds of calls over the weekend as peaceful protests of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis turned to riots and looting in the City of Brotherly Love.
Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel spoke with reporters at the scene of the latest major blaze, a two-alarmer Monday morning at North Broad Street and West Chew Avenue.
No deaths or injuries were reported at this location. The numerical totals are staggering. On Saturday, the department's run totals included 729 EMS incidents, 149 fire incidents and three working