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Fire Station No. 1 (Los Angeles, California)

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In December 1885, the LA City Council passed Ordinance No. 205, establishing the Los Angeles Fire Department, and authorized the construction of 4 new fire stations. When Ordinance 205 went into effect in 1886, 31 volunteer firefighters from 4 existing volunteer companies became LA's first
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When the new station opened on March 6, 1941, the two-story, reinforced concrete structure housed Engine Company No. 1 and Truck Company No. 1, as well as serving as the headquarters for Battalion Chief 2.
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station located at 2230 Pasadena Avenue replaced an older station, 3 blocks west of its current location. Built in 1887, the original station was the city of
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Prior to the establishment of the Los Angeles Fire Department, fires were fought by volunteer organizations established by various neighborhood groups.
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in full swing, couldn't justify the expense of new construction until 1940.
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Location of LAFD Fire Station No. 1 in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
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also used part of the property as a jail prior to the construction of
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professional firemen, including members of the 38s, then based at
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Fire Station No. 1 (Los Angeles, California) (the United States)
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Fire Station No. 1 (Los Angeles, California) (California)
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Historic fire station in Los Angeles, United States
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Los Angeles, California
34°4′31″N 118°13′06″W / 34.07528°N 118.21833°W / 34.07528; -118.21833 (Fire Station No. 1)
Streamline Moderne
Los Angeles Fire Department
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Fire Station No. 1 (Los Angeles, California) is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Fire Station No. 1 (Los Angeles, California) is located in California
Fire Station No. 1 (Los Angeles, California) is located in the United States
Los Angeles Fire Department
Streamline Moderne
Los Angeles
Works Progress Administration
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Plaza Station
Los Angeles Plaza
LAPD
Lincoln Heights Jail
Great Depression
Station No. 1 in 1900
The new Station No. 1 in 1946
Los Angeles Fire Department
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial
Fire Station No. 14 (Los Angeles)
Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center
Old Plaza Firehouse
"History of LAFD"


"Fire Station 1 Photo Gallery"

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