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Chemical Engine Company No. 1


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Chemical Engine Co. No. 1

Relocated
Relocated

Disbanded
(To ReOrganize Hose Co. 4)


ReOrganized
Disbanded
(To Organize Engine Co. 38)

ReOrgnaized

Relocated
Relocated
Disbanded

1891

October 1, 1897
1900

1907


1916
1918


1919

1926
1929
1937

26 Plaza Street
--(X -Engine 4 Qtrs.)
348 S. Hill St. (Engine 8)
137 S. Belmont Ave. near W. 1stSt.
--(X-Chemhical 2 Qtrs.)
--(1907 Belmont changed to Loma)


158 S. Western Ave (Engine 29)



5921 Pasadena Ave. (Engine 12)
--(N. Figueroa St.)
4455 York Blvd. (Engine 55)
947 S. Norton Ave. (Engine 45)

1891

October 1, 1897
1900




1916


1919

1926
1929




Chemical Company No. 1
Pasadena Avenue and Hayes Street
East Los Angeles


Source: Bruce Norman Collection
Pasadena Avenue and Hayes Street,
East Los Angeles
1893

H. Anderson (standing), Billy Rowan - Foreman, Bert Smith - Driver


Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Bill McGowan


Chemical Engine Company No. 1

Circa 1893
C. S. Jenkins
Frank Leiva
Geo. N. O'Donnell
Bill Sands



Chemical Company No. 1
Belmont Ave. near W. First Street
1900 - 1907



Source: LAFD Illustrated 1900
Chemical Company No. 1
1900
Belmont Avenue near West First Street

Hoseman Hiram Webb (standing)
Driver G. W. Bright
Lieut. W. H. Hoag



Source: LAFD Illustrated 1900

1900
Lt. W. H. Hoag, Driver G. W. Bright, Hoseman Hiram Webb



Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Circa 1900

NEGRO FIREMEN SAVES DISTRICT
Lonehanded He Drives Engine and Fights Flames.

The Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1906




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