Engine Company 1

The Companies		The Fire Houses
* The First Volunteers * Engine No. 1 . * The Volunteer Department * Thirty-Eight's Engine No.1 . * LAFD * Engine Company 1 . Truck Co.12 Truck 12 trans. to Eng 19 Engine Co.1 Truck Co.1 . Task Force 1, R.A.1	. 1871 to 1874 . . 1874 to 1885 . Established February 1, 1886 . 1924 1925 1932 . 1971	The Adobe Firehouse Along side City Hall Spring St. & Temple . The Plaza Fire House 26 Plaza Street . Fire Station 1 1901 Pasadena Avenue . . . Fire Station 1 2230 Pasadena Avenue	1871 to 1884 . . . 1884 to 1889 . . 1888 to 1941 . . . . March 6, 1941 to Present

Thirty-Eight's Engine No. 1
26 Plaza Street
1884 to 1888

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

The Plaza Station
26 Plaza Street
Southwest corner Plaza and Los Angeles Street
Circa 1884

The Plaza Fire Station was built in 1884 at a cost of $4,665. The volunteer company known as the Original 38's moved in on September 16, 1884. When the Los Angeles Fire Department went into service on February 1, 1886 the "Thirty-Eights" disbanded and Engine Company No. 1 was formed. Engine Co. No. 1 remained at this location until 1888.

Engine Company No. 1
1901 Pasadena Avenue
Pasadena Avenue and Avenue 19
East Los Angeles
1888 to 1941

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

1887-000c Engine Co. 1
Fire station at Spring Street and Ninth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1887

Description
Photograph of a fire station at Spring Street and Ninth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1887. An early horse-drawn fire engine with its pressurized pump stands in front of the two-story clapboard-veneered firehouse at center. A second wagon stands behind it, unadorned by equipment. Firemen and men in civilian clothes ride in both wagons. The engine driver is Michael McMahon. To the left of the driver of the hose cart is Jacob Kuhrts. Sitting on the hose is George Vail. On the rear step of the hose cart is Charles Fuselehr, with William Barry standing by the cart.

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Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

Source: Bruce Norman Collection
Engine Company No. 1
Pasadena Avenue and Hayes Street,
East Los Angeles
1893

A. J. Eley (seated in white shirt, Jimmy McGuire holding reins),
Hugh Heaney - Engineer (on back of engine).

Source: LAFD Illustrated
1900
Engine Company No. 1
1901 Pasadena Avenue

Opened	1888
Land Cost	$5,000.
Building Cost	$1,312.

Source: LAFD Illustrated 1900
1900

Source: Photo by Turk & Haelsig
1908