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Engine Co. No. 4
Truck Co. A transferred in from Engine 3
   (T-A disbanded-crew assigned to WT-1)
Water Tower No. 1 (Gorter) in service
Water Tower No. 1 transferred to Engine 24
Truck Co. No.1 (returned to service)
Truck Co. No.1 transferred to Engine 10
Truck Co. No.6 transferred in from Engine 16
  (Number change-Truck 6 changed to Truck 4)
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Squad 4 in service
. TASK FORCE 4, RA4, HAZMAT 4

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TASK FORCE 4, SQUAD 4
RA 4, RA804, EMS 1, BATTALION 1

1888
1900
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1905
1910
1911
1917
1917
1932
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7/1978
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Present

26 Plaza Street
16th Street near Hope
227 Aliso Street
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800 North Main Street
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450 E. Temple Street

1888 - 1889
1889 - 1900
4/5/ 1900
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1948
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12/22/1948 to 12/02/2008
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12/02/2008   to     Present

Engine Company No. 4
Truck Company No. 6
227 Aliso Street
1919 to 1948

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy of Dale Magee

Engine Company No. 4
Circa 1919
Engine Company 4 was motorized in 1919 with a 1915 Moreland Hose Wagon (right) and a 1913 Gorham Auto Pumper.

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy of Captain Tuttle, LAFD Retired

Wagon 4

Circa 1919

1915 Moreland Chemical Hose Wagon
Shop Number 110

Transferred in from Engine 3, this apparatus operated as Hose Wagon 4 from 1919 through 1926.

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy of Captain Tuttle, LAFD Retired

Pump 4

Circa 1919

1913 Gorham Seagrave Auto Pumper
Shop Number 31
WC144 (water cooled) 1000 gpm
Combination Hose Wagon.

Transferred in from Engine 12, this apparatus operated as Pump 4 from 1919 through 1927.

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Captain Tuttle, LAFD Retired

Truck Company No. 6

Circa 1917

1911 Seagrave City Service Truck, Shop Number 78
6-cylinder, air-cooled, chain-driven.
Carried a full complement
of ground ladders only, no aerial.
In service as Truck 6 from 1917 to 1924.

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

February, 1922

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

Engine Company No. 4
Truck Company No. 6
227 Aliso Street

Circa 1925

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

July 24, 1938
"B" Platoon

Engine Co. No. 4 Truck Co. No. 4

J. Mason
J. Fitzpatrick
Captain L. Kaplan
R. Gripp R. Kessler
E. Hebert
J. Bull
S. Barnes
C. Wykoff
A. Hoffman

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

July 24, 1938
"B" Platoon

Engine Co. No. 4 Truck Co. No. 4

R. Gripp
J. Mason
J. Fitzpatrick
Captain L. Kaplan E. Hebert
A. Hoffman
J. Bull
R. Kissler
S. Barnes
E. Wykoff

AN ODE TO FITZPATRICK
OF ENGINE FOUR

When Fitz cooks, he doesn't read
The cook books his mother seems to need;
He doesn't fuss with pies or cakes;
He never roasts or boils or bakes;
He doesn't use the rolling pin,
Or measure level spoonfuls in;
He doesn't watch the kitchen clock'
He doesn't fill the cookie crock:
We all watch him with admiring eyes,
While Fitz fires and fries and fries!

                               --Sighed: "Yahudi"

"BACK IN '25."
Old truck 6 went rolling out
On the first round of the gong.
Streets flashed by like pickets
And the siren wailed her song.

The fire-dragon--loose again.
Had a dwelling in its claw.
Its tail was lashing skyward.
Its stench was smoking raw.

Charlie Wykoff, acting Captain
Calmly led his gallant crew.
The place was ventilated.
The ladders fairly flew.

T'was then somebody shouted
From the sidelines, in the gloom,
"Oh, someone save that baby.
It's trapped within the room."

Charlie grabbed a trusty axe.
With "Swede", they worked like sin.
They cut a hole, grabbed a line,
And disappeared within.

Fire couldn't beat them back
Though darkness held full sway
Smoke was fiercely at their throats.
They grimly fought their way.

Charlie stumbled. On the floor
He heard a tiny wail.
He picked it up, staggered out.
Thank God they didn't fail.

The mother said, "My child is safe.
It wasn't there at all.
But thanks to you for saving
My baby's crying doll."

The Grape Vine, August 15, 1937

Truck Company No. 4
NOTS: Eight- man crew
Circa 1945

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

1945 Seagrave Aerial Truck, J100, (100' metal aerial), V-12 powered.
Shop Number 920, Builder Number C3031
This apparatus was salvaged in 1969.
Note the eight man crew.

Source: Dale Magee Collection

April 17, 1949

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The Companies		The Fire Houses
Engine Co. No. 4 Truck Co. A transferred in from Engine 3 (T-A disbanded-crew assigned to WT-1) Water Tower No. 1 (Gorter) in service Water Tower No. 1 transferred to Engine 24 Truck Co. No.1 (returned to service) Truck Co. No.1 transferred to Engine 10 Truck Co. No.6 transferred in from Engine 16 (Number change-Truck 6 changed to Truck 4) . Squad 4 in service . TASK FORCE 4, RA4, HAZMAT 4 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TASK FORCE 4, SQUAD 4 RA 4, RA804, EMS 1, BATTALION 1	1888 1900 . 1905 1910 1911 1917 1917 1932 . 7/1978 . Present	26 Plaza Street 16th Street near Hope 227 Aliso Street . . . . . . 800 North Main Street . . 450 E. Temple Street	1888 - 1889 1889 - 1900 4/5/ 1900 to 1948 . . . . 12/22/1948 to 12/02/2008 . . 12/02/2008 to Present