Fire Station 28 Photo Gallery

Engine Company No. 28 Photo Gallery

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Engine Company No. 28 Truck Company No. 7 Engine Co. No. 28 Truck Co. No. 7 Salvage No. 2 Engine Co. No. 28 Truck Co. No. 28 Salvage No. 28 Truck 28 moved to FS 50 and becomes Truck 50 . Closed . . LIGHTFORCE 28, RA 828	7/15/1913 1914 1924 1932 1967 . 10/10/1969 . Present	644 South Figueroa St. . . . . . Closed 11641 Corbin Ave Northridge	7/15/1913 - 1969 . . . . . 10/10/1969

Engine Company No. 28
644 South Figueroa Street
1913 to 1969

Source: Los Angeles Fireman's Relief Association

Engine Company No. 28
644 South Figueroa Street
Circa 1913

Opened	July 15, 1913
Cost of Land	$ 37,750.
Cost of Building	$ 65,110.
Architect	J. P. Krempel & W.E. Erkes
Contractor	Kuhach & Co.
Sq.Ft. Site 50x156	7,800
Sq.Ft. Main Bld.	20,831

Source: Los Angeles Fireman's Relief Association

Source: Robert E. Shisley Collection
1914

    This Gorham Seagrave engine was put into service by John Heyser at Engine House
No. 28 in the summer of 1914.
    John A. Heyser, was involved somewhat with the fire department. In the early 1900's he was a driver and mechanic, and with very few cars in that era he was unusual. His biggest accomplishment was that in 1910 he was the first driver to drive an automobile to Big Bear what is now called the Rim of the World highway.
    As to the fire department, I think he was involved with training the engineers how to operate the motorized fire engines and was probably a mechanic. I have another nice picture of the first fire engine in San Bernardino and it looks like he was the mechanic. I have a small newspaper clipping that says, "Jack Heiser (misspelled), the expert automobile mechanician sent here to instruct the local firemen in the operation of the fire-truck, will cease to be a member of the fire department Thursday. He will spend several more days in this city before returning south."    No info as to when or where the clipping was from. I have two other photographs that say the first fire engine in Visalia, CA so that may be where the clipping comes from.

By Robert E. Shisley, grandson of John A. Heyser.

Source: Fireman John L. Banks Scrap Book Collection 1916 Wagon 28
Source: Fireman John L. Banks Scrap Book Collection 1916 Pump28

E n g i n e C o m p a n i e No. 2 8 - - - O n a R u n. Source: Fireman John L. Banks Scrap Book Collection

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

Engine Company No. 28
Truck Company No. 7
644 South Figueroa Street

Circa 1913

This three story reinforced concrete building
with basement opened for service July 15, 1913.

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Assistant Chief Tingley

The Crew of Engine Company 28
and
Truck Company 7

Circa 1913

Source: Rodger Embury Collection
Photo 42

Circa 1915
Loading Hose
The changing of an era, loading hose on a horse drawn hose company and on a motorized hose company.

Source: Fireman John L. Banks Scrap Book Collection 1916 Truck 7
Source: Fireman John L. Banks Scrap Book Collection 1916 Truck 7	Source: Fireman John L. Banks Scrap Book Collection 1916 Truck 7

Source: Allen Collection
1930

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

Engine Company No. 28 Truck Company No. 28 644 South Figueroa Street October 2, 1938 "B" Platoon
C. D. Woods G. Garner H. Fifer Capt. D. Morse L. Bullard Lawrence Ott	Capt. H. Griffin C. Larson L. Sumner E. Boher C. Herring H. Pankonian	H. Hjorth ? M. Lakey Capt. W. Uttly A. Nichols W. Smith

Source: LAFIRE

Truck Company No. 28

June 10, 1938

G. Garnes (Tillerman)
Lawrence Ott
C. D. Woods
H. Fifer
Captain D. Morse
C. Searl

Source: LAFIRE

Truck Company No. 28-B

October 2, 1938

Capt. D. Morse
C. D. Woods
Lawrence Ott
C. Herring
L. Bullard
G. Garner
H. Pankonian
A. Nichols
H. Hjorth
C. Larson
C. Boher
Capt. W. C. Uttley

Source: Cover - The Firemen's Grapevine, September 1948

Members of Salvage Co. 28A
on new Mac Salvage Apparatus

   It's New! It's different! It's the latest in design for salvage apparatus! And of course it was designed by and built for the Los Angeles Fire Department.
    It's new because it is the first of three new Mack's to be assigned to the fully-manned Salvage Companies (Salvage Co's 24, 27 and 28). Shop No. 957, as the new apparatus has been designated, is now on duty at Salvage Company No. 28.
    It's different, because it is completely enclosed, but does not have a cab. The regularly used Salvage tools and equipment are housed in compartments which may be opened from either side of the apparatus. Sixty-four salvage covers are carried at the rear and are protected from the weather, but they are all available for immediate use. The rear portion of the top can be raised by lifting up either side of the handrails. The only time it is necessary to raise this rear portion is to gain access to the two "Baby Bangor" ladders that are carried by Shop No. 957.
    It's the latest in design, because it utilizes many innovations uncommon to older types of fire apparatus. Some of these innovations are, two-way radio, Mack Thermodyne Six Cylinder, 215 H.P. motor, Westinghouse Air brakes, supplied by a 12 cubic foot air compressor. This air compressor is twice the size that is used by the Kenworth's and Peter Pirsch's now in service in the Los Angeles Fire Department.
    A Grover railway type air horn has been installed and is proving to be very effective when used in the congested traffic area of downtown Los Angeles. Last, but not least, the wheelbase of this apparatus is only 137 inches long which is just a few inches longer than the wheelbase on the modern automobile.
    It is planned, in the very near future, to install Homelite Generators on all three of the new Mack Salvage Apparatus.

September 1948 The Firemen's Grapevine

ENGINE 28 -- Telling It Like It Was . . .
by Captain John F. Rooney, August 1969

WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA
AMERICAN MEMORY LIBRARY of CONGRESS
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historical American Engineering Record

A Day at The Engine House

Cecil Lynch Collection
Circa 1950

12 photos

LAFD in Action

Source: OFFICAL LAFD PHOTO

The Solnit Shoe Company Fire
January 22, 1958

Source: OFFICAL LAFD PHOTO

Stevension Junior High School
May 17, 1959

OPERATION SCHOOL BURNING
As a result of the tragic fire at the Our Lady of the Angels School, Chicago, Illinois, on December 1, 1956, in which 95 pupils and teachers died intensive inspections of the Los Angeles schools were made. During these inspections it was learned that a three-story section of the Robert Louis Stevenson Junior High School was to be demolished. Before demolition was scheduled to start, the Los Angels Board of Education offered the building to the Los Angeles Fire Department for the purpose of conducting these fire tests. The photo above show Truck Company 28 putting a ladder pipe into operations during one of live fire tests.

Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record The Plaza Fire House LC-HABS/HAER Home Page

1. EXTERIOR, WEST FRONT AND SOUTH SIDE HABS,CAL,19-LOSAN,61-1	2. EXTERIOR, WEST FRONT AND NORTH SIDE HABS,CAL,19-LOSAN,61-2	3. EXTERIOR, WEST FRONT HABS,CAL,19-LOSAN,61-3
Julius Shulman, Photographer October 1980

Lunch or dinner,
Engine Co. No. 28 responds to the call...

"American food at its best."
Los Angeles Times

644 South Figueroa, Los Angeles

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Engine Company No. 28

As it appears Today
An Elegant Los Angeles Restaurant

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