Fire Station 30 Photo Gallery

The Companies		The Fire Houses
Hose Company No. 5 --(Hose 5 Dispanded ) Hose Company No. 3 --(Relocated from Hose 5 Qtrs.) Engine Company No. 30 --(Hose 3 Disbanded) Truck Company No. 11 in service -- (number change): Truck Co. 11 now Truck Co. 30 Truck Co. 30 moved to FS 14 Engine Company 30 Dispanded	1900 1904 1904 November 22, 1913 . . 1924 12/7/1932 1971 1980	1401 South Central Ave. . 1401 South Central Ave. . . 1401 South Central Ave. (New Building) . . . Closed	1900 . 1904 . . 1913 . . . . 1980
African-American Firefighter Museum Opened December 13, 1997

Engine Company No. 30
1401 Central Avenue
1913 to 1924

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Circa 1915

Date Opened	1913
Land Cost	$ 820.
Building Cost	$18,506.
Sq.Ft.	Main Building 3,280 Kitchen 419 Handball Court 1,280 4.979
Sq.Ft. Site 48 x 164	7,872
Number of Poles	3
Closed August 5, 1980 when new FS 17 opened.

Source: Fireman Henry F. McCann
Scrap Book Collection
Circa 1914

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Captain John H. Anderson, LAFD Retired
Circa 1918

Apparatus
Wagon 30	1913 Seagrave Auto Combination Chemical & Hose, Shop Number 56
Engine 30	1905 Nott 2nd Size, Serial Number 685, Shop Number 15, pulled by a 1913 Seagrave Tractor, Serial Number 8351

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy: Captain John A. Anderson, LAFD Retired

The Rec-Room
Circa 1915

Chief F. C. McDowell, District No. 3, standing next to door.
Captain T. L. Gentry with cue.

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy: Captain John A. Anderson, LAFD Retired

"Turn Out On Night
May 4, 1915
Engine Co. No. 30 - Central Ave., L.A."
Photo by Durston

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy: Captain John A. Anderson, LAFD Retired

"A Night Alarm, Engine Co. No. 30"
Photo by Durston

1915

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Captain John H. Anderson, LAFD Retired

Lieutenant Stammer and Captain Gentry
Circa 1917

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Captain John H. Anderson, LAFD Retired

Circa 1915

Source: Fred Allen Photo Collection
Courtesy Captain Duane Warth, LAFD Retired
Engine 30
1913 Seagrave Tractor, Serial Number 8351 and a 1905 Nott 2nd Size, Serial Number 685, Shop Number 15
This apparatus was assigned to Engine 30 on November 17, 1913 and remained in service there until August 28, 1918.

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Circa 1920 - 1921

Apparatus
Wagon 30	1913 Seagrave Auto Combination Chemical & Hose, Shop Number 56
Engine 30	1905 Metropolitan 3rd Size, Serial Number 3091, Shop Number 21, pulled by a 1915 Christie Tractor