Engine Company 67 Dedication
Designed
and constructed by city artisans, the new headquarters of Engine Company
No. 67 of the Los Angeles fire department at 2520 Westview avenue, in the
West Adams district, is regarded by city planners, fire officials and
architectural authorities as the outstanding model fire house
extant. Of Spanish design and fitted with the latest appointments
obtainable, the structure fills and important niche in the development of
the pretty residential and business district. Above is shown a view
of the front elevation of the building. The temporary apparatus used
by the newly-organized fire-fighting unit appears at the door. Below
is Capt. John A. Wilson and members of the present day shift. These
firemen live in the district served by the company and received their
"baptism of fire fighting" in the metropolitan area. |
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Structure of
Spanish Style
Fills Need in Populous
West Adams Section of City
Filling a large niche in the development of the West Adams district and
affording residents a much-needed measure of protection a new and
picturesque firehouse has been completed at 2520 Westview avenue, a few
doors from West Adams boulevard, and placed in commission.
Temporarily the unique structure the architecture of
which is in keeping with the homes nearby, will house an emergency triple-combination
apparatus until the arrival of new equipment from the East. Before
July 1, it is expected, one of the latest departures in fire-fighting
equipment will replace the present apparatus.
Fire Chief Ralph J. Scott, cognizant of the necessity
of providing added fire protection to the large residential and business
district, urged city officials to expedite completion of the house.
Before the paint was dry the apparatus was assigned, crews of the two
battalions named and the Gamewell alarm system linked in.
During the few days that it has been in commission, Engine
Company No. 67, as the new unit is known, has answered an average of four
alarms daily, and its need in the neighborhood has been demonstrated.
Battalion Chiefs H. Watson and H. Gemberling are in
charge of the district, while Capts. John A Wilson, one of the most widely
known and experienced "smoke eaters" of the Los Angeles
department, and E. L. Beeson are in charge of the company quartered there.
The new fire house was designed by city engineers and constructed
at a cost said to about $21,000.
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