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

Circa 1888
1901 Pasadena Ave.
Opened in 1888 this building served as
Fire Station 1 until 1941.

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
1900

Fire Station 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