Fire Station 3 Photo Gallery

The Companies		The Fire Houses
Engine Co. No. 3 Truck Co. A ( Ladder 1 redesignated T-A) (T-A transferred to E4) H E A D Q U A R T E R S L A F D Truck Co. B (transferred in from E8) Truck Co. 2 (T-B redesignated as T-2) (T-2 transferred to E4) H E A D Q U A R T E R S L A F D Truck Co. 2 (T-2 transferred from E4) Truck Co, 3 (T-2 redesignated as T-3) Salvage 3 (x Salvage 1) Salvage 3 disbanded Salvage 3 reorganized Salvage 3 disbanded (to reorg. Squad 4) Heavy Duty Task Force 3 (T3, E3, E203) (HEADQUARTERS moved to City Hall East) Task Force 3 (E203 closed) . TASK FORCE 3, RA 3, RA 803, DIV 1 HQ	1887 1896 1900 1900 1901 1905 1922 1924 12/07/1932 12/07/1932 1948 1970 1978 1971 1973 07/1978	6 S. Main St 114 West Third St. (x Eng 7 Qtrs.) 410-412 N. Main St. (x Eng 2 Qtrs.) 346-348 S. Hill St. (x Eng 8 Qtrs.) 217 S. Hill St. 217 S. Hill St. (New Bld.) (Annex - office building & garage) 108 N. Fremont Ave.	1887 1890 01/01/1896 1900 12/16/1901 07/01/1924 01/23/1950 09/09/1980 to Present

FIRE STATION No. 3
217 South Hill Street

1924 to 1980

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Circa 1925

F I R E D E P A R T M E N T H E A D Q U A R T E R S
Engine Company No. 3 Truck Company No. 2
Salvage 1 2nd Asst. Chief	Light Wagon Deputy Chief
Date Opened	July 1, 1924
Land Cost	$ 15,000.
Building Cost	$234,851.
Sq.Ft. Floor Area	Station 29,428 Main Bld. 36,768 Hand Ball Ct. 1,081
Sq.Ft. Area165x180	29,700sq.ft.
Number of Poles	4

Source: LAFD Photo

Truck Company No. 2

Note: In 1932 all Truck Company numbers were changed to the number of the station assigned. This was to facilitate a new alarm system.

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

Alarm

Source: LAFIRE Collection

Ready for a Run.

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

July 24, 1938 "B" Platoon
Capt. W. Barclay C. D. Woods E. W. Schumacher E. Dawson S. B. Thayer Capt. L. B. Jones	J. J. Vaughan R. K. Foster E. C. Appleton W. A. Grimm P. M. Marsh R. Oliver	O. W. Ross H. J. Shoemaker E. W. Jones W. H. Hymas H. A. Save Capt. C. A. Halter