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  Engine Company No. 5
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  Truck Company No 5 in service.
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. TASK FORCE 5, RA5

1888
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1954
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Present

 Ninth Street near Main St.
Main Street near Adams St.
525 East Fourth St. near Town
Closed
Re-opened
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6621 West Manchester Ave. 

1888 to 1893
1893 to 1900
2/22/ 1900
1913
1924
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8/02/ 1950 to Present

Engine Company No. 5
 Ninth Street near Main Street
1887 to 1893

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Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

Engine Company No. 5
1887
Ninth Street near Main Street
Located at this site from 1887 to 1893


Source: Bruce Norman Collection

Engine Company No. 5
1893
    Hose Jumper
Billy Barry -Driver
Fred Erdman
 		            Engine
John Heaney -Engineer
Frank Bisby -Stoker
Clint Johnson -Driver
 

Engine Company No. 5
 Corner Towne Avenue and Fourth Street
1900 to 1912

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Source: LAFD Illustrated 1900

Engine Company No. 5
1900
Corner Towne Avenue and Fourth Street
Located here from 1900 to 1950

Opened

February 22, 1900
Land Cost $1,250.
Building Cost $4,462.
 

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 Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
 Circa 1912

fs05_1900c_lafdphotoalbum_fs5_engwag5_2.gif (37170 bytes)
 Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
 Circa 1900


Source: LAFD Illustrated 1900

Engine Company 5
1900

Source: Photo by Turk & Haelsig

Engine Company 5
1908

 


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 Source: LAFD Photo Album
Courtesy Mrs. George Walker
Hose  Wagon 5
 Circa 1910


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 Source: LAFD Photo Album
Courtesy Mrs. George Walker
April 12, 1912
Nathan O'Brien holding Little Jeff
George Walker leading Forty

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Source: LAFD Photo Album
Courtesy Mrs. George Walker
Engine and Wagon 5
November 1910




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 Source: LAFD Photo Album
Porter's Collection
Engine  5 pumping at fire.
November 1910
 

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 Source: LAFD Photo Album
Courtesy Capt. Bob Foster
Engine  5
 Circa 1910
Driver Perry Snow
Engineer Frank Engleke

fs05_1918_lafdphotoalbum_eng5_2.gif (16337 bytes)
 Source: LAFD Photo Album
Courtesy Mrs. Gorge Walker
 Engine  5
November 1918
 


Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Frank Manwarren

Squad Company No. 1
also known as
Search Light Company
Circa 1917
(Shown in front of Engine 4)

Lieutenant E. C. Phelps
Drive E. H. Danzile
Fireman G. M. Smith (tailboard left side)
Fireman Vern Howard 

1915 Moreland Squad Wagon
Shop Number 89

This search light wagon was one of the first to be used by any fire department..  The lights were removable from the rack and could be set up inside a building to aide in overhauls or rescues.

CHARGES MADE AGAINST
FIRE CAPTAIN QUEIROLO.
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Fire Commission Inquires Into Delay
in Making Hydrant Connections.
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    Captain Stephen Queirolo of engine company No. 5 was given a hearing by the fire commission yesterday on the charge of passing a hydrant while on the way to a fire Wednesday night and connecting with a hydrant a block further distant from the burning structure losing valuable time.  Queirolo explained he had difficulty in locating a connection but the commission pointed out that the fire was only three blocks for the fire house and the sky was illuminated by flames.  Queirolo offended similarly once before.  The commission will report its decision next Friday.

The Los Angeles Examiner, June 30, 1906
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