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  Engine Company No. 5
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  Truck Company No 5 in service.
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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. 
8900 Emerson Avenue, Westchester

1888 to 1893
1893 to 1900
2/22/1900
1913
1924
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8/02/1950 to 4/13/2006
4/13/2006 to    Present


Fire Station No. 5
6621 W. Manchester Ave.
1950 - 2006



Source: LAFD PHOTO
 

Fire Station 5
6621 West Manchester Ave.
 

Opened August 2, 1950
Sq. Ft. - Main Building 8,579
Cost of Land $     1,300.
Building Cost $ 107,753.
Architect Art & Ross Hutchinson
Building Contractor Oltmans Construction Co.
Sq.Ft.  Site 130x150 19,500
Sq.Ft.  Main Bld.   9,815
Number of poles 3
Closed April 13, 2006


Source: David Blaire Collection
 

Task Force 5
Rescue 5

Circa 1990
Standing l-r
  PM
  PM Kennith Quon
  F/F Russell Nunez
  F/F
  F/F Brad Booth
  F/F
  Captain II Joseph Teijeira
  F/F Gary Alexander
  F/F Sidney Chambers
  F/F
Kneeling l-r
  PM
  S/A John Patchett
  F/F
  Captain Keith Miller
  Engineer

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