Engine Company No. 29

Engine Company 29
158 South Western Avenue
Circa 1913

1913 Gorham Seagrave Auto Pumper
WC144 (water cooled) 1000 GPM
Combination Hose Wagon, SN#30

In service at Engine Company 29 in 1913 and moved to Engine Company 11 in 1915.

On April 16, 1913 Fire Station 29 was opened to serve the far western suburbs of the fast growing city of Los Angeles. William Mulholland had just opened the Aqueduct that nourished the almost phenomenal growth which would take place during the 20's and 30's. Fire Station 29 replaced a hand-drawn hose cart staffed by the women of the community since the men were far away in The City. The area didn't even have water mains hooked to the municipal water system until 2 years later. Until then, the hot mineral spring near what is now the intersection of Beverly Blvd. and Oxford Ave. provided domestic water.

With modern equipment, including a motorized steamer, 29's provided the area with the finest in fire protection. Unknown to them at the time, the fire station they opened would be staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for the next 75+ years, longer than any Los Angeles fire station before or since.

GRAPEVINE, March 1988

Engine Company 29
Circa 1917

1914 Moreland Hose Wagon (SN#45)
(Shown in left engine bay.)

1899 Metropolitan 3rd Size Steamer, SN# 13, Serial Number 2683 with 1914 Christie 2-Wheeled Tractor.
(Shown in right engine bay.)

Battalion Chief
(Center)

Date Opened	April 13, 1913
Land Cost	$ 3,350.
Building Cost	$ 18,745.
Sq.Ft. Site 60x143	8,600
Sq.Ft. Station	4,642
Sq.Ft. Main Bld	2,904
Sq.Ft. Kitchen	409
Sq.Ft. Hand Ball Ct	906
Number of Poles	2

Engine Company 29
Circa 1917

This 1899 Metropolitan 3rd Size Steamer, SN# 13, Serial Number 2683 was motorize in 1914 with a 1914 Christie 2-Wheeled Tractor.

Originally assigned to Engine 11 in 1900, motorized in 1914 and moved along with the 1914 Moreland Hose Wagon (SN#45) to Engine Company 29 in 1915.

This apparatus remained in service as Engine 29 until 1923. It was sold back to Hirsch/Seagrave December 10, 1923 as a trade in for new apparatus.

Source: Fred S. Allen Collection

Engine Company 29
Truck Company 4
Circa 1925

Apparatus

Engine 29 Shop Number 113
1915 Moreland Chemical Wagon

Pump 29 Shop Number 70
1921 Seagrave Pumping Engine

Truck 4 Shop Number 77
1898 Seagrave City Service Truck with
1911 Seagrave Tractor
(Tractor from original S/N 77 - 1911 65' Aerial)

Engine Company 29
Circa 1925

Source: Fred S. Allen Postcard Collection

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

September 18, 1938 "B" Platoon
Truck Company 29	Engine Company 29
J. Ewing Captain E. Nast G. McDonald P. Hermanson W. Albeitz	B. Calpin G. Collins Captain J. Miller P. McCunn D. Hartigan

Fighting a High One
Ninth Floor Blaze With Little Ventilation Gives Firemen Problems
THE FIREMEN'S GRAPEVINE, APRIL 1944

The Companies		The Fire Houses
Engine Co. No. 29 Truck Co. No. 4 in service. Number change - Truck 4 now Truck No. 29 . Task Force 29 TASKFORCE 29, RA 829, HQ BATT 11	1913 1924 1932 . 1971 Present	158 South Western Avenue . . . . 4029 West Wilshire Avenue	04/13/1913 - 1991 . . . . 01/27/1991 - Present