Engine Company No. 38

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  ENGINE COMPANY 38, RA 38

1870

08/28/1909
10/01/1917
1919

1950

1971

07/03/2011

Present

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124 East "I" Street, Wilmington

124 East "I" Street, Wilmington
(new building)

1870

10/01/1917

12/31/1948

to

Present

Engine Company No. 38
124 East "I" Street, Wilmington

1917 to 1948

Source: Fire Station 38 Collection

Engine Company No. 38
124 East "I" Street, Wilmington

Circa 1919

Opened	October 1, 1917
Land Cost	$ 5,000.
(Land given to City for Municipal purposes)

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Manuel V. Mello

Engine Company No. 38
124 East "I" Street, Wilmington

Circa 1919

Source: Fire Station 38 Collection

Engine Company No. 38
124 East "I" Street, Wilmington

Circa 1919

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Manuel V. Mello

Engine Company No. 38
124 East "I" Street, Wilmington

Circa 1919

Moreland Hose Wagon

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Manuel V. Mello

Engine Company No. 38
124 East "I" Street, Wilmington

Circa 1923

Manuel V. Mello 3rd. from left.

American La France Triple

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Manuel V. Mello

Engine Company No. 38

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Manuel V. Mello

Engine Company No. 38

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

Engine Company No. 38
124 East "I" Street, Wilmington
"A" Platoon
May 21, 1939

Captain C. Colby
A. H. Jones
S. I. Braker
H. Hollis
A. H. Smith
M. V. Mello

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Manuel V. Mello

Engine Company No. 38

April 1, 1942

Captain George Fischer
Jones
Fender
Peron
M. Mello
Gentry

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Manuel V. Mello

Engine Company No. 38

Circa 1947

Captain Rudbach
Fireman Bennie Main
Fireman Argus Ervin Abney

Source: Fire Station 38 Collection