Fire Station 80 Photo Gallery

Fire Station 80
Mines Field
5909 Imperial Highway
1941 to 1944

Source: The FIREMAN'S GRAPEVINE, January 1942

A Tour of Duty at Engine 80's
by Stanley E. Halfhill
The FIREMAN'S GRAPEVINE, June 1942

    Engine No. 80 is located at Mines Field next to the administration building. They have a nice bench where the members sit and watch air traffic, which ranges from Cub Trainers and the B-19. Navy amphibians, army freighters, and fighting air ships for the friendly nations at war are also common sights.
    Engine 80 went into service October 16, 1941 on the "B" shift under the command of Captain Leslie "Doc" Riggs. The quarters at one time was a five room bungalow belonging to the Engineering Department. A lean-to for the rig was added and presto, a new company was born. When I was out taking pictures their mascot, a puppy, appropriately called "Contact" was just about the most important member of the crew.
    Here is something you would like about 80's they have no box alarms, all telephone.
                           -----Searle Bennett

Source: LAFIRE Photo Collection

Engine Company 80
February 25, 1945

Auto Fireman C. M. Yodman
Engineer W. A. Grimm
C. A. Woodburn, Jr.
Nick Betz
Captain L. L Riggs
G. G. Schiefer

Crash 80
February 25, 1945

G. G. Schiefer
Auto Fireman C. M. Yodman
C. A. Woodburn, Jr.
Nick Betz
Engineer W. A. Grimm
Captain L. L. Riggs

Fire Station 80
10435 South Sepulveda Boulevard
1956 to 1985

Source: The FIREMAN'S GRAPEVINE, June 1956

New Airport Wagon
The FIREMAN'S GRAPEVINE, June 1945

Formal Opening of Engine 80
The FIREMAN'S GRAPEVINE, July 1956

Opened	May 8, 1956
Architect	Public Works
Contractor	John L. Meek
Land Cost	Deeded from Airport
Building Cost	$129,724
Sq. Ft. Main Building Handball Court Site	7,368 1,257 120' x 175'

Fire Station 80 North
North Runway
1975 to

Opened	March 1975
Sq. Ft. Main Building Site	720 36' x 20'

Fire Station 80
6911 World Way West, LAX
1985 to Present

Opened	May 21, 1985
Architect	City Architect Division
Contractor	John R. Hundley, INC.
Land Cost	Dept. of Airports
Sq. Ft. Main Building	13,000 +

The Fire Houses
Mines Field, 5909 Imperial Highway 10435 South Sepulveda Boulevard Closed (re-designated FS51) 6911 World Way West	October 16, 1941 1944 1986 1985 to Present