Hose Company No. 1

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Hose Company No. 1

The Companies		The Fire House
East L.A. Hose Company No. 2 Chemical Engine Co. No. 3 (East L. A. Hose Co. No. 2 closed and firemen transferred to Chemical Co. 3) Hose Company No. 1 (Chemical Engine 3 closed) . Engine Company No. 70 (Hose Co. 1 closed) Engine No. 70 moved to new quarters	? 1892 1895 . . . 1900 . . 1929 - 1935 . 2/1935	113 South Griffin Avenue (Griffin & Downey) . . . . . . . . Fire House closed	1895 . . . . . . . . . 2/1935

Hose Company No. 1
Griffin Avenue near Downey Avenue
East Los Angeles

1900 -

Source: LAFD Illustrated 1900

Hose Company No. 1
1900

This Fire House was opened October 20, 1892 and may have housed the volunteer company East L.A. Hose Company No. 2. When Hose 2 closed in 1895 the firemen were transferred to the newly formed Chemical Engine Company No. 3. In 1900 Chemical 3 closed and Hose Company No. 1 went into service. In 1929 Hose 1 closed and Engine Company No. 70 went into service. This Fire House was closed in February 1935.

Building Opened	October 20, 1892
Land Cost	$ 800.
Building Cost	$1,800.

Source: LAFD Illustrated 1900
1900

Source: Photo by Turk & Haelsig
1908

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

Hose Company No. 1
Circa 1900

Lieutenant Levia (seated left side)
Driver William (Bill) H. Banning
Fireman Gus Alvarez

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Courtesy Captain Robert Foster, LAFD Retired

Hose Company No. 1
Circa 1912

Hose Company No. 1 was motorized in late 1911 with this 1911 Seagrave Auto Combination Chemical and Hose, Shop Number 63