Hose Company No. 7

The Companies		The Fire House
The Hollywood Fire Dept. Volunteers Hollywood annexed by the City of L.A. Hose Company No. 7 Hose 7 moved to new Fire Station 27 and becomes Engine Company 27.	? Feb. 7, 1910 1910 - 1913 1913	Cahuenga & Selma	1910 - 1913

Source: LAFIRE Collection

    'This picture is the original Fire house of "City of Hollywood" as annexed in 1910 with Tourist Auto, which at that time was the first piece of automobile fire apparatus in L.A. Fire Dept.
    After taken over by L.A.F.D. it was designated Hose Co #7 and the old building had originally been a church.
    When Eng. Co #27 was established in 1912, Hose Co #7 was abandoned.
    At the time of Annexation it was necessary to retain the former Hollywood Fire Chief (Joe Shill) to drive, as we had no one at that time who could drive an automobile.'
                                                              Lieutenant Jack Atwell

Source: Fred Allen Collection

Hose Company No.7
South/West corner
Cahuenga and Selma

Circa 1910

This was the Hollywood Fire Department at the time of consolidation with Los Angeles in 1910.

The crew shown in the picture are all LAFD men. The lieutenant standing on the right running board is Jack Atwell who was sent to Hollywood to take charge. He later retired as an Assistant Chief.

The apparatus is a Tourist hose wagon built in Los Angeles. Later assigned shop number 35, this was the first LAFD motorized apparatus.

HISTORY OF FIRE STATION 27
by Willis M. Martin, May 1981

'Original Fire Apparatus of "City of Hollywood", which L.A. acquired with annexation of Hollywood to L. A. in 1910. The apparatus was built in L.A.--assembled and named "Tourist" I, then a Lieutenant was assigned to take over the volunteer Fire Dept. with crew consisting of original Hollywood Chief Joe Shill, driver and one L.A. Fireman named Bert Enos.
Lieutenant Jack Atwell