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Title
Los Angeles Fire Department, Engine Company #22
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1910
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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In September of 1871, George M. Fall, the County Clerk for Los Angeles County organized Engine Company No. 1. This volunteer firefighting force disbanded in 1874 after the City Council refused to purchase horses to pull the fire engine and hose jumper - equipment that had previously been hand-drawn to fires. Soon after, many of the former members reorganized under the name of Thirty-Eights-No. 1. In May 1875, Engine Co. No. 2 was organized under the name Confidence Engine Company. In 1877, the first horses were bought for the fire department. In 1878, a third fire company was formed and was named Park Hose Co. No. 1. Five years later, in 1883, the East Los Angeles Hose Co. No. 2 was formed. And the final volunteer company, called Morris Vineyard Hose Co. No. 3, forming in the fall of 1883. All of these companies remained in service until February 1, 1886, when the present paid Los Angeles Fire Department came into existence. When it was officially formed, it had 4 fire stations, 2 steam fire engines, 2 hose reels, a hose wagon, a 65' aerial ladder truck, 31 paid firefighters, 24 reserve firefighters, and 11 horses to protect 30 square miles and a population of 50,000. Today, the LAFD has 106 fire stations and nearly 3,600 uniformed personnel offering fire prevention, firefighting, emergency medical care, technical rescue, hazardous materials mitigation, disaster response, public education and community service to a resident population of more than 4 million people who live in the agency's 471 square mile jurisdiction.
Los Angeles Fire Department, Engine Company No. 22, located at 4352 S. Main Street. Six firemen sit atop the horse-drawn engine on the left, and two more sit atop the engine on the right. Engine Co. #22 opened on November 1, 1909 at this location, where it operated for 71 years, closing on January 22, 1980. Truck Co. No. 13 was also headquartered in the same building, from 1924 until 1971. Cost of the land in 1909 was $1,850. and cost of the building was estimated at $8,657. The firefighters pictured (in no particular order) are: Captain M. O'Malley, Lt. P. E. Leach, Eng. V. J. McGiluray, R. W. Retters, H. C. Clark, C. J. Howley, J. T. Walker, and W. H. Augustine.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00079158
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Collection
C-7(279)
CARL0000081000
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/112146
Subject
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Fire Department
Engine companies--California--Los Angeles
Fire engines--California--Los Angeles
Fire stations--California--Los Angeles
Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles
Horses--California--Los Angeles

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