Area Served[]
The Alhambra Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the City of Alhambra, located approximately eight miles from Downtown Los Angeles in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, Southern California. The city takes its name from the "Tales of the Alhambra", a collection of essays, verbal sketches and stories, inspired by the palace/fortress complex known as the Alhambra in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. Incorporated as a city on July 11, 1903, it encompasses an area covering 7.63 square miles and serves a population of approximately 82,868. Alhambra is bordered by the City of South Pasadena on the northwest; the City of San Marino on the north; the City of San Gabriel on the east; the City of Monterey Park on the south; and the City of Los Angeles and its neighborhood districts of Monterey Hills and El Sereno on the west.
Mutual Aid[]
The Alhambra Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and, through Verdugo Fire Communications Services, with the Arcadia Fire Department, the Burbank Fire Department, the Glendale Fire Department, the Hollywood Burbank Airport Fire Department, Monrovia Fire & Rescue, the Montebello Fire Department, the Monterey Park Fire Department, the Pasadena Fire Department, the San Gabriel Fire Department, the San Marino Fire Department, the Sierra Madre Fire Department, and the South Pasadena Fire Department.
Department Profile[]
Dispatch[]
The Alhambra Fire Department is part of a regional fire and emergency services delivery system referred to as the Verdugo Communications System/Unified Response, located in the City of Glendale, which provides dispatch services for 13 local agencies in the San Gabriel Valley and outside. As a participating agency, the Alhambra Fire Department has agreed, along with the 12 other member jurisdictions, to eliminate jurisdictional borders for fire resource responses.
California Regional Task Force 4[]
The Alhambra Fire Department is a member agency of California Office of Emergency Services Regional Task Force 4 (CA-RTF-4).
History[]
The Alhambra Fire Department was established in 1906
Apparatus Roster[]
- All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
- California license plate denoted by CA#.
Fire Station 71 - 301 North First Street[]
- Engine 71 - 2017 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500/20A) (SN#GSO-10415)
- Truck 71 - 2015 Pierce Quantum / 1997 Pierce body aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Tractor SN#28670) (CA#1328995)
- Rescue Ambulance 71 - 2016 Ram 4500 / Road Rescue Type 1 (CA#1334342)
- USAR 71 - 2005 American LaFrance Eagle / Hackney walk-around tractor-drawn rescue (SN#W24861) (CA#1257239)
- Battalion 7 - 2017 Chevrolet Suburban 4x4 (CA#1384126)
- Utility 71 - 2001 Ford F-350 Crew Cab DRW 4x4 / Knapheide walk-around (CA#1123369)
- Rescue Ambulance 271 (Spare) - 2008 Freightliner M2 / Wheeled Coach Type 1 (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 71)
- Engine 271 (Spare) - 2003 Pierce Quantum (2000/500/30A) (SN#14152) (Ex-Engine 74) (CA#1218870)
- Rescue Ambulance 371 (Spare) - 2005 Freightliner M2 / Wheeled Coach Type 1 (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 74)
- Engine 771 (Spare) - 1997 Pierce Quantum (1500/500) (SN#EA510) (Ex-Engine 71)
- Battalion Chief (Spare) - 20?? Chevrolet Suburban 4x4 (Ex-Battalion 7)
- Antique - 1949 Mack pumper (750/?)
Fire Station 72 - 1215 South Sixth Street[]
- Engine 72 - 2017 Spartan ER Metro Star (1500/500/30A) (CA#1402311)
Fire Station 73 - 2200 West Main Street[]
- Engine 73 - 2017 Spartan ER Metro Star (1500/500/30A) (CA#1405250)
Fire Station 74 - 2505 West Norwood Place[]
- Engine 74 - 2017 KME Predator Severe Service (1500/500/20A) (SN#GSO-10416) (CA#1328999)
- Rescue Ambulance 74 - 2019 Ram 4500 / Wheeled Coach Type 1
Assignment Unknown[]
- 2001 Pierce Quantum (2000/500) (SN#EA501) (Ex-Engine 73)
- 1995 Pierce Arrow pumper (2000/500) (SN#E8773) (Ex-Engine 73, ex-Engine 71)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2002 Freightliner FL 60 / Wheeled Coach Type 1 ambulance (Ex-Rescue Ambulance 75 Reserve, ex-Rescue Ambulance 71)
- 2001 Pierce Quantum aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#11804) (Ex-Truck 71 Reserve, Ex-Truck 71) (Involved in a mva on April 16, 2014 with Monterey Park E61 sustaining major damage)
- 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 4x4 (CA#1003877) (Ex-Reserve Battalion 7, Ex-Battalion 7)
- 1992 Ford / Collins modular ambulance (CA#369478) (Ex-Medic 75 Reserve, ex-Medic 74)
- 1991 Ford / Collins modular ambulance (Ex-Medic 71)
- 1989 Pierce Arrow pumper (1250/500) (SN#E6178-01) (Ex-Engine 72 Reserve, Ex-Engine 72) (Ex-Mansfield Fire Department (Ohio))
- 1989 Mack CF pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 73)
- 1989 Mack CF pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 72)
- 1988 Mack CF / Baker aerial (-/-/95' Aerialscope platform) (SN#CF688F12-1731) (Ex-Truck 71 (Repaint)) (Sold to Upper Providence Township Department of Fire and Emergency Services)
- 1987 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 4x4 (Ex-Battalion 7)
- 1986 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500)
- 1986 Mack CF / KME pumper (1250/500) (SN#CF686FC-1634) (Ex-Engine 71)
- 1986 Chevrolet Crew Cab (Ex-Utility 73)
- 1986 Chevrolet / Leader modular ambulance (Ex-Medic 75 Reserve)
- 1979 Mack CF / American LaFrance aerial (-/-/100' mid-mount) (SN#CF686FCA-1347) (ex-Truck 75 Reserve)
- 1979 Mack CF pumper (1250/500) (SN#CF685F12-2108) (Ex-Engine 73)
- 1975 Mack CF pumper (1250/500) (SN#CF685F12-1731) (Ex-Engine 74 (Repaint))
- 1970 Mack CF pumper (1250/500) (SN#CF611F12-1315) (Ex-Engine 75 Reserve, ex-Engine 72)
- 197? Seagrave aerial (Ex-Truck)
- 1966 American LaFrance 900 Series aerial (-/-/100' mid-mount) (SN#5-1-9604) (Ex-Truck 75 Reserve, ex-Truck 1)
- 1963 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1250/400) (SN#5-1-9199) (Ex-Engine 75 Reserve)
- 1959 Seagrave HS590A85-4 aerial (-/-/85’ mid-mount) (SN#J-9700) (CA#140040) (Ex-Truck 2)
- 195? Mack (Ex-Engine 5)
- 1941 Pirsch 25 aerial (750/65’ mid-mount) (SN#1167) (CA#139990) (Ex-Truck 3)