Browse Items(45 total)
Sort by:
The 1925 Segrave fire engine. It was delivered to the Santa Cruz City Fire Department on March 12, 1925 at a cost of $13,500. It was in use until the late 1950's.
8th Area Fire District, Santa Cruz County. Five district commissioners, left to right: Otto Kersten; Frank Souza; Pop Dixon; Gladys Dixon; and Fire Chief Loyd Reagon.
Group portrait of the members of Alert Hose Company, which was an organization of volunteer fire fighters. At that time, hose carts were pulled by teams of men, rather than horses. In 1882, Alert Hose became the State Hose Cart champions in a hose…
The Ben Lomond Volunteer Fire Department building, built in 1940, with fire trucks parked out front.
The Boulder Creek volunteer fire department posing in front of the fire station. Note the fire bell on the top. (Taken before participating in a Fourth of July parade?) The hose cart was donated by the Santa Cruz Fire Department to help Boulder Creek…
Boys pulling a hose cart (emulating the volunteer fire companies?). Early fire companies used teams of men to pull the hose cart to the site of the fire. They participated in competitions to prove which company had the fastest team.
Charles Sanborn, the driver of the City of Santa Cruz's fire wagon, was the first paid fire fighter in the city. When he wasn't fighting a fire, he drove the water wagon that was used to sprinkle the streets to keep the dust down. When the fire bell…
The Church Street Fire Station was shared with the Santa City Police Department. The Police Court was upstairs. In front of the station are two fire engines and one police car. They are decorated for the 1929 Fourth of July parade.