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The Ben Lomond Volunteer Fire Department building, built in 1940, with fire trucks parked out front.
Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Department. Printed on the front of the card, "VOL. FIRE DEPT. BOULDER CREEK CALIF."
The St. George Hotel on fire. View of the front of the hotel, which faced Pacific Avenue.
Santa Cruz City fire fighters performing a cliff rescue off West Cliff Drive. Cliff rescues began in the 1940's and employed chain ladders. The rescue basket, which is being used in this photo, came into use in the 1950's.
The fire truck and engine are decorated for the 1929 Fourth of July parade. To the left, on the Studebaker hose truck, are: Louis Gomes, Jack Rhein, Dolly St. Clair, Jack Sinnott, and Herb Wenks. To the right is a 1923 Seagraves pumper. The vehicles…
The Santa Cruz City fire station on Church Street with the Seagrave Pumper on the left and the Old American LaFrance on the right. The men are, left to right, Fred Lewis, George Perry, Louis Gomes, Dolly St. Clair, and Fred Sachau.
Santa Cruz City Fire Station No. 1 on Center Street, during the 1955 flood.
The Santa Cruz Hook and Ladder Company, a volunteer fire department for the City of Santa Cruz in the 19th century. Men pulled the fire equipment until around 1890, when horses began to be used. After the Great Fire of 1894, Santa Cruz City had a…
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…