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At the third meeting on September 23, 1861, the Constitution and By-Laws were adopted and the Company became known as “Redwood City Fire Company No.
On January 5, 1862, the following people were elected:
The Fire Engine ordered in March, 1862, arrived in San Francisco on September 13, 1862, and was delivered in Redwood City on September 22, 1862.
Monthly dues, contributions and the proceeds paid for this Engine from the first Annual Ball, which was held on May 15, 1862, and netted $405.85.
On September 1, 1862, the Fire Company purchased its first two-wheel hose cart for $100 and 200 feet of hose for $252.
A Fire Bell was purchased for the Fire House on January 6, 1864.
A resolution was passed on April 17, 1865, that a funeral procession be held the following Wednesday in behalf of the late President Lincoln.
The Marshall Fire Department can trace its beginning back to the formation of the Salamander Volunteer Fire Company, chartered on December 1, 1871.
On June 1, 1876, all four volunteer fire departments signed a pact to join together to protect the citizens of the City of Marshall.
In April, 1877, the first Water Company was completed on Middlefield Road, known then as Phelps Street.
The name Pasadena comes from a Hahamogna word meaning “Crown of the Valley”. Pasadena was incorporated as a city in June of 1886.
On October 8, 1887, after a delay to raise money, the City Trustees passed a resolution authorizing a Fire Department and the office of “Chief” was created.
On June 19, 1888, the City Council confirmed the other elected officers, apparently not realizing that 18 members of the Department had quit June 16, 1888 under protest of Peter Steil’s non-appointment.
On December 3, 1889 the Department moved into its first permanent station on Dayton St between Fair Oaks and Delacy.
3. George Lovie was the first Chief of this group elected in 1889.
On January 1, 1890, the Fire Department purchased five horses from Mr.
Built near the wildfire prone slopes of Mount Tamalpais, these communities were acutely aware of the risk of fire - many residents had relocated here following the devastating earthquake and fire in San Francisco in 1906.
1908 The first Ross Fire House was erected and the Town of Ross was incorporated.
*The 1909 Seagrave Chemical Engine is currently on display at:
1909 The town purchases a horse-drawn hose wagon with a chemical tank (water was pressurized by mixing chemicals similar to vinegar and baking soda rather than a mechanical pump), but had no horses.
Around 1910, the City of Marshall formed a paid fire department and appointed Sid Coleman as its first fire chief.
1910 Ross Volunteer Fire Department is established.
1910 Start of the Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department.
1911 Pastori's in Fairfax
In 1912 the first electric fire alarm system was installed.
1914 The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department had three stations.
The District then purchased the lot on Bolinas Road that they had been leasing since 1914.
In 1915, Mark E. Ryan was elected Fire Chief of the Department and a new era began.
1915 Chief Cartwright informed trustees that it would be more effective to buy a motorized truck than to buy and train a third horse.
1917 Chief Cartwright’s annual report stated the 65 members San Anselmo Volunteer Fire Department fought 30 fires.
1918 First paid firefighter is hired.
Chief Ryan combined all the Fire Companies into one organization and in 1920 the firehouse on Middlefield Road was built.
In the early 1920’s the Fire Department used to alert police officers out on patrol to call their office by flashing the street lights.
In 1921 the first motorized pumping engine with a capacity of pumping 750 gallons per minute was purchased from the Seagrave Company of Columbus, Ohio.
1922 The San Anselmo Volunteer Fire Department incorporated, becoming The San Anselmo Volunteer Fire Association.
In 1926 the second Seagrave engine was purchased with a pumping capacity of 1000 gallons per minute.
1926 The Fire District builds a modern Fire Station located on the corner of Bolinas Road and Park Road.
In 1928, Chief Ryan was elected to the Presidency of the Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Association, which was quite an honor for a Chief of a small community to accomplish.
A new station at Jefferson and Myrtle (Station #2, now known as Station 10) was built in 1928.
1929 The Fire District purchases a Seagrave 500 gallon per minute pumper.
In 1930 the American La France Company delivered a new ladder truck replacing the hook and ladder wagon which was purchased when the hook and ladder company was organized.
In the late 1930’s bells were installed in the homes of firemen and volunteers to augment the steam whistle at Franks Tannery.
In 1931 Chief Ryan became the first paid Fire Chief of the Fire Department.
1931 Fairfax becomes an Incorporated City.
In 1932 Chief Ryan formed an electrical division in the department.
In 1933 the first drill tower built outside of San Francisco was added to the rear of Station #1 (Middlefield Rd. station).
Around 1936 Redwood City received its first radio.
In 1936 the volunteer firemen began to receive pay for responding to fires.
1944 On June 25, the deadliest fire in San Anselmo history occurred.
In July, 1946, Chief Ryan retired as Chief after more than thirty years of faithful service to his community.
In 1947 John Keller and Bill Hart were appointed the Department’s first Captains.
In 1947 the Department took delivery of two new 1000 gallon per minute Seagrave Engines.
Another was added in 1949 as the town continued to grow.
Station #3 (known as Station 11 today) was built at 2nd and Bay Rd. and was dedicated in the memory of Chief Ryan in September, 1952.
In 1953 Captain William Hart was appointed as the Department’s first Training Officer.
In 1953 the Department took delivery of its first aerial ladder truck, a 75 foot Maxim.
In 1954 while testifying at an arson trial, Fire Marshal Drivon suffered a fatal heart attack.
In September 1955, the Fire Department hired its first roster of full-time fire fighters, and then Chief Marion Umphress became the first full-time fire chief.
The year 1956 was an eventful one, as it marked the town of Garden Grove's official incorporation as the "City of Garden Grove." The Garden Grove County Fire Protection District No.
1956 All Fire apparatus are equipped with two-way radios, improving communications and allowing fire engines to be notified of emergencies while away from the fire station.
Chief Pederson started his career with the Los Angeles County Fire Department in September 1957.
In 1957 Captain Clifford Ashby was appointed the Department’s first Battalion Chief.
On January 1, 1958, however, the City of Garden Grove took over the reins of the Fire Protection District and the "Garden Grove Fire Department" was officially born.
In 1958 the Department’s first woman, Mrs.
In 1958 the Department purchased a fireboat.
In 1960 Captain Hart was appointed the Department’s second Battalion Chief.
In 1961 the Redwood City Fire Department celebrated its centennial.
1961 San Anselmo Fire Station 2 was built at 150 Butterfield Road.
In 1962 the Department took delivery of its first platform truck (snorkel).
1963 Nello Marcucci retired and Frank Sousa became the new Fire Chief.
In 1966 Captain Keller was appointed the Department’s third Battalion Chief and Captain Biagi succeeded him as Training Officer.
In 1967 Deputy Chief Willis Leslie retired from the Fire Department.
In 1958 the Department purchased a fireboat. Its most memorable moment came in 1969 when it sailed up Redwood Creek to help fight the Franks Tannery fire.
In March, 1971, Captain Miller became the Department’s Training Officer.
1973 Frank Sousa retired and Dick Mclaren became the new Fire Chief.
The year 1974 was a very significant one, not only for the Garden Grove Fire Department, but also for the city's residents as well.
By the end of 1974, eight veteran fire fighters had entered paramedic training at Orange County Medical Center (now U.C.I. Medical Center).
1974 A new fire station (what is now Fire Station 21) was built adjacent to the old station.
1976 As part of the town hall renovation project, San Anselmo paid Rosemary Parsons $58,000 for a parcel with a gasoline station at San Anselmo and San Rafael Avenue for a new fire station.
He maintained the fire alarm system and supervised the fire alarm dispatch office, which grew to four dispatchers, and he retired in 1978.
In 1958 the Department purchased a fireboat. It protected the Port and boaters until it was sold to a developer in the Sonora area in 1978.
In January, 1979, the Garden Grove Fire Department headquarters moved into a separate facility added to the Public Safety Building.
He eliminated the positions of Deputy Chief and, upon Fire Marshal Asvos’ retirement in 1979, the position of Fire Marshal.
The year 1980 saw the Garden Grove Fire Department operating seven fire stations geographically situated throughout the city serving 120,000 residents.
1980 saw the Fire Prevention Bureau change to civilian inspectors under the direction of Battalion Chief Yoakum.
In 1981 Captain Mace was appointed Training Coordinator.
In 1981 Station #2 (currently Station #10) was torn down and a new one built in the same location.
1982 San Anselmo and Fairfax merged their departments to form the Ross Valley Fire Department.
In 1996, the fire chiefs of Anaheim, Fullerton, Garden Grove, and Orange met with the fire chiefs of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.
Stemming from childhood memories of attending Memorial Services with his dad, and also from losing a close friend/fellow fire fighter, Fire Fighter Greg Da Cunha organized the first non-denominational memorial service for fallen public safety members in South San Mateo County in September 2002.
Also in April 2003, Alpio Barbara, owner of Redwood General Tire, spearheaded the Chamber of Commerce’s local businesses to raise money to buy a fourth Thermal Imagining Camera for the Department.
Chief Mitchell retired from the Pasadena Fire Department March 2004.
2009 Contracted with Ross Valley Fire Department for for Battalion Battalion Chief coverage.
2012 Town of Ross votes to consolidate with Ross Valley Fire Department, joining San Anselmo, Fairfax, and Sleepy Hollow to provide fire protection to Town of Ross.
In December 2019, Gregory DaCunha was promoted from Battalion Chief to Deputy Chief.
While 2019 begins a new chapter in Garden Grove's fire protection history, the Garden Grove Fire Department will forever hold a cherished place in the heart of the community for generations to come.
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