The Cambrian station was located at 720 Curtner Av, Campbell, at the corner of S. Bascom Av. The building is still there.
Tanker 1, thought to be a military surplus 1947 International KB-11 451 COE tractor with a 500gpm pump and a 2000 gallon tank on a Heil trailer. According to research, however, it appears to be a military surplus International 5 Ton Truck Tractor, 4x2, M426. It responded from the Cambrian station.
Engine 3 was a 1948 International KB57/FMC with a 250gpm pump, a 60gpm high-pressure pump, and a 400 gallon tank. It responded from the Cambrian station.
FF Jim Ackley on runningboard of Engine 3. Photo dated 1949.
Then and Now: Left: Cambrian station in 1951. In the left photo, from left to right are the Chief's car, a 1949 Mercury; pickup 2, a 1948 Dodge; Engine 3, a 1948 International with a 250gpm pump; and Tanker 1, a 1947 International. Right photo taken 15 July 2005. Note how much wider the street is now.
Pickup 2, driven by Drillmaster Owen MacAbee. Photo 1951.
Cambrian station. Left to right: Del Coombs, Curtis Kirby, Nate Dardonelli, Jerry Chargin, Roger Hodson, Carlos Armstrong, Fred Luhring, Henry Lingua. Photo dated 21 May 1956.
This 1956 International L-series responded from the Cambrian station as Engine 1. It had a 750gpm pump and a 500 gallon tank. It is shown here at Cupertino Station.
This 1964 International Travelall ran as Emergency 5 out of the Cambrian station.
Then and Now:Two views of Cambrian station. The original photos were taken 1965 or later. The top left photo is the "official" Santa Clara County photograph, the bottom left photo is probably an outtake from the same photo shoot. Photos on right taken 15 July 2005.
Two shots of Tanker-Pumper 5, December 1968.
Engine 6, a GMC. December 1968.
Cambrian station, December 1968.
Squad 11 at Cambrian station, December 1968.
Squad 6, which worked out of the Cambrian station. It is a 1970 International/Van Pelt, with 400 gallons of water and a 300gpm pump. Date unknown.
Engine 17 was a 1975 diesel powered, 1000 gpm pump, 800 gal tank Reserve Engine. It formerly served as Engine 6 at Cambrian.
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