Santa Clara County Fire Department

Historic Photographs

As described in the department's history, the department has grown and changed over the years, acquiring some stations, transferring others to other departments, building, upgrading, and modernizing its facilities and equipment. The following photos show what the department used to be like. Many of these photos were taken from historical records, books, or photocopies, so the quality may not be as good as could be desired.

All photos on this website credited as "Official Photograph Santa Clara County" are believed to have been taken by Charles A. Taddo, County Photographer.

Click on one of the departments on the diagram, or on one of the lists below.

history diagram

Historic Departments and Stations

Fire Protection Districts and Fire Departments that merged to form Santa Clara County Fire (see diagram above). These pages also contain written histories of the departments and districts, when known.

Alma
Burbank
Campbell - [page 1]   [page 2]   [page 3]
Cottage Grove
Los Altos/Los Altos Hills - [page 1]   [page 2]   [page 3]   [page 4]
Los Gatos - [page 1]   [page 2]
Morgan Hill - [page 1]   [page 2]
Oakmead

Stations no longer in existence or no longer in use by the departments.

Almaden station
Alum Rock station
Cambrian station
County Fire Marshal's office
Evergreen station
Graystone station
Jefferson station
San Tomas station
Tully station

Official 1950 area maps of the Central Fire Protection District, the Alum Rock area, the Cottage Grove area, the Los Gatos/Almaden area and the Quito area are available in downloadable/printable format on the form Forms page.

Historic Apparatus

Apparatus no longer owned by the department, that cannot be identified as assigned to any specific station. Photos of apparatus that can be identified as assigned to a specific station are shown on those station's pages.

up to 1950
1950s
1960s - [page 1]   [page 2]
1970s
1980s to present

OES apparatus

Historic Action

Historic action photos of the department and its predecessors.

up to 1950
1950s - [page 1]   [page 2]
1960s
1970s
1980s - [page 1]   [page 2]   [page 3]
1990s - [page 1]   [page 2]
2000 to present - [2001]   [2002]   [2003]   [2004]   [2005]   [2006]

Other Sources

Additional photos of recent fires involving County Fire can be seen at the following websites:

Emergency Photo.com (All photos at that site are © Craig Allyn Rose.)

DSX Television Productions (All photos at that site are © Doug F. Smith.)

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