The photos on this page are of apparatus that are no longer owned by the department. This page contains apparatus which were manufactured in the 1970s.
These photos are reduced-size or cropped thumbnails. Click any photo with a border to see the full-sized image.
Because of the mergers and consolidations that took place during the department's history, apparatus designations become confusing. This is compounded by the renumbering that takes place when an apparatus is moved from front line to reserve status, or is allocated to a different station. Thus, a vehicle could have two or three different numbers during it's service life before being retired. One example of this is Campbell Engine 2, which then served as County Engine 10 for most of it's front line service before being moved to reserve status as Engine 110.
The following table shows the renumbering which became effective on 13 March 1972.
Station | Old | New |
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Battalion 1 | ||
Cupertino | Engine 1 | Engine 1 |
Engine 4 | Engine 101 | |
Truck 1 | Truck 1 | |
Cambrian | Squad 6 | Engine 6 |
Tanker 5 | Engine 106 | |
West Valley | Engine 16 | Engine 10 |
Monta Vista | Tanker 3 | Engine 7 |
Battalion 2 | ||
Alum Rock | Engine 15 | Engine 12 |
Squad 12 | Squad 12 | |
Tanker 6 | Tanker 12 | |
Evergreen | Engine 5 | Engine 5 |
Burbank | Engine 103 | Engine 9 |
Almaden | Engine 3 | Engine 13 |
Headquarters | Squad 10 | Engine 2 |
Tanker 7 | Engine 102 | |
Battalion 3 | ||
Quito | Engine 8 | Engine 8 |
Los Gatos | Engine 33 | Engine 3 |
Engine 35 | Engine 103 | |
Shannon | Engine 32 | Engine 11 |
Winchester | Engine 36 | Engine 14 |
Redwood Vol. | Engine 37 | Engine 4 |
Engine 38 | Tanker 4 | |
On this website the apparatus may be referred to by either designation, depending upon when the photo was taken and what identification number it shows.
And now, to the photos…
A Battalion Chief's 1970 Ford. Date unknown.
Engine 10, an International, 28 May 1976.
Engine 19, an Ford. Date unknown.
Truck 3, an LTI. Date unknown.
Car 6, an International 1200, used by Battalion 7. Date unknown.
Car 8, used by battalion 3, an International 1200. August 1972.
Two photos of a 1973 Dodge Polara, car 8, used by Battalion 3. Date unknown.
Two photos of former Battalion 2's 1974 Dodge Monaco, now in Chicago Fire Department livery. Shown against the Chicago skyline and at Chicago FD 7th Division Headquarters.
Engine 5, a 1977 American LaFrance with a 1500gpm pump and 1000 gallon tank. It formerly served as Engine 1 at Cupertino. Date unknown.
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