Morgan Hill - Historic Photographs - Page 2

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Live fire drill. This house was on the site of what is now the Live Oak High School on East Main Avenue. Photo November 1965.

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Firefighter Jim Xavier in a Scott airpack, October 1969. Morgan Hill later switched to Survivair.

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Smokey the Bear posing in front of pickup 130, a Chevrolet 10, circa 1970.

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Prior to the fire department providing emergency medical services, patient/victim transport was provided by Stephens & Poletti, Inc. ambulance service. (Stephens is shown on left.) Unlike modern EMS transport, this service was primarily "scoop and go", transporting the patient with little additional medical care. Their vehicle is a Chevrolet 8/400. Photo circa early 1970s.

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Three shots of Morgan Hill's 1971 American LaFrance Pioneer. Costing $43,000 when purchased in May 1973, it had a 1250gpm (4740 l/m) pump and a 500 gallon (1895 l) tank.

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Two photos of the Anderson fire station, 1974. Located at Holiday Lake at the end of Park View Drive, next to the golf club clubhouse, this unstaffed station provided coverage from around 1973 to 1982. In the left photo, visible are a 1957 Dodge/Van Pelt (yellow) in front of a 1958 GMC. The GMC was an ex-Forestry department rig before serving Morgan Hill. The Dodge cost $15,000 and pumped 750 gpm (2840 l/m).

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The then-new El Toro Station, 1974. Note the lack of the office prefabricated building, added later. Pickup 130, the Chevrolet 10, now with the severely dented hood, is parked in front.

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Department personnel lineup, 1974, in front of 1971 American LaFrance Pioneer. Chief Brad Spencer in the white shirt, top row third from right.

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This is Morgan Hill's 1979 American LaFrance Century. It had a 1500gpm (56850 l/m) pump, a 500 gallon (1895 l) tank, and a Detriot GV-92 engine.

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Left photo: El Toro Station and apparatus lineup, circa 1979-80. From left to right: Engine 11, paramedic 311, Engine 22, and Engine 21. Right photo: From left to right: Engines 11, 21 and 12. Engine 21, a 1988 Pierce, became Reserve Engine 112 after the merger. Engine 12 was a 1971 American LaFrance Pioneer, with a 1500 gpm (5685 l/m) pump and a 500 gal (1895 l) tank. It was sold prior to merger.

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This 1980 Ford Econoline 250 Custom was run by the County of Santa Clara Emergency Medical Services out of Morgan Hill as Paramedic unit 311.

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Engine 11, a 1988 Pierce, served Morgan Hill with a 1500gpm (5685 l/m) pump and a 500 gal (1895 l) tank. It became Engine 12 after the merger.

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Two views of Morgan Hill Engine 13, a 1981 Chevrolet/E-One. It had a 350gpm (1325 l/m) pump, a 500 gal (1895 l) tank, and was sold during the merger.

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Morgan Hill's Patrol 11, a 1988 Ford, which later became Patrol 12. In the right photo, Patrol 11 is shown in front of what appears to be a CDF (California Department of Forestry) engine. Photo circa late 1980s.

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Patrol PT21 (later Patrol P13), at the scene of a gas main break and fire on Dunne Avenue, circa late 1980s. Due to the risk of explosion from unburned gas, it is safer to let these types of fires burn until the gas can be shut off at a main valve. The crew of Patrol 21 is standing by, monitoring the situation. The main was apparently broken during construction activity.