Winchester Fire Station
14850 Winchester Blvd
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Built: 1965
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Two views of truck 5, a 2002 KME quint with 1500gpm (5685 l/m) Hale pump, 300 gallon (1135 l) tank, 75' (23M) rear-mount aerial ladder, and 25 gallons (95 l) Class A foam. It has a Detroit Diesel 475HP Series 60 engine and an Allison 4066 5-speed automatic transmission. It has a 10K Hart-A-Gen hydraulic generator, and carries a full Hurst rescue tool complement, EMS equipment, full NFPA ground ladder complement, and 600' (183M) of 5" (127mm) hose. Top two photos 14 Jan 2003. The photo of the view up the stick 20 Mar 2003.
A neighborhood view of the new truck 5's 75' ladder being put through it's paces at the Sunnyoaks drill tower, 28 Jan 2003.
Patrol 5 is a 1991 Westmark/International with a 500gpm (1895 l/m) pump.The second shot was taken during wildland training exercises, May 2001.
USAR 5 is a select call two-part unit consisting of a 2003 Ford F550 Crew-cab 4x4, and a 16' (3 m) dual-axle H&H trailor. The two part unit is OES certified, and each part can be dispatched to incidents as needed. The truck has a pull-out tool storage area, making tool access easier and more efficient. The USAR unit carries supplies and equipment necessary for Urban Search and Rescue missions. Photos taken the day the unit was being put into service, 29 July 2003.
Winchester station is one of the stations responsible for refilling SCBA bottles and medical oxygen bottles. This is the machine used to fill the SCBA bottles; spare oxygen (green bottles) can be seen racked to the left.
These photos probably illustrate better than any others on this website the vast changes that have taken place in Santa Clara county since the 1960s, when the photo on the left was taken. The scene is virtually unrecognizable now; since this photo was taken, two major highways, two major roadways, and half a dozen office parks, high-tension power lines and a transformer station have been constructed within half a mile of the station. The photo on the left was taken 1965 or later. The photo on the right is a composite, taken from a spot as close as possible to where the earlier photo was taken, but more to the viewer's left and from a lower elevation. Unfortunately, construction and tree growth have made taking an identically positioned photo impossible. The station can be seen at the far right of the composite panoramic photo. The white car parked on the left side of the earlier photo, and the white car parked in the office park behind the standing traffic in the recent photo are in approximately the same spot.
Two other photos of Winchester station, taken in the 1970s and 1980s.
Truck 5 was a 1993 Spartan/HiTech/LTI quint with 1500gpm (5685 l/m) pump, 400 gallon (1515 l) tank, 75' (23M) rear-mount aerial ladder, and Class A foam system. It now serves as reserve truck 111.
Two shots of Engine 5, a 1977 American LaFrance with a 1500gpm pump and 1000 gallon tank, shown at Winchester station. It formerly served as Engine 1 at Cupertino. This was one of the few times that front line apparatus was reassigned from one station to another. Photo dates unknown.
Two views of Winchester's engine 14, an International/Van Pelt. The photo on the right shows captain (now retired deputy chief) Al Morgan. 2 Feb 1976 and Jun 1985.
Engine 14 was a 1977 International/Van Pelt, with a 1000gpm pump and 1000 gal tank. It later served as engine 7 and reserve engine 110. It's body was taken from the former engine 16/engine 10, a 1961 International/Van Pelt, which served at West Valley. Photo circa 1982.
Engine 14, an International/Van Pelt. This rig was initially assigned to Winchester station, and later became reserve engine 101 at Cupertino station. Note the short cab, lacking jump seats. Photo January 1976.
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