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Fire Station #1 is
located at 600 Pacific Street. This station was built in 1959 and
replaced Monterey’s original Fire Station #1, which was located
downtown on Calle Principal. Station #1 units respond to the second
largest area in the City. This station’s “first due in” area is the
central downtown commercial district. Station #1 units also respond as
the “second due in” engine for Fire Stations #2 and #3. The Station #1
rescue unit (truck) responds to all areas.
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Station #2 is located at 582 Hawthorne Street. It became the City's
second fire station when it was built in 1951. The “first due in”
response area for this station is New Monterey, which includes Cannery
Row and the Presidio of Monterey. Over the years, Station #2 responded
to numerous cannery fires and the Associated Oil Tank Fire of 1924.
Early fire companies consisted of hand drawn fire equipment. One of
this station’s more historical fires was the burning of China Row,
during which a large settlement village burned to the ground, causing
many Chinese fisherman and their families to become homeless.
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Station #3 is located at 401 Dela Vina Avenue, at the corner of
Montecito Avenue in North Monterey. It was built in 1951 and is now
surrounded by a residential area that developed around it. Station #3
has the largest response area in the City of Monterey. The “first due
in” response area for this station is Del Monte Grove, Del Monte Beach
Tract, Sand City, and the Ryan Ranch Commercial Area. It is also the
Fire Department's training area and has a mechanical shop for
day-to-day repairs and maintenance.
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Many thanks to City of
Monterey Volunteer Photographer, John Castanga, for providing the photos
for this Web page.
Maps courtesy of Yahoo maps.
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