On December 3, 1889 the Department moved into
its first permanent station on Dayton St. between Fair Oaks and Delacy. On January 1,
1890, the Fire Department purchased five horses from Mr. Richard Gird, of Chino for a
total of $1,235.30. In the new station, stalls were rigged so that the horses, upon
hearing the new alarm, would jump forward into the "traces", and the harness
would lower onto the horse, being secured with spring-type clamps.
The monthly salary in August of 1894 is as
follows:
Fire Chief $15.00
Assistant Fire Chief and Secretary $ 8.00
Steam Engineer and Electrician $90.00
Stoker, Driver of Hose Cart $50.00
Driver of Engine $60.00 Foreman of Hose
Company $ 5.00
Callmen $ 5.00
Foreman of Hook and Ladder & Treasurer $
8.00
Driver of Hook and Ladder $60.00
On Easter Sunday, April 14, 1895, The Royal
Raymond, Pasadena's finest hotel (actually in South Pasadena) tested Pasadena's best by
burning to the ground in less than two hours. High winds were considered a primary cause
for the conflagration. This was one of three major hotel fires prior to 1916 in Pasadena,
the other two being the Maryland and the La Pintoresca. The Maryland Hotel fire turned out
to be particularly difficult to extinguish, as a large natural gas line under the hotel
continued to spew forth flame long after the hotel had, once again, burned to the ground.
In spite of all efforts, the valve to shut off the gas could not be located until hours
later, when it was found underneath a recently poured cement sidewalk.
Chief Heutig retired and A.S. Turbett became
the City's second official Fire Chief. George Greeley was his assistant. Then, in 1901,
A.M. Clifford (Photo on the left) succeeded Chief Turbett, with F.V. Hovey his assistant. In 1909, Pasadena
bought a Seagrave chemical engine, the first motorized piece of
fire apparatus on the Pacific Coast, and only third or fourth in the United States. The
Pasadena Fire Department still owns this engine, which was restored by members of the
Department and it still runs.
Chief Heutig retired and A.S. Turbett became
the City's second official Fire Chief. George Greeley was his assistant. Then, in 1901,
A.M. Clifford (Photo on the left) succeeded Chief Turbett, with F.V. Hovey his assistant. In 1909, Pasadena
bought a 