Fire Department

Contains 239 photos

Bayshore Factory Fire
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Bayshore Factory Fire

Aerial view of 4 alarm fire at Kunst Bros. Paint Factory 419 Bayshore, near Cortland

Bernal Heights
Bayshore Factory Fire
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Bayshore Factory Fire

Aerial view of 4 alarm fire at Kunst Bros. Paint Factory 419 Bayshore, near Cortland, Goodman Lumber at bottom

Bernal Heights
Bayshore Factory Fire
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Bayshore Factory Fire

Aerial view of 4 alarm fire at Kunst Bros. Paint Factory 419 Bayshore, near Cortland, US101 freeway construction at bottom

Bernal Heights
1152 Oak
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1152 Oak

View north to 1152 Oak Street. Engine Company No. 21 firehouse with square hose tower (constructed in 1893), San Francisco Landmark #89. Not in service, but still (2020) owned by fire department.

Panhandle
View from Rainier Brewery
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View from Rainier Brewery

Elevated view north to Bryant and Alameda, Bryant Street Powerhouse, Fire Department Training Tower at Bryant and Division (in distance, center, torn down in the early 1950s for central Freeway construction).

Mission
Ellis near Powell
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Ellis near Powell

View west from center of Ellis near Powell to group of firefighters in front of Capitol Theater (built 1911 as Cort Theater, demolished 1941). Hotel Willard, Golden State Hotel, St. Germain Restaurant, Germain Hotel, The Danube restaurant. Flood Building at far left. Wright's Billiards, Pasadena Hotel, Rialto Bowling. [Capitol Theater Fire 48624]

Downtown / Union Square
Geary near Jones
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Geary near Jones

Shamrock Club Fire, 560 Geary between Jones and Shannon. Street scene with rubble, 4 were killed when torch dancer set off fire in the nightclub at 560 Geary.

Lower Nob Hill
Fire on Treasure Island
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Fire on Treasure Island

California Building burned, San Francisco Building to right, looking east from Lake of the Nations

SF Bay
San Jose & Ocean
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San Jose & Ocean

American LaFrance pumper truck in front of Firehouse Engine 38 at 2098 San Jose Avenue. Balboa Park and Mt. Davidson in background.

Mission Terrace
2150 California St
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2150 California St

Engine Company 15 Firehouse. 2150 (Originally 2014) California Street. Built 1885, demolished and replaced by present firehouse in 1959-1960, which also occupies lot to the left.

Pacific Heights
Portola near Miraloma
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Portola near Miraloma

1091 Portola Boulevard, Engine Company number 39, Firehouse number 39, built 1923.

Sherwood Forest
Market & New Montgomery
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Market & New Montgomery

Grand & Palace Hotels burning. View south across Market from Montgomery. 9. Pillsbury Pictures

Financial District
Post & Kearny
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Post & Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast. Crushed Fire Engine. Building rubble, damaged buildings. Left image of stereoview. [8707 A fire engine caught and crushed by a falling wall, Post St., San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]

Downtown / Union Square
Call Building on Fire
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Call Building on Fire

Elevated view west from Market and Montgomery. Palace Hotel, Hearst Examiner Builidng on left. Companion photo to wnp37.04249.

Financial District
SF Fire Department
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SF Fire Department

Firemen with chorus girls on trampoline at Training Tower site, Bryant & Division.

South of Market