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Historical Review Index

• Volunteer Department
• Paid Department

Apparatus Index

• Apparatus Letter & Number Key
• Motorized Purchases by Type
  • Air Compressors
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Chemical Engines
  • Civil Defense
  • Coffee Units
  • Combination Chemical-Hose
  • Engines
    • 1912 - 1915
    • 1916 - 1920
    • 1921 - 1930
    • 1931 - 1940
    • 1941 - 1950
    • 1951 - 1960
    • 1961 - 1970
    • 1971 - 1980
    • 1981 - 1990
    • 1991 - 2000
    • 2001 - 2009

Chiefs of Department Chronology / Index

• Charles H. Ackerson
• Charles J. Brennan
• Keith P. Calden
• Emmet C. Condon
• John H. Dougherty
• Charles P. Duane
• George H. Hossefross
• Francis P. Kelly
• Frederick D. Kohler
• Joseph A. Medina
• Thomas R. Murphy
• William F. Murray
• Edward J. Phipps
• David Scannell
• Patrick H. Shaughnessy
• Albert J. Sullivan
• Dennis T. Sullivan
• Edward P. Walsh
• Franklin E. R. Whitney

Companies Index

• Battalions Index
  • Battalion 1
  • Battalion 2
  • Battalion 3
  • Battalion 4
  • Battalion 5
  • Battalion 6
  • Battalion 7
  • Battalion 8
  • Battalion 9
  • Battalion 10
  • Battalion 11
• Battery Companies Index
  • Battery Company No.1
  • Battery Company No. 2
  • Battery Company No. 3
• Chemical & Tank Wagon Companies Index
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 1
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 2
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 3
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 4
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 5
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 6
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 7
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 8
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 9
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 10
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 11
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 12
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 13
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 14
  • Tank Wagon Company No. 15
• Civil Defense Auxiliary Companies Index
• Divisions Index
  • Division 1
  • Division 2
  • Division 3
• Engine Companies Index
  • Engine Company No. 1
  • Engine Company No. 2
  • Engine Company No. 3
  • Engine Company No. 4
  • Engine Company No. 5
  • Engine Company No. 6
  • Engine Company No. 7
  • Engine Company No. 8
  • Engine Company No. 9
  • Engine Company No. 10
  • Engine Company No. 11
  • Engine Company No. 12
  • Engine Company No. 13
  • Engine Company No. 14
  • Engine Company No. 15
  • Engine Company No. 16
  • Engine Company No. 17
  • Engine Company No. 18
  • Engine Company No. 19
  • Engine Company No. 20
  • Engine Company No. 21
  • Engine Company No. 22
  • Engine Company No. 23
  • Engine Company No. 24
  • Engine Company No. 25
  • Engine Company No. 26
  • Engine Company No. 27
  • Engine Company No. 28
  • Engine Company No. 29
  • Engine Company No. 30
  • Engine Company No. 31
  • Engine Company No. 32
  • Engine Company No. 33
  • Engine Company No. 34
  • Engine Company No. 35
  • Engine Company No. 36
  • Engine Company No. 37
  • Engine Company No. 38
  • Engine Company No. 39
  • Engine Company No. 40
  • Engine Company No. 41
  • Engine Company No. 42
  • Engine Company No. 43
  • Engine Company No. 44
  • Engine Company No. 45
  • Engine Company No. 46
  • Engine Company No. 47
  • Engine Company No. 48
  • Engine Company No. 49
• Hose Companies Index
  • Hose Company No.1
  • Hose Company No. 2
  • Hose Company No. 3
  • Hose Company No. 4
  • Hose Company No. 5
  • Hose Company No. 6
  • Hose Company No. 7
  • Hose Company No. 8
  • Hose Company No. 9
• Panama-Pacific International Exposition World's Fair
• Salvage Companies Index
  • Salvage Company No. 1A
  • Salvage Company No. 1B
  • Salvage Company No. 1
  • Salvage Company No. 2A
  • Salvage Company No. 2B
  • Salvage Company No. 2
  • Salvage Company No. 3
  • Salvage Company No. 4
• Searchlight Companies Index
  • Searchlight Company No. 1
  • Searchlight Company No. 2
• Service Squad Companies Index
  • Mobile Air Van
• Single Companies Index
  • 9-11 Temporary Companies
  • Coffee Unit Company No. 1
  • Communications Unit Company No. 1
  • Foam Unit
  • Fuel Unit Company No. 1
  • Hazardous Materials Companies
  • Miscellaneous Unmanned Companies
  • Pollution Control Unit
  • Tow Truck Unit Company No. 1
  • Valve Units 1 & 2
• Truck Companies Index
  • Truck Company No. 1
  • Truck Company No. 2
  • Truck Company No. 3
  • Truck Company No. 4
  • Truck Company No. 5
  • Truck Company No. 6
  • Truck Company No. 7
  • Truck Company No. 8
  • Truck Company No. 9
  • Truck Company No. 10
  • Truck Company No. 11
  • Truck Company No. 12
  • Truck Company No. 13
  • Truck Company No. 14
  • Truck Company No. 15
  • Truck Company No. 16
  • Truck Company No. 17
  • Truck Company No. 18
  • Truck Company No. 19
  • Truck Company No. 20
  • Truck Company No. 48
• Underwriters Fire Patrol Companies Index
  • Underwriters Fire Patrol Company No. 1
  • Underwriters Fire Patrol Company No. 1A
  • Underwriters Fire Patrol Company No. 1B
  • Underwriters Fire Patrol Company No. 2
  • Underwriters Fire Patrol Company No. 2A
  • Underwriters Fire Patrol Company No. 2B
  • Underwriters Fire Patrol Company No. 3
  • Underwriters Fire Patrol Company No. 4
  • Underwriters Fire Patrol Company No. 5
• Volunteer Companies Index
• Volunteer Companies Index (Alpha)
  • Resolution to organize a fire department
  • Broderick Engine Company No. 1
  • California Engine Company No. 4
  • Columbian Engine Company No. 11
  • Crescent Engine Company No. 10
  • Empire Engine Company No. 1
  • Eureka Hose Company No. 4
  • Exempt Fire Company
  • Howard Engine Company No. 3
  • Howard Hook & Ladder Company No. 2
  • Independence Hook & Ladder Company No. 3
  • Knickerbocker Engine Company No. 5
  • Lady Washington Engine Company No. 2
  • Lafayette Hook & Ladder Company No. 2
  • Liberty Hose Company No. 2
  • Manhattan Engine Company No. 2
  • Monumental Engine Company No. 6, No. 7 & No. 8
  • Pacific Engine Company No. 8
  • Pennsylvania Engine Company No. 12
  • Pennsylvania Hose Company No. 1
  • Protection Engine Company No. 2
  • San Francisco Fire Company No. 1
  • Sansome Hook & Ladder Company No. 3
  • St. Francis Hook & Ladder Company No. 1
  • Tiger Engine Company No. 14
  • Vigilant Engine Company No. 9
  • Volunteer Engine Company No. 7
  • Washington Hose Company No. 1
  • Young America Engine Company No. 13
• Independent Companies
  • Central Hose Company
  • Eureka Hose Company No. 4
  • Hayes Valley Hose Company
  • Hibernia Engine Company
  • Independent Axe Company
  • Mezzapa Engine Company
  • Rincon Hose Company No. 6
  • South Park Hose Company
  • West End Engine Company
• Supporting Documents
  • 1850-1866 Volunteer Companies Overview
  • 1855 Staff Listing
  • 1862 Staff Listing
  • Apparatus Notes and other property information
  • California's First Steam Engine - The Pioneer Steam Fire Engine
• Water Tower Companies Index
  • Water Tower Company No. 1
  • Water Tower Company No. 2
  • Water Tower Company No. 3
  • Water Tower Company No. 4

Events Index

• Upcoming Events
• 1906 Great Earthquake & Fire Expo Index
  • 1906 Photo Index (534 Image pages and links to video clips)
• 65' LadderPresentation Story
• The 20th Anniversary Celebration  of the October 17, 1989 Earthquake
• Broderick & Terry Duel Re-enactment
• Coit Tower 75th Anniversary Index
• Cole Valley Fair Index
• Gold Hydrant Index
• Haight Street Fair Index
• Jimmy's Car Show Index
• Lotta's Fountain Index
• Musters
• Presidio Car Show - July 19, 2009
• SFFD Station 28, 75th Anniversary Celebration

Fireboats Index

• Governor Irwin
• Dennis T. Sullivan
• David Scannell
• Frank G. White
• Phoenix
• Guardian
• Water Rescue Craft Index

Firehorses Index

• Farewell, Good And Faithful Servants! - A tribute to the Firehorses
  • Foreword
  • Chapter I
  • Chapter II - Buying and Training Horses
  • Chapter III - Care of Horses
  • Chapter IV - Accidents
  • Chapter V - Peculiarities of Horses
  • Chapter VI - Horse Tricks
  • Chapter VII - The Grain Chute
  • Chapter VIII - Notable Horses
  • Chapter IX - Retirement of Firehorses
  • Chapter X
• Rules and Regulations of the San Francisco Fire Department - September 20, 1907 - Rule 26 Horses
• Firehorse Photos Page

Firehouses Index

• Current Firehouses Index
  • 441 - 12th Avenue
  • 1290 - 16th Avenue
  • 2155 - 18th Avenue
  • 551 - 26th Avenue
  • 1935 - 32nd Avenue
  • 499 - 41st Avenue
  • 1348 - 45th Avenue
  • 3305 - 3rd Street
  • 1300 - 4th Street
  • 3880 - 26th Street
  • 36 Bluxome Street
  • 390 Buckingham Way
  • 2150 California Street
  • 8 Capitol Avenue
  • 80 Digby Street
  • 2300 Folsom Street
  • 2251 Greenwich Street
  • 1443 Grove Street
  • 676 Howard Street
  • 2245 Jerrold Avenue
  • 1325 Leavenworth Street
  • 720 Moscow Street
  • 109 Oak Street
  • 1000 Ocean Avenue
  • 285 Olympia Way
  • 194 Park Street
  • 1091 Portola Drive
  • 1067 Post Street
  • 1340 Powell Street
  • 655 Presidio Avenue
  • 2430 San Bruno Avenue
  • 135 Sanchez Street
  • 1295 Shafter Avenue
  • 1145 Stanyan Street
  • 1814 Stockton Street
  • 1003 Turk Street
  • 1301 Turk Street
  • 299 Vermont Street
• Former Firehouses Index
  • 380 Division Street
  • 115 Drumm Street
  • 315 Duncan Street
  • 1145 Ellis Street
  • 1423 Pine Street
  • 1616 Pacific Avenue
  • 1648 Pacific Avenue
  • 336 Main Street
  • 34 Mint Street
  • 356 - 7th Street
  • 416 Jessie Street
  • 840 Octavia Street
  • 9 Brenham Place
  • Broadway Wharf
  • Grand Plaza (Sacramento Street Between Kearney & California)
• Vintage Firehouses Index
• Vintage Firehouses Index (Alpha)
  • Chemical Engine Company No. 2 - 1348 -10th Avenue
  • Engine Company No. 1 - 451 Pacific Avenue
  • Engine Company No. 2 - 460 Bush Street
  • Engine Company No. 7 - 3160 - 16th Street
  • Engine Company No. 8 - 1648 Pacific Avenue
  • Engine Company No. 9 - Pier 22 ½
  • Engine Company No. 13 - 1458 Valencia Street
  • Engine Company No. 14 - 1051 McAllister Street
  • Engine Company No. 16 - 909 Tennessee Street
  • Engine Company No. 21 / Truck Company No. 6 - 1152 Oak Street
  • Engine Company No. 23 - 3022 Washington Street
  • Engine Company No. 24 - 100 Hoffman Avenue
  • Engine Company No. 27 - 52 Waller Street
  • Engine Company No. 30 - 1757 Waller Street
  • Engine Company No. 31 - 1088 Green Street
  • Engine Company No. 33 - 117 Broad Street
  • Engine Company No. 37 - 2501 - 25th Street
  • Engine Company No. 40 - 1249 Clayton Street
  • Engine Company No. 43 - 724 Brazil Avenue
  • Engine Company No. 44 - 3816 - 22nd Street
  • Engine Company No. 47 - 1298 Girard Street
  • Engine Company No. 48 - 798 Wisconsin Street
  • Fire Chief's Residence - 870 Bush Street
  • Pumping Station No. 2 - 3445 Van Ness Avenue
  • Underwriter's Fire Patrol - 147 Natoma Street
• Supporting Documents
  • Engine Company Number Conversions

San Francisco Fires Index

• Great Fires
  • December 24, 1849
  • May 4, 1850
  • June 14, 1850
  • September 17, 1850
  • May 4, 1851
  • June 22, 1851
  • April 18, 1906
    • 1906 Great Earthquake & Fire
  • October 17, 1989

Gift Shop Index

In the Line of Duty Index

• WILLIAM A. CAREW, Captain 9/9/1914 (58)
• THOMAS F. COLLINS 5/11/1925 (76)
• JOHN J. CONLON 3/2/1919 (66)
• HERBERT G. MARTIN 4/7/1954 (111)
• JOHN H. MULLEN 10/5/1909 (50)
• MELINDA OHLER 1/13/2003 (145)
• GEORGE POST 8/23/1886 (22)
• JOHN ROSS 4/3/1883 (15)
• GEORGE F. WELLS 7/16/1908 (48)

Museum Collections Index

• Apparatus Index
• Apparatus Index (Alpha)
  • Battery Company No. 3
  • Chief's Buggy
  • Coffee Unit No. 1
  • Department of Public Health Ambulance
  • Engine Company No. 9
  • Engine Company No. 14
  • Engine Company No. 19
  • Engine Company No. 22
  • Engine Company No. 26
  • Engine Company No. 29
  • Engine Company No. 36
  • Hose Tender Company No. 6
  • Hose Tender Company No. 8
  • Knickerbocker Engine Company No. 5
  • Protection Company
    • San Francisco's First Fire Engine
  • Protection Company Hose Cart
  • Rescue Company No. 2
  • Salvage Company No. 4
  • Truck Company No. 1
  • Truck Company No. 2
  • Truck Company No. 12
  • Truck Company No. 13
  • Volunteer Engine Company No. 7
  • Water Tower Company No. 1
  • Water Tower Company No. 3
  • Water Tower Company No. 4
• Badges Index
  • Badges of the San Francisco Fire Department
  • The Story of The Phoenix
  • The Fire Service And Its Emblems
• Restorations Index
  • 1810 Protection Hand Engine Pump Restoration August, 2009

Musters

• 1906 Great Earthquake & Fire Expo
• 65' Ladder Presentations
• Firemen's Muster Buttons - Highly Collectible Souvenirs
• May 2-3, 2009 - Columbia, CA - Firemen's Muster
• August 15-16, 2009 - Virginia City, NV - Firemen's Muster

Notable Poeple Index

• Chet Born
• Frederick J. Bowlen
• David Broderick
• Lillie Hitchcock Coit
• Catherine Hayes
• William Mullen
  • Virignia Exempt Firemen's Association Cemetery
• Samuel Joseph Spear

Organizations Index

• Exempt Firemen
• Fireman's Mutual Benevolent Association
• Veteran Firemen's Association
• David Scannell Club
• Ladies' Auxiliary of the David Scannell Club
• Phoenix Society

Related Links Index

Research Requests

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