From a post on EMT-Bravo West last summer:
Hi all, I realized that I should have posted info on “Then & Now: the LAFD” in this section and am doing so. I just wanted to let everyone know that our original DVD series, “Single Engine Stations” Volumes I & II are back on E-Bay. So if you’ve been looking to get a set, you can there as well as getting them direct from me. Below is a description of the series:
This installment is Single Engine Stations Volume’s I & II and takes us inside of five (5) Los Angeles City Fire Stations (LAFD) that were built in the first half of the 20th century. The stations profiled are located in diverse areas of the city such as Fire Station 43 in Palms (West Los Angeles), Fire Station 21 in South Central, Fire Station 13 in Pico-Union, Fire Station 65 in Watts, and Fire Station 62 in Mar Vista. Due to a facilities improvement bond measure, these five stations either have or will be replaced by newer buildings. Please note that a total of 19 stations will be replaced or remodeled before all is said and done.Each of the five segments on the DVDs give a short profile of the area the stations serve and moves into a full tour of each station. Tours are led by a member of the crew, usually the Station Captain. The buildings are profiled from an architectural & engineering point of view while stories of the best runs and station history are highlighted. Station apparatus is profiled and filmed as they move to respond to calls. Areas not usually seen by the public such as the dormitories and showers are filmed. No area was off limits to our film crew. Profiles of the stations crew are also gathered during these station visits. This series is filmed in a conversational style that is welcoming to everyone from the professional firefighter (no matter where you are) to the novice who has never seen the inside of a fire station. Each station, though possibly similar in build, offers something completely different from the other. Tours and glimpses of the NEW stations appear on the DVD as well as production photos at the end of each DVD. Total run time for this edition is 2 Hours 16 Minutes!
Stations Currently Archived:
FS 65 (Watts) / 62 (Mar Vista)-Volume I
FS 43 (Palms) / 21 (So. Central) / 13 (Pico Union)-Volume IIFS 82 / Hollywood
FS 30 / Central Avenue
FS 4 /Civic Center
FS 94 / Baldwin HillsPlease note: Then & Now is a continuing series that, to date, has filmed 10 stations (8 of which are on the bond replacement list). Additional DVD’s will be released as they are completed. The 2 DVDs in this series come in a double DVD jewelbox.
This is an LAFD approved project that screened to the Mar Vista Historical Society on 2/20/08 with a full audience including retired LAFD Chief William Bamattre. The film will again appear in Mar Vista on July 16, 2008.
I’ll update this post as additional DVDs are released and/or posted on E-Bay. Also note that our first DVD called “Task Force Stations” Volume I is coming Jun 16.Chin
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Chin Thammasaengsri is a LAFD member who is a writer/producer/filmaker who founded the Westlake Signal Group that made this documentary.
This month some of the stations features are posted by the Westlake Signal Group on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WestlakeSig
FS 43 (Palms) and FS 04 (Civic Center)
Mike “FossilMedic” Ward
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