1996 Click here for a more detailed MapQuest map Located on the southern edge of the Foothill College campus, El Monte station provides protection to the campus and the Los Altos Hills community, a mixture of very expensive homes, rolling open spaces and wooded hillsides. International is stationed here, along with Rescue 14, a more conventional pumper.
All vehicles are select-call units.
El Monte Station is the only station in the department with traditional fire poles for personnel to slide down to the apparatus floor on. These lights, mounted on the fenders above the headlights, are connected to come on only when the high beams and a deadman foot switch are activated, to help the driver see around sharp corners when the headlights are pointing straight ahead. The second and third shots were taken during wildland training exercises, May 2001. Historic Photos For historic photos of Los Altos' Fire Department, before it joined County, click here .