South Gate Fire Department (California)

Category:Defunct fire departments of Los Angeles County
== History ==
Ordinance 14 established Fire District Number 1 on April 17, 1923. Soon the 1st piece of fire-fighting equipment, a 2nd-hand truck, was acquired and, in November, a volunteer fire department was organized, headed by Chief Edward McCormick, in 1975, the South Gate Fire Department ceased to exist when that city contracted for fire protection with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.