La Verne Fire Department

==Area Served==
The La Verne Fire Department (LVFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of La Verne, originally named the city of Lordsburg, located in the San Gabriel Valley region of eastern Los Angeles County, 30 miles east of the city of Los Angeles below the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. La Verne means "the green" in French. Incorporated on August 20, 1906, the city encompasses an area covering 8.562 square miles and serves a population of approximately 32,000. La Verne is bordered by the Angeles National Forrest to the north; the City of Claremont to the east; the City of Pomona to the south; and the City of San Dimas to the west. 
===Mutual Aid===
The La Verne Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the United States Forest Service.
==Department Profile==
The department is budgeted for 33 full time fire suppression employees consisting of three battalion chiefs, six fire captains, nine fire engineers and fifteen firefighter/paramedics working three alternating 48-hour shifts out of three fire stations. In addition, there are 3 full time and 9 part-time support staff personnel as well as 24 apprentice firefighters and 30 fire explorers. The LVFD responds to approximately 3,100 calls for service annually.
==History ==
On December 6, 1911, the Board of Trustees of the City of Lordsburg held a meeting for the purposes of organizing a fire company. The Board agreed to purchase two hose carts and hose, and to create the Lordsburg Volunteer Fire Company with a force of 27 volunteers. Of the 27, one would be appointed as fire chief and the remaining 26 would be split into two 13-man hose cart companies, each led by a captain. In 1916, the fire department received its first motorized fire apparatus, a Brockway Model B, and a new fire hall. The following year Lordsburg residents voted to change the name of their city to La Verne. By 1930, the department had outgrown its fire fighting equipment, and the city purchased what was then a modern Seagrave Suburbanite pumper. It has since been restored and is used today for parades and other civic events. The volunteer department began its progression to a professional fire department in the 1950s when the city hired its first paid fire chief. The volunteers continued to support the growing fire department until the 1970s when reserve firefighters were hired on a part-time basis to augment the paid staff. In 1975, a second fire station was constructed to serve the growing northern portion of the city. In 1980, the department began its paramedic program, housing a private ambulance at Fire Station 2. Four years later, an ambulance was purchased and six paramedics were hired. By 1992, all positions in the La Verne Fire Department were filled with full-time career firefighters. On January 21st, 2020, Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) began providing dispatch services for the La Verne Fire Department. 
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
3 	5100 Esperanza Drive	2007-Jan. 15, 2020Mar. 31, 2022-Present	Closed for 15 months due to staffing and budget shortfalls.La Verne Fire Re-opens Fire Station 3. 1stResponderNews.com Mar. 27, 2022.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 1 (University of La Verne) - 2061 3rd Street===
: Engine 761 (206407) - 2007 Pierce Arrow XT 6700 (1500/500/25F) (SN#18656) (Ex-Engine 61)
:Quint 761 - 2015 Pierce Arrow XT 5710 (1500/300/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#28156) (Ex-Truck 61)
:Utility 761 (205314) - Ford F-150 (Ex-Utility 61)
:Battalion Chief 761 - Chevrolet Suburban
:Engine 7561 (Reserve) (206598) - 1998 E-One Cyclone (1500/500/30A/20B) (SN#19257)
:Antique Engine 1 - 1931 Seagrave Suburbanite (500/400) (Ex-Engine 1)
:Antique Engine 2 - 1943 Dodge / Coast (Ex-Engine 2)
===Fire Station 2 - 4785 Wheeler Avenue===
Built 1975
:Engine 762 (206020) - 2020 Pierce Arrow XT 6700 (1500/500/25F) (SN#34163) (Ex-Engine 62)
: Utility 762 (205504) - Ford F-350 4x4(Ex-Utility 62)
===Fire Station 3 - 5100 Esperanza Drive===
Built 2007
:Brush 7463 - 2021 International HV507 4x4 / Boise Mobile Equipment Type 3 wildland (500,180aux/500/20A) (Ex-Brush 7462)
:Engine 562 (Reserve) - E-One
===Assignment/Station Unknown=== 
:Rescue Ambulance 761 - 2017 Ford F-450 / Braun Northwest (Ex-Medic 61) (OOS since Jan. 17, 2020)
:Rescue Ambulance 763 (OOS since Jan. 17, 2020)
:Quint 7561 (Reserve) - 2007 American LaFrance Eagle 134 (?/?/100' LTI tractor-drawn) (Ex-Fountain Valley Fire Department)
:2023 Pierce Arrow XT 6700 pumper (1500/500/25F) (SN#37154)
==Retired Apparatus==
:(205910) - 2009 International DuraStar 4300 / Road Rescue ambulance (Ex-Medic 61, ex-Medic 62, ex-Medic 63) (Sold to Torrance Fire Department)
:(205102) - 2003 International 4300 / Road Rescue ambulance (Ex-Medic 61) (Sold to Torrance Fire Department)
:2002 International 4900 / Pierce Hawk Type 3 wildland (250/800/30F/CAFS) (SN#12952) (Ex-Engine 63, ex-Engine 763) (Sold to West Covina Fire Department)
:(105295) - 1995 Ford Econoline / Leader Type II ambulance (Ex-Medic 61, ex-Medic 761)
:1990 Sutphen TS-90 aerial (1500/300/90' mid-mount platform) (Ex-Truck 61) (Sold to Reliance Fire Company (Centre County, Pennsylvania)
:1987 E-One Hurricane pumper (1500/500/20F) (Ex-Engine 62)
:1982 Chevrolet step van (Ex-Rescue 61)
:1981 Van Pelt pumper (2000/500) (Ex-Engine 61)
: 1973 Ford C-8000 / Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) (SN#724466) (Ex-Engine 61, ex-Engine 261)
:1973 Ford C-8000 / Van Pelt pumper (1250/500) (SN#722953) (Ex-Engine 62, ex-Engine 262)
: 1970 Ford (100/150) (Ex-Patrol 61)
:1966 Crown Firecoach Model CP150-109 pumper (1500/500) (SN#F-1436) (Ex-Engine 3)
:ca. 1916 Brockway Model B pumper
==External Links==
La Verne Fire Department
==References==
==Station Map==
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Category:California departments operating E-One apparatus
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