Palos Verdes Estates Fire Department

== Area Served ==
The Palos Verdes Estates Fire Department served the City of Palos Verdes Estates, located along the Southern California coastline of the Pacific Ocean on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The city is part of the South Bay region of southwestern Los Angeles County. (Palos Verdes is Spanish for "Green Sticks"). The city has a total area of 4.8 square miles and a population of 13,438.
== History ==
The Palos Verdes Estates Fire Department was formed in 1958 and when dissolved had 20 employees operating out of one main fire station. In 1985, following voter approval of Proposition 13 in 1978, the Palos Verdes Estates City Council chose to contract fire protection services to the Los Angeles County Fire Department which took effect in 1986.
=== Fire Stations ===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	340 Palos Verdes Drive West	1958 - 1986	Now Los Angeles County Station 2
==Apparatus==
*1984 Chevrolet C30 (Ex-Utility 1)
*1981 Ford Custom ambulance (Ex-Rescue 71)
*1981 Crown Firecoach pumper (1500/500/20F) (Ex-Engine 71) (taken over by LACoFD as Engine 2)
*1977 Chevrolet Nova (Ex-Commander 71)
*1968 Ford F-350 (Ex-Utility 1)
*1965 FWD / Farrar (1000/750) pumper (Ex-Engine 72, ex-Engine 1)
*1964 Dodge W200 Power Wagon 4x4 (Ex-Rescue 1)
*1960 International 210 / Van Pelt (1000/600) (Ex-Engine 73, ex-Engine 1, ex-Cal OES)
*1941 Seagrave pumper (500/150) (Ex-Engine 3, ex-Engine 1)
Category:Defunct fire departments of Los Angeles County
Category:Former operators of Crown apparatus
Category:Former operators of Farrar apparatus
Category:Former operators of Van Pelt apparatus
Category:Former operators of Seagrave apparatus