Los Angeles Fire Department Museum, old Station 36

Los Angeles Fire Department, (aka LA City FD) Harbor Museum, old Station 36, 639 South Harbor Boulevard, San Pedro, California. LAFD began as a volunteer fire department in 1871 and became a career department in 1886. It is the third largest department in the U.S., after New York and Chicago.  Old Station 36 opened in 1928 and moved to 1005 North Gaffey Street in San Pedro on July 8, 2007.