LAFD moves into $6.5 million dollar station

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ALL IMAGES © 2006 JOHN GREGORY, LAFirePhotos.com

I arranged to photograph LAFD Fire Station 5 during its final day of service out of the now former station at 6621 Manchester Avenue, in the Los Angeles community of Westchester.

April 12, 2006 - The last evening at 6621 Manchester Avenue

© 2006 John Gregory, LAFirePhotos.com

Task Force and Rescue 5 pose for some final shots the evening before the move:

Business as usual; here Engine 5 responds on a Full Alarm Assignment to LAX Runway 25L for an Airbus with a landing gear problem. The plane ended up landing safely...

Built in 1950, this approximately 9,640 square foot building is overcrowded and its main systems are antiquated.

Old Fire Station 5 - 6621 Manchester Avenue, Westchester

New Regional Fire Station 5 is built on 2-acres of land located on Los Angeles

World Airport commercial/industrial lease property. Built at a cost of $6.5 million dollars, the completed project includes a new 15,250-square foot Regional Fire Station, a 6,000 square foot apparatus storage building, and a 2,500 sq. ft. multi-purpose room.

New Fire Station 5 - 8900 Emerson Avenue, Westchester

© 2006 John Gregory, LAFirePhotos.com

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Heavy Apparatus Bay

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A special thanks to Captain Andrew Ruiz and Battalion Chief Michael Reagan for their assistance with this photo shoot.