Fire Station #1 is located at 600 Pacific Street. This station was built in 1959 and replaced Monterey’s original Fire Station #1, which was located downtown on Calle Principal. Station #1 units respond to the second largest area in the City. This station’s “first due in” area is the central downtown commercial district. Station #1 units also respond as the “second due in” engine for Fire Stations #2 and #3. The Station #1 rescue unit (truck) responds to all areas.
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Fire Station #2 is located at 582 Hawthorne Street. It became the City's second fire station when it was built in 1951. The “first due in” response area for this station is New Monterey, which includes Cannery Row and the Presidio of Monterey. Over the years, Station #2 responded to numerous cannery fires and the Associated Oil Tank Fire of 1924. Early fire companies consisted of hand drawn fire equipment. One of this station’s more historical fires was the burning of China Row, during which a large settlement village burned to the ground, causing many Chinese fisherman and their families to become homeless.
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Fire Station #3 is located at 401 Dela Vina Avenue, at the corner of Montecito Avenue in North Monterey. It was built in 1951 and is now surrounded by a residential area that developed around it. Station #3 has the largest response area in the City of Monterey. The “first due in” response area for this station is Del Monte Grove, Del Monte Beach Tract, Sand City, and the Ryan Ranch Commercial Area. It is also the Fire Department's training area and has a mechanical shop for day-to-day repairs and maintenance.
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Fire Station #4 is located at 600 Pine Avenue, at the corner of Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove.
Pacific Grove was founded in 1875 as a Methodist Church summer retreat. It was incorporated as a City on July 16, 1889. The Volunteer Department originated in 1885 just prior to the City's Incorporation. In December 2008 the Pacific Grove Fire Department merged into the Monterey Fire Department, resulting in a 67-person, 4-station department with enhanced operational capability and depth of resources to better provide a broad spectrum of services to both communities at a lower overall cost than maintaining two separate departments. Station #4 protects a geographical area of 2.5 square miles with a full-time population of 15,500 residents. Station #4 responds to an average of 1450 calls a year.

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Many thanks to City of Monterey Volunteer Photographer, John Castanga, for providing the photos for this Web page.
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