Fire Station No.9: 47 Dallas

Fire Station info

• The station was built in 1927. Prior to 1962, station 9 was used as the departments training facility, including a drill tower, underground water tank used for drafting and pumping practice.
• It is located in El Paso's warehouse district.
• Renovated in 2002 with a federal grant.

Station 9 is best known as "the haunted firehouse". On February 13,1934 the old American Furniture Co. warehouse that was located across the street from the fire station nearly burned to the ground. Captain Woodward Bloxom, along with two other firefighters, was caught in a flashover. He was pulled from the fire and rushed to the hospital but unfortunately he passed away the next day. Veteran firefighters who have worked at station 9 speak of strange things that happen in the station. One of the oddest is that usually right before a big fire in the area occurs, the firefighters are signaled that it is coming. Usually the bay door rolls up on its own or the lights will come on just before the alarm comes in from the dispatch center.

Units assigned:

• Pumper 9

Pumper 9 Info

1999 Pierce (dash)

1500 gpm, 500 gallon booster tank

5 inch discharge capability

30 gallon foam tank with inline foam system

Akron (apollo) deck gun w/ 1250 gpm cvfg turbo master nozzle

Hose carried on apparatus:

1500 ft 5 inch supply hose
1000 ft 3 inch supply hose
800 ft 2 1/2 inch attack hose
800 ft 1 3/4 inch attack hose (1 3/4 assmby=400ft and 400ft pre-connected crosslay)
100 ft 1 3/4 pre-connected quick attack hose (inside front bumper)

Ladders carried on apparatus:

1-24 ft extension groud ladder
1-14 ft roof ladder
1-10 ft collapsable ladder

1-hand held thermal imager

2-hise rise packs (1-50ft leader line w/ wye and combo. nozzle) and

1-100ft 1 3/4 attack hose line w/ combo nozzle)

4 scba's (2.2 air paks with 30 minute rating) 16 xtra bottles

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