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In 1960 the station was closed and the property was purchased Moore & Moore Properties of Pasadena. It is currently leased by [[Troubleshooters, Inc.]]. | In 1960 the station was closed and the property was purchased Moore & Moore Properties of Pasadena. It is currently leased by [[Troubleshooters, Inc.]]. | ||
== Role in Fire Magic Wars == | |||
During the infamous [[Fire Magic Wars]], the firefighters of Station 23 were well-known for heroically combating several downtown conflagrations and facing down maddened fire sorcerers. A chemist who worked for the department developed a special fire retardant liquid which could be fired from repurposed flamethrowers. The liquid was reported to have temporary but deleterious effects on the abilities of fire magicians to cast spells. It was also said to have a particularly unpleasant odor that could not be washed away. This resulted in the Station 23 brigade arousing enmity among fire mages who were sometimes doused in the fluid. | |||
Though rumors and legend have placed several magicians among the firefighters of Station 23, it is not known whether the firefighters themselves ever resorted to magic during this time. The exact recipe for the special fire retardant and the identity of the chemist who developed it are unknown. | |||
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[[Category: GURPS Troubleshooters]] | [[Category: GURPS Troubleshooters]] | ||
Revision as of 02:59, 16 January 2014
Located at 225 East 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles, this historic building was constructed in 1910. The building has an unusually narrow structure, only 26 feet (7.9 m) wide but 167 feet (51 m) deep stretching the entire distance from Fifth to Winston Streets. Its interior construction consists of many ornate and fine material imported from abroad, leading to its description in the Angel City Times as “the Taj Mahal of firehouses.”
As an operating fire station, it was headquarters of the LAFD until 1920. The building thereafter served as the residence of every fire chief from its construction until 1928. It remained an active firehouse from until 1960. When it opened, it was manned by fifteen firefighters and ten horses. The original equipment included a horse wagon, chief's buggy, and a pumper that used a vertical tube boiler.
In 1960 the station was closed and the property was purchased Moore & Moore Properties of Pasadena. It is currently leased by Troubleshooters, Inc..
Role in Fire Magic Wars
During the infamous Fire Magic Wars, the firefighters of Station 23 were well-known for heroically combating several downtown conflagrations and facing down maddened fire sorcerers. A chemist who worked for the department developed a special fire retardant liquid which could be fired from repurposed flamethrowers. The liquid was reported to have temporary but deleterious effects on the abilities of fire magicians to cast spells. It was also said to have a particularly unpleasant odor that could not be washed away. This resulted in the Station 23 brigade arousing enmity among fire mages who were sometimes doused in the fluid.
Though rumors and legend have placed several magicians among the firefighters of Station 23, it is not known whether the firefighters themselves ever resorted to magic during this time. The exact recipe for the special fire retardant and the identity of the chemist who developed it are unknown.
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