John McMillan

John McMillan

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Saving Old Fire Station One

Old Fire Station One is located in downtown San Jose at Market Street and St. James Street, right next to new Fire Station One which opened in 2000. Old Fire Station One sits on .46 acre. It was in service from 1951 until 2000. Today it is owned by the City of San Jose’s Redevelopment Agency.

The San Jose Fire Museum (SJFM) is a non-profit organization created to provide service to the San Jose Fire Department (SJFD) and the City of San Jose while preserving the history of the SJFD. The SJFM started in the early 1970’s and was originally called the San Jose Muster Team. In 2002, we changed our name to the SJFM, became incorporated and received a 510 (c) 3 non-profit status from the State of California.

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