Rincon Fire Station – Azusa CA

City:
Azusa, CA

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Agriculture, Paths and Trails, Park Roads and Bridges, Fire Prevention Works

New Deal Agencies:
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Started:
1933

Completed:
1935

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Today’s U.S. Forest Service Rincon Fire Station (Azusa, CA) was one of twenty Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps in the Angeles National Forest. From 1933 to 1935, CCC Company #905 shared the location with Camp Rincon, a declining private camp run by Burt Luckey. The CCC men stationed here built trails, firebreaks, and roads.

Source notes

John W. Robinson, The San Gabriels: Southern California Mountain Country (San Marino, CA: Golden West Books, 1977).

Site originally submitted by Alberto Velazquez on December 27, 2014.

Location Info


Forest Rte 2N24
Azuza, CA 91702
Los Angeles County

Coordinates: 34.2390, -117.8629

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