Photo Gallery: Firing up Burbank’s historic fire trucks

Engineer Kevin Deagon sprays water pumped from the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper, today pressurized by a compressor rather than steam, at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Firefighter paramedics Steve Byrne and Steve Rushing look at the dash of a 1913 Moreland Hose Wagon that they drove around the block in Burbank at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Crew members of Station 13 take a look under the 1915 Christie Front Drive Tractor at the 100 horse power engine, which has never been rebuilt, at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Burbank firefighter paramedic Steve Byrne wipes the dust off of the side of the 1913 Moreland Hose Wagon before taking it on a short drive at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

A combination of two eras of technology, the backend is a 1906 Christie Steam Pumper that was orignially pulled by a team of horses, and the front end is a 1915 Christie Front Drive which attaches to the pumper to replace the horses at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Burbank Fire Engineer Terry Mencuri, atop a 1915 Christie Front Drive Tractor pulling a 1906 Chrstie Steam Pumper, waves while driving it on Thornton Avenue in Burbank.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

First year firefighter Jeff Chavez holds a line with 25 year veteran engineer Kevin Deagon, attached to a 1906 Christie Steam Pumper, pressurized with an air compressor.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Burbank Fire engineer Terry Mencuri talks with firefighter paramedic Steve Byrne before driving the 1913 Moreland Hose Wagon.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Firefighter paramedic Steve Rushing looks at the engine of the 1915 Christie Front Drive Tractor at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Engineer Terry Mencuri pulls out of the aparatus room at Burbank Fire Station 13 atop a 1915 Christie Front Drive Tractor, pulling a 1906 Christie Steam Pumper.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Burbank firefighter paramedic Steve Byrne drives a 1913 Moreland Hose Wagon into the aparatus room at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Retired Burbank Fire Department engineer Charlie Roark demonstrates some of the valves to firemen of Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Retired Burbank Fire Department engineer Charlie Roark starts the 1915 Christie Front Drive Tractor at Burbank Fire Station 13 to pull it into the garage.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Firefighter Adrian Sarbike video records the 1915 Christie Front Drive tractor, pulling the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper, onto the back lot of Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

The front end of the 1915 Christie Front Drive Tractor unit at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Engineer Terry Mencuri looks at the engine of a 1915 Christie Front Drive Tractor at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Firefighter Adrian Sarbike looks closely at the connections on the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Engineer Terry Mencuri, 33 years with the Burbank Fire Department, climbs onto the single seat of a 1915 Christie Front Drive Tractor unit, used to pull a 1906 Christie Steam Pumper.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

A pressure guage and a fire light on the boiler of the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Two pressure guages on the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

The front ends of two historic fire trucks, the 1915 Christie Front Drive Tractor, and the 1913 Moorland, at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

The progression of technology, from a modified horse drawn fire pumper truck, to a truck that carried only hose, to a modern truck at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Burbank firefighter paramedic Steve Rushing holds a hose line connected to the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper at Burbank Fire Station 13 .  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Former Burbank fireman Charlie Roark teaches some of they crew at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Crew members of Burbank Fire Station 13 load a feeder line onto the side of a 1906 Christie Steam Pumper in the aparatus room of the station.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Retired Burbank Fire Department engineer Charlie Roark shows firemen at at Burbank Fire Station 13 the pumps and settings on a 1906 Christie Steam Pumper.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Engineer Terry Mencuri holds an original fireman’s badge at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Retired Burbank Fire Department engineer Charlie Roark sits atop the 1915 Christie Front Drive Tractor, and with the help of Engineer Terry Mencuri, they get it started to pull into Burbank Fire Station 13  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Burbank engineer Terry Mencuri holds a photo album of images when the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper was found at Warner Bros. at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Burbank Fire engineer Kevin Deagon talks about all the leaks on the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper to firefighter engineer Steve Byrne at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Burbank Fire engineer Kevin Deagon shows overflow valves to firefighter paramedic Steve Rushing on the boiler of a 1906 Christie Steam Pumper at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

The valves and connections are released to drain out the water in the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Engineer Kevin Deagon and firefighter Adrian Sirbike hold a line connected to the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper at Burbank Fire Station 13.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Burbank firefigher Steve Byrne starts to drive the 1913 Moreland Hose Wagon into the aparatus room at Burbank Fire Station 13 on Thursday, June 28, 2012.   (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Burbank Fire engineer Kevin Deagon sits on a hose line connected to the 1906 Christie Steam Pumper, today pressurized with an air compressor, at Burbank Fire Station 13 on Thursday, June 28, 2012.   (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Former Burbank firefighter Charlie Roark, right, talks with part of the crew of Burbank Fire Station 13 on Thursday, June 28, 2012 about the historic fire trucks they have in their aparatus room.  (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)