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Heron Peak Lookout Tower, 1936
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Headquarters dispatching was dependent
upon assignments to daytime, Saturday and holiday tricks until
July 8, 1926, when Fireman Jack Gregory was transferred in
as night central dispatcher. On January 11, 1927, F. H. Welts
(retired from the Los Angeles Fire Department) was engaged
and alternated with Gregory on first a twelve hour shift and
later on a twenty-four hour shift basis. Gregory was appointed
a Captain December 16, 1927, in the Lawndale District. He
was replaced by H. J. Durand who was succeeded by A. A. Farrington
May 14, 1928.
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