14 were segregated in 1924. They remained segregated until 1956 when the Los Angeles Fire Department was integrated. The listing on the National Register says, "All-black fire stations were simultaneous representations of racial segregation and sources of community pride."
Fourteen fire stations were isolated in 1924. They persisted as separate facilities until 1956, when the Los Angeles Fire Department merged. The National Register notes that these all-black fire stations embodied both segregation and community pride simultaneously.