Hillcrest Firehouse Station #5 - San Diego, CA
Posted by: Metro2
N 32° 44.911 W 117° 09.385
11S E 485346 N 3623418
This firehouse is located at 3902 9th Ave in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood.
Waymark Code: WMAV1F
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2011
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The San Diego Fire Departments website (
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Nevertheless, this firehouse is notorious in the community because the annual Gay Pride Parade passes in front of this station. In 2007, firefighters sued the City because they reported that they were compelled to march in the Parade. They won the lawsuit...but with damages that did not repay their lawsuit costs-- and they refused to march in 2009. Many other firefighters however continued to march and support the Parade. See (
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