Centennial Light Bulb Celebrated at Livermore Fire Station Event

Possibly the most famous light bulb in the world has been burning in a Livermore fire station for more than 100 years, and officials there are preparing to celebrate its first one million hours of service on Saturday, June 27. The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department event at Fire Station Six celebrating the Centennial Light Bulb will include vintage firefighting equipment, a history mobile, a fire safety house, music, items for sale and a barbecue.

The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The light bulb has burned since 1901, when it was first installed at a fire department hose cart house on L Street. It has been moved several times since then, and is currently connected to a separate power source, according to a web site maintained by the Livermore Lightbulb Centennial Committee.

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The light remains on at all times and is the subject of a 24-hour web-cam, for those wishing to check on it. For more information go to www.centennialbulb.org. Click here to check out the bulb cam.

Editor’s Note:

What was thought to be the end of an era for the world-famous Centennial Bulb in 2013 was a false alarm when the bulb flickered back to life. The cause? Fire officials told Patch in a previous article the light appeared to be out when the uninterrupted power supply had failed. Once fire crews swapped the power source, the light was back on.

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Photo screenshot courtesy of bulb cam.