View Royal Fire Rescue

==History==
View Royal Fire Rescue was formed in 1948. They protect a district of 15.5 square miles.
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service	Note
Fire Station	279 Island Highway	1944-1957 	Now View Royal Community Centre
Fire Station	280 Island Highway	1957-2015 	Closed March 2015, Demolished Oct. 29, 2015.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
===Fire Station - 333 Island Highway===
Opened March 2015
*ATV 1 - 20?? Honda 4x4
*ATV 2 - 20?? Honda 4x4
*Chief 30 - 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe PPV (Ex-Battalion 31)
*Battalion 31 - 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe SS 4x4 PPV (Ex-Chief 30, Battalion 31 & Car 31)
*Brush 32  - 1990 International 4600 / 1997 Hub (95/500/30F/FP/CAFS) (Ex-BC Forestry #VE1820 Cobble Hill 1997-2008)
*Truck 33 - 2016 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 / Frey 12V (Ex-Medic 33; ex-Truck 23; ex-Command 23)
*Marine 34 - 2001 Titan 14' Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat / 60HP Honda (250 port/-) (2021 Refurb)
*Ladder 35 "The West Shore Express" - 2005 Spartan Gladiator Classic GA40M-3164 MFD tandem / Smeal (1750/300/30A/FP/105' rear-mount) (SN#506040 / S.O.# 2955) (2021 Refurb)
*Rescue 36 - 2020 Spartan Metro Star LFD 24" RR / SVI 18' rear walk-in (-/-/8F premix/Enforcer 10 CAFS) (SN#1121)
*Truck 37  - 2016 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 / Frey / Cowichan Collision (Utility & Duty Officer)
*Engine 38 - 1992 E-One Protector / Superior (1250/600/25F/FP) (Superior SN#SE 1243 / E-One SN#10993) (Ex-Squad 38)
*Engine 39 - 2012 Spartan Gladiator Classic GA41M-2142 MFD 10" RR / Smeal (1522/500/30F/FP2002) (SN#218101 / SO#4124)
*20?? RHIB w / Honda GX390 13HP port./ Mercury 60HP outboard on trailer
===Emergency Support Services (ESS) / Emergency Management===
*Emergency Management Division Trailer - 2010 Forest River
*2008 Forest River tandem trailer
==On Order==
*Engine 38 - 2024 Spartan / Smeal
*Brush 32 - 2008 International 7400 4x4 / Seagrave (625/420) (Purchased March 2024 from Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus) (Ex-West Deptford Fire Department; ex-Thorofare Fire Company)
==Retired Apparatus==
*2010 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 (Ex-Chief 30)
*2006 Ford F-350 XLT SD 4x4 utility (Ex-Truck 37; ex-Battalion 37) (Re-assigned to City Parks Department)
*2003 Ford F-350 XLT SD DRW utility / WFR (port./150/10A) (WFR Pump & Tank removed in 2014) (Ex-Truck 33; ex-Brush 33; ex-Brush 303)
*2002 Chevrolet Ventura (Ex-Car 30) (Transferred 2017 to View Royal & Colwood Emergency Support Services)
*1994 GMC Suburban Command Unit (Ex-C306) (Sold 2009)
*1990 Mack MR688P / Thibault / Anderson walk around 17' rescue (SN#1M2K163COLM002287) (Finished 1990 by Andersons after Thibault bankruptcy) (Ex-Rescue 36) (Ex-Victoria Fire Department) (Rehabbed / repaint 2009) (Sold July 2020 to North Oyster Volunteer Fire Department)
*(2) - 1988 Mack MR688P / Anderson pumper (1250 top-mount/500) (SN#MS1250-126) (Ex-Engine 39; ex-Engine 309) (Sold to 4 Mile Pub, converted into beer truck)
*(307) - 1986 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 (Sold 2006)
*1982 Dodge Ram / BCAS Shops rescue (Ex-BC Ambulance Service) (Ex-Rescue 4) (Donated 1994 to Metchosin Search and Rescue)
*(1) - 1975 Ford C-904 / Thibault pumper (840/500) (SN#T75-184) (Sold 1993 to Clinton Fire Department)
*1970 Ford / ? ambulance
*(3) - 1970 Ford C-900 / Thibault quint (840/300/85' mid-mount) (Ex-Ladder 305) (Ex-Port Moody FD 1970-1990) (BC Hydro Fleet Services rehab) (Sold 2005 to Skagit County Fire District 13)
*(2) (VI240) - 1967 Ford C-700 / Thibault pumper (625/500) (SN#T67-162) (Sold 1988 to Highlands Fire Department)
*(3) - 1959 Mercury C-800 / Thibault aerial (80/500/65' mid-mount) (SN#10559) (Ex-Oak Bay Fire Department 1959-1982) (Sold 1990 to Steve Sorenson Sooke BC; sold to Bob Rivers Saanich BC)
*1957 Chevrolet 1600 / LaFrance pumper (500/500) (SN#B-2248) (Sold 1976 to Tla'Amin Fire Department)
*1937 Ford Model 817T V8 / 1942 View Royal ARP built unit (Sold to Port Clements Fire Department)
*1900 LaFrance Hose Reel
Imgp1725.jpg|2003 Ford F-350 XLT SD utility (Ex-Truck 33)
Imgp1717.jpg|2006 Ford F-350 XLT SD 4x4 utility (Ex-Truck 37)
Imgp1723.jpg|1988 Mack MR688P / Anderson pumper (Ex-Engine 39)
==External Links==
View Royal Fire & Rescue
==Station Map==
Category:Capital Regional District
Category:British Columbia departments operating Anderson's Engineering apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating Hub apparatus
Category:Departments operating Seagrave apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating Smeal apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating Superior Emergency Vehicles apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating SVI apparatus
Category:Former operators of LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierre Thibault apparatus