Valley East Fire Department

==History==
The Valley East Fire Department protected the City of Valley East, located north of the City of Sudbury in the Regional Municipality of Sudbury, Ontario.
Valley East Township was formed in 1969 through the amalgamation of the Townships of Blezard and Hanmer. The Township of Capreol (separate from the Town of Capreol) had been amalgamated with Hanmer in 1967. The township was designated a town upon the creation of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. Prior to amalgamation, the area was served by the Blezard Township Fire Department in Val Caron and the Hanmer Township Fire Department in Hanmer.
Valley East was unique in Sudbury Region in that it was the only fire department other than Sudbury to have full-time fire suppression staff. Each of the stations in Val Caron and Hanmer had a full-time firefighter on duty, supplemented by volunteers. When the central fire station in Val Therese opened in 1993, the full-time firefighters were relocated there. The Val Caron and Hanmer stations remained as volunteer halls and are still in service today.
Chiefs included Maurice Robidoux (years of service 1952-1991) and Philippe Proulx (1958-1994). George Hanmore was the last chief of Valley East before amalgamation and served as an assistant chief with Greater Sudbury. He retired, then became the full-time chief of Greater Napanee Fire Services before his death from cancer in 2010.
On January 1, 2001, Valley East was amalgamated with other area municipalities to form the City of Greater Sudbury. The Valley East Fire Department became part of Greater Sudbury Fire Services. Station 16, the former Valley East headquarters, remains a composite station.
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	3064 Leduc Street, Val Caron 	1969 (amalgamation)-2001 (amalgamation)	Original Valley East headquarters. Now Greater Sudbury Fire Station 15.
2 	4680 Lafontaine Street, Hanmer 	1969 (amalgamation)-2001 (amalgamation)	Built 1958 as Hanmer Township Fire Hall. Now Greater Sudbury Fire Station 17.
Headquarters	4200 Regional Road 80, Val Therese	1993-2001 (amalgamation) 	Built as headquarters station. Now Greater Sudbury Fire Station 16.
==Apparatus==
:2000 Ford F-550 / Superior Jackrabbit brush (100/200) (SN#SE 2349)
:1999 GMC C8500 / Maxi Métal pumper (1050/800) (SN#17022)
:1998 International 4900 / Superior pumper (1050/900/30F) (SN#SE 1889)
:1997 Ford F-350 4x4 brush (port./160)
:1996 Freightliner FL 80 / Superior rescue (SN#SE 1697)
:1995 Freightliner FL 80 / Superior pumper (1050/500) (SN#SE 1457)
:1985 Ford F-800 tanker (port./2000)
:1984 Ford C-800 / Thibault pumper (840/500/55' boom) (SN#T84-134)
:1980 GMC / PK Bodies rescue (Sold to Kenogami & District Volunteer Fire Brigade)
:1974 Ford C-900 / Thibault pumper (1050/500)
:1972 International CargoStar 1910A / Pierreville pumper (840/500) (Ex-CFS Falconbridge Fire Department 1972-1986)
:1969 GMC C960 / 198? Superior tanker (420/1200) (Chassis from King tanker #69015) (Ex-Kingston Township Fire Department)
:1963 GMC / LaFrance pumper (625/500) (SN#6101)
:1958 GMC / LaFrance pumper (625/500)
Category:Defunct fire departments of Sudbury District
Category:Former operators of LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Maxi Métal apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierreville apparatus
Category:Former operators of PK Welding apparatus
Category:Former operators of Superior Emergency Vehicles apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierre Thibault apparatus