Red Deer Emergency Services

==History==
Organized firefighting in Red Deer dates back to the early 1900s. Initial equipment consisted of 24 wooden pails, three ladders and a hand-operated hose reel followed by a second-hand chemical fire engine purchased in 1903. A fire hall, which also included two jail cells and a meeting room for Council meetings, was built shortly thereafter. Horses were kept at a stable attached to a nearby house.
Horace Meeres was Red Deer's first fire captain and, after the creation of a 16-man volunteer fire brigade was authorized, its first chief. A new water system with 13 hydrants was completed in 1905 and Fire Hall No. 1 the following year on the town square in what is now City Hall Park. By 1912, there were 28 volunteer firefighters. Volunteers remained with the Red Deer FD until 1969. 
A new Fire Hall No. 1 in the old Armoury building on 49 Street opened in 1961. remaining in use until the current No. 1 opened in 1991. The department assumed responsibility for ambulance services in 1962. These were upgraded to the paramedic level in 1985. EMS services in Red Deer are currently contracted to Alberta Health Services.
The Red Deer Fire Department was renamed Red Deer Emergency Services in 1995.https://www.reddeer.ca/about-red-deer/history/history-of-red-deer/centennials-and-anniversaries/emergency-services-centennial-2004/
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	West side of what is now City Hall Park	1901- ? 	In 1901, when Red Deer was incorporated as a town, they bought William Postill's house on what is now the west side of City Hall Park. By 1903, the house became the residence of Fire Chief Horace Meeres and his family. 
1 	Ross Street 	? - 1953 - ?	
1 	49th Street and 48th Avenue 	1961-1991 	Original Red Deer Armoury built in 1913. Now used as Red Deer Public Library.
3 	4340 32 Street 	19??- 2017 	Equipment moved to new Station 3. Now used for administration, prevention, training, communications.Maintenance bays bricked up in Fall 2021. All maintenance now performed at Public Works shop.
4 	30 Davidson Drive 	1990's-2017 	Closed in 2017. Equipment moved to new Station 4. Property re-zoned commercial and renovated into offices.
==Apparatus Roster==
*All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
*Shop numbers in brackets.
=== Headquarters - 4340 32 Street ===
===Fire Station 1 - 4941 46 Street===
Built 1991
*Engine 1 - 2020 Pierce Enforcer 7024 (1500/500/20A/20B) (SN#34791)
*Aerial 1 
*Heavy Rescue 1 (H-14) - 2014 Spartan Gladiator Classic ELFD / SVI (SN#875)
*Ambulance - Ford E-450 / Crestline
*Airboat (Unit 27042) - 2018 5.9 meter Outlaw Eagle
*(U-07) 201? Ram truck
=== Fire Station 2 - 5839 67 Street===
Built 2009
*Engine 2 (P-053) - 2005 E-One Cyclone II / Superior (1500/500/10A/20B) (SN#SE 3577)
*Engine 2 (21001) - 2021 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/21F) (SN#35742)
*Aerial 2 (AP-08) - 2008 E-One Cyclone II (1500/250/?F/134' Bronto platform)
*Ambulance - Ford E-450 / Crestline
===Fire Station 3 - 100 Lees Street===
Built 2017
*Engine 3 (P-08) - 2008 Pierce Velocity (1500/400/2x20F) (SN#21129)
*Ambulance - Ford E-450 / Crestline
===Fire Station 4 - 406 Townsend Street===
Built 2017
*Engine 4 (P-052) - 2005 E-One Cyclone II / Superior (1500/500/10A/20B) (SN#SE 3576)
*Rescue 4 (MR-17) - 201? Spartan LFD / Dependable
*Ambulance - Ford E-450 / Crestline
===Fire Station 5 - 311 Jordan Parkway===
Built 2006
*Engine 5 (P-10) - 2010 Pierce Velocity (1500/500/2x20F) (SN#23312)
*Brush 5 (B-05) - 2005 Ford F-550 / Superior (250/250/20F) (SN#SE 3543)
*Ambulance - Ford E-450 / Crestline
*Command Post (Com-08) - 2008 Freightliner M2 106 / Renegade RV
===Ed Howell Emergency Services Training Centre - 78th Street Crescent ===
*(P-99) - 1999 E-One Cyclone II / Superior pumper (1500/500/10A/25B) (SN#SE 2108)
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
*Fire Investigation Unit - (FP-152) 201? Ford E-450 / System One
*Command Unit - 201? Ford Expedition
*Brush Unit - 201? F?500
*ATV - (ATV-10) Polaris 900 6x6
*Air/Light Trailer - (AL-09)
*Hazardous Materials Response Unit Trailer -
*Mass Casualty Unit Trailer -
*(Spare) - Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Superior pumper (Ex-Calgary Fire Department)
*(Spare) - Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Superior pumper (Ex-Calgary Fire Department)
*(R-00) - 2000 Ford F-450 / Western Truck Bodies rescue
===Awaiting Assignment===
*2023 Freightliner 114SD tandem / Spartan ER tanker (440 PTO/2568)
==On Order==
*7 x 2023 Demers Type III ambulances
==Retired Apparatus==
*(T-05) - 2005 Freightliner M2 112 tandem / Superior tanker (420/3000/25F) (SN#SE 3502) (Sold December 7, 2023, Michener-Allen Auction)
*(AP-04) - 2004 E-One Cyclone II tandem / Superior aerial (1750/250/100' RLP Bronto platform) (E-One SN#126978 / Superior SN#SE 3375) (Sold February 2 2024 Michener-Allen Auction)
*(R-03) - 2003 Ford F-550SD 4x4 / Western Truck Bodies walk-around rescue (For sale May 2023 BM Truck Sales, Surrey BC)
*2003 Ford E-350 / Crestline ambulance (Ex-Medic 3)
*(P-01) - 2001 E-One Cyclone II Vista / Superior pumper (1500/500/10A/25B) (E-One SN#123663 / Superior SN#SE2532) (Ex-Engine 2) (Sold April 28/22 Michener Allen Auction Edmonton AB)
*1995 Freightliner FL 106 / Superior pumper (1250/485/50' Teleboom) (SN#SE 1438) (Sold to High Level Fire Department)
*1990 Pierce Lance / Superior pumper (1050/500) (Pierce SN#E5629) (SN#SE 1091) (Ex-Engine 7) (Sold 2015 to local auto wrecker)
*1990 Pierce Lance / Superior walk-around rescue (Pierce SN#E5995) (SN#SE 1089) (Ex-Rescue 1) (Sold to Grande Prairie Rotary Club; donated April 2018 through Highway to Mexico project to Mazatlan Mexico)
*1988 Pierce Lance / Superior pumper (1050 top-mount/500) (Pierce SN#E4598) (SN#SE 908) (Ex-Engine 4) (Sold to Milden & District Fire Department)
*1986 International CO1950B / Superior aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount) (SN#SE 783)
*1984 International CO1950B / Superior pumper (1050/500) (SN#SE 594)
*1982 International CO1950B / Thibault quint (1050/500/75' rear-mount) (SN#T82-130)
*1982? ? / Superior tanker (SN#SE 415)
*(P1-79) - 1979 Spartan CFC / Superior pumper (1750/500) (SN#SE 210) (Ex-Engine 5)
*1977? ? / Superior pumper (840/?) (SN#SE 127)
*1977? ? / Superior rescue (SN#SE 142)
*1970 International VCO190 / King aerial (-/-/100') (SN#69023)
*1962 International VCO / King-Seagrave pumper (840/300) (SN#62017)
*1958 Chevrolet station wagon / fire chief's car
*1956 International R-185 / King-Seagrave pumper (840/300) (SN#5608) (Sold to Nicholson Volunteer Fire Department (British Columbia))
*1954 International R-185 6 / Bickle-Seagrave quint (500/250/55' mid-mount) (SN#5415) (Sold to Chetwynd Volunteer Fire Department)
*1950 GMC / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (500/500)
*1942 Chevrolet / Local pumper (300 front-mount/300)
==External Links==
*Red Deer Emergency Services
*Red Deer Firefighters Association (IAFF Local 1190)
==References==
==Station Map==
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