Victoria Fire Department (British Columbia)

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==History==
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
1 	626 Cormorant Street	1899-1958 	Demolished 1962 for the Centennial Square project.
1 	1234 Yates Street 	1958-2023 	Expanded in 1979, 1990, 1991, 1996 and 1999. Mechanical Division using the space until a new location can be prepared. Victoria Fire Department Historical Society storing heritage trucks in old truck bays.
==Apparatus Roster==
*All pump/tank capacities are in Imperial gallons.
*Numbers in brackets are shop numbers.
===Fire Station 1 (Headquarters) - 1025 Johnson Street===
Opened April 2023
*Engine 1 (38) - 2017 E-One Typhoon (1250 rear-mount/420/20A/20B) (SO#141079)
*Squad 1 - 2024 Rosenbauer RTX electric pumper (1250/420) (SN#1E5506)
*Ladder 1 (41) - 2010 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Rosenbauer (1250/160/102' Raptor rear-mount platform) (SN#3113)
*Tanker 1 (27) - 1991 Western Star 3800 / 1991 Omco / 2012 Cowichan Collision / VFD Shops (1050/2500) (Chassis ex-dump truck)
*Rescue 1 (33) - 2009 Spartan Metro Star LTD / Rosenbauer walk-around (SN#2856)
*Engine 21 (Reserve) (45) - 2011 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Rosenbauer (1250/425/25A/25B/60' Viper rear-mount) (Ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 3)
*Chief 1 - 2017 Ford F-150 w/canopy (Unmarked)
* Deputy Chief 2 - 2017 Ford F-150 w/ canopy (Unmarked)
* Battalion 1 (19) - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
*Vehicle 6 (6) - 2020 Chevrolet Bolt (Fire Prevention)
*Vehicle 8 (8) - 2020 Chevrolet Bolt (Fire Prevention)
* Vehicle 9 (9) - 2008 Ford Ranger (Fire Prevention)
* Vehicle 10 (10) - 2020 Chevrolet Bolt (Fire Prevention)
*Vehicle 11 (11) - 2015 Ford Fiesta
*Vehicle 12 (12) - 2020 Chevrolet Bolt (Fire Prevention)
* Vehicle 18 (18) - 2020 Chevrolet Bolt (Fire Prevention)
*Vehicle 20 (20) - 2014 Ford Transit Connect (Fire Investigations)
*Utility 30 (30) - 2013 Ford F-350 XL SD w/ CTC canopy (Master Mechanic)
*Vehicle 31 (31) - 2016 Ford Transit 350
*Fast Response (Reserve Battalion) (17) - 2000 Ford Excursion w/ (T12) (Ex-Battalion 1, ex-Technical Rescue) 
*ATV (51) - 2016 Polaris Ranger ATV / CET (50/50/5F)
*Drone - InDro Robotics Scout Mk-III
*Drone - DJI Matrice 100
*Drone - DJI Matrice 200
====Emergency Management Victoria====
Previously called Victoria Emergency Management Agency (VEMA).Based at Fire Station 1
*Communications Unit (29) - 1981 Chevrolet G30 / VFD Shops (VE7VRV) (Victoria Ready) (Ex-Hazmat 1)
*Car (4) - 2017 Ford F-150 XLT (Victoria Ready)
*Car - 2005 Honda CRV
* Car - 2013 Ford Escape (Ex-Chief 1)
*EOC Supply Trailer
*Drone Trailer
DSCN3617.jpg|Engine 1
DSCN0929.jpg|Ladder 1
DSCN3616.jpg|Rescue 1
===Fire Station 2 - 650 Michigan Street===
Built 1996
*Engine 2 Nicknamed Tiger Engine Co. (44) - 2006 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Rosenbauer (1250 TME/600/25A/25B) (SN#2584) (Ex-Engine 21, ex-Engine 2)
*Ladder 2 (21) - 2006 E-One Cyclone II MFD tandem (1665/250/100' Bronto Skylift rear-mount platform) (SN#125759) (Ex-Brookline Fire Department (Massachusetts)) (Purchased October 2015 $415,000.00 through Brindlee Mountain)
*Squad 2 (43) - 2006 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Rosenbauer (1250 TME/600/25A/25B) (SN#2585) (Ex-Engine 11 ex-Engine 1) 
* ATV (48) - 2016 Polaris Ranger ATV / CET skid (50/50/5F)
*Antique - 1899 Waterous “Second Size” steam engine
DSCN3146.jpg|Engine 2
===Fire Station 3 - 740 Bay Street===
Built 1972, retrofitted 1991, 2007
*Engine 3 (39) - 2017 E-One Typhoon (1250 rear-mount/420/20A/20B) (SO#141080) (Ex-Engine 2)
*Rescue 2 (Reserve) (47) - 2003 Freightliner FL 70 / 1975 Swab / 2004 Profire / 2014 Hub refit (SN#3367) (Ex-Technical Rescue, ex-EMV USAR) (Ex-Sooke Fire Rescue Service, body ex- Moorestown First Aid & Emergency Squad)
* EMV Group Lodging Trailer (T8) - Interstate trailer
* Technical Rescue Trailer (T12) - Starlite cargo trailer
*Trailer (T14) - Interstate trailer
*Trailer (T15) - Interstate trailer
===Marine Station - 1000 Block, Wharf Street=== 
*Fireboat 1 Nicknamed Protector - 2007 MetalCraft Marine FireStorm 30 (1450/?F)
*Fireboat 2 - SAFE Boats International SAFE 27 (Ex-Victoria Police Department)
=== Mechanical Division - 1234 Yates Street (Ex-Station 1) ===
Mechanical Division operating out of the old station until a new location can be arranged. 
* Vehicle 28 (28) - 1986 Mack MC / 2019 VFD Shops flatbed (Equipped with HIAB crane) (Converted from Anderson pumper to flatbed) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 5)
* Utility 36 (36) - 1992 Ford F-250 XL w/ Tidy Tank
=== Victoria Fire Department Historical Society - 1234 Yates Street (Ex-Station 1) ===
Apparatus currently stored at old Station 1.
* (24) - 1962 LaFrance 912-PNC pumper (1050/250) (SN#N62-6800)
* 1952 Kenworth / FD Shops pumper (1050/500)
* 1942 Bickle-Seagrave "Fire King" trailer pump (500/-) (SN#1536)
* 1938 Bickle-Seagrave 12 JWF 85’ tractor-drawn aerial (Bickle SN#1338, Seagrave SN#90720)
* 1937 Chevrolet / FD-built hose wagon
* (11) - 1935 Studebaker / FD-built combination (250/150) (Sold to Piers Island VFD, returned to Victoria)
* 1931 LaFrance Type 245 pumper (840/?) (SN#7148) (Traded 1968 to LaFrance; sold to Al Newby) (Sold 1972 to Richmond Fire Department Training Officer Gene Neumeyer; his estate donated truck February 1988 to Richmond Fire Rescue) (Returned 2016 to Victoria)
* 1931 LaFrance Type 260 city service aerial (SN#7298) (Stored outside #3 Hall awaiting restoration)
*1931 LaFrance Type 245 pumper (840/?) (SN#7147) (Stored outside #3 Hall awaiting restoration)
* 1925 LaFrance Type 45 combination (750/?) (SN#4421) (Retired 1958; stored 1958-2000) (Restored 2001-2005 by Cowichan Collision)
* 1917 Russel Knight open cab / VFD Shops combination (Sold to Saanich Fire Department)
* 1916 Bobsled
* 1900 Chief Buggy
==On Order== 
*The City of Victoria awarded a contract for a new custom pumper to Rosenbauer dealer Rocky Mountain Phoenix in February 2024.
==Retired Apparatus ==
*(18) - 2007 Chevrolet Equinox
*(4) - 2003 Chevrolet S10 (Ex-Fire Prevention)
*(6) - 2003 Chevrolet S10 (Ex-Fire Prevention)
*(8) - 2003 Chevrolet S10 (Ex-Fire Prevention)
*(10) - 2003 Chevrolet S10 (Ex-Fire Prevention)
*(40) - 1996 Spartan Gladiator GA41M-2142 / Anderson quint (1750/500/24F/55' Smeal rear-mount) (SN#95113KFNE962925) (Ex-Engine 31, ex-Engine 3 Nicknamed Deluge Engine Co.) (Sold May 24/23 $16,541.00 BC Auction)
*(39) - 1993 Duplex D500ALSR / Anderson pumper (1250/700/40F) (SN#92060JGMG93002510) (Ex-Engine 11, ex-Engine 5, ex-Engine 2)
*VEMA Trailer
* (38) - 1993 Duplex D500ALSR / Anderson pumper (1250/700/40F) (SN#92060JGMG93002515) (Ex-Engine 21, ex-Engine 6, ex-Engine 1) (Sold November 2018 to Subterranean Fire Rescue)
*1993 Chevrolet Van G30 USAR
*(42) - 1993 Chevrolet G30 / VFD Shops support
* 1992 GMC Safari XL utility (Ex-Vehicle 18, ex-VEMA 31)
*(17) - 1991 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 battalion chief (Ex-Battalion 1 & USAR)
* (34) - 1990 E-One Hurricane tandem (1250/250/95' rear-mount platform) (SN#8426) (Ex-Ladder 3, ex-Ladder 2, ex-Ladder 1; ex-PL1; ex-Shop #7) (Sold March 15, 2023 $15,101.00 BC Auction)
*(33) - 1990 Mack MR688P / Thibault / Anderson rescue (SN#1M2K163COLM002287) (Sold to View Royal Fire Rescue)
* (41) - 1985 E-One Hurricane / 2002 VFD shops aerial (-/-/110' rear-mount) (SN#4216) (Ex-|Las Vegas Truck 4)
*(31) - 1981 Dodge Ram Mobile Command Unit (Ex-BC Ambulance)
*(37) - 1980 International S2500 / FD Shops flatbed (Equipped with HIAB crane) (Donated to driving school in Sidney)
*(35) - 1979 International S1900 / 1991 Omco tanker (250/2500) (SN#9105056)
*(22) - 1979 International CO1950B / Superior pumper (840/500) (SN#SE 280)
*(27) - 1978 Scot C1FD tandem / Nordic platform (1050/250/95') (Ex-AT3) (SN#30005) (Scot VIN#56P725) (Ex-Demo) (Anderson 1993 rehab) (Failed ladder test 2000; aerial removed by Anderson's) (VFD Shops conversion to 1050/2500 with tank from Shop #35 1979 International S1900) (Tank remounted 2012 by Cowichan Collision Duncan BC on used 1991 Western Star (27)) Originally a Nordic / LTI quint (1050/?/95' rear-mount platform, 1978-2000), ladder removed and converted to a water tanker. The water tank was originally on a 1979 International S1900 chassis.
*(30) - 1977 Ford F-350 Custom / VFD Shops flatbed (Shop Mechanic)
*(21) - 1977 Hendrickson 1871S / Superior pumper (1050/500) (SN#SE 118)
*1973 “Big Brother” Foam Trailer (-/500B) (Rehabbed 2015) (Sold 2021 to Colwood Fire-Rescue)
*(23) - 1973 Thibault PWT817G / 1996 Anderson Originally a pumper, converted to a foam tanker by Anderson in 1996. (1250/800B/70HI-X/300 lbs. DC/150 lbs. DC) (SN#T73-185) (Ex-Hose Tender 1, ex-Foam 1)
*(26) - 1971 International FleetStar 2110A / 1977 & 1990 VFD Shops Originally a tractor for the 1938 Bickle-Seagrave aerial (1971-77), converted to a heavy rescue (1977-89), then to a hose tender (1990-?) (7500' 5" Hose) (Converted to flatbed, Sold to private owner Cowichan Valley BC; sold May 2023 $3000.00, Sold private owner Saltspring Island, BC. For Sale December 2023 $16000.00.) 
*(32) - 1971 Chevrolet Bookmobile (Incident Command Post)
*(25) - 1968 LaFrance 910-PNC pumper (1050/400) (SN#N68-108)
*1966 GMC Suburban ambulance (Sold to Garden City Ambulance)
*1965 International LS CO / FD Shops chemical/foam & rescue (Written off in accident, 1977)
*(20) - 1965 LaFrance 9-100 aerial (250/150/100' mid-mount) (SN#N65-7480)Ladder removed; used as ladder/hose carrier 
*1954 Kenworth / FD Shops city service ladder truck (-/500)
*1953 Kenworth 720 / FD shops pumper (1050/500) (SN#61775)
*1949 GMC / 1922 Bickle / FD Shops ladder truck (Sold to Nanaimo Fire Rescue)
*1949 LaFrance 710-PJO pumper (840/?) (SN#L-3963)
*1942 Bickle-Seagrave trailer pump (500/-)
*1929 LaFrance Type 145 pumper (840/?) (SN#6612)
*1922 Ruggles / Bickle city service ladder truck
*1917 Russell-Knight combination / VFD Shops (Sold to Saanich Fire Department)
*1917 Kissell Kar combination / FD Shops conversion
* 1914 Nott "Universal" hose wagon
*1912 Seagrave AC-53 combination hose & chemical car
*1912 Seagrave AC-53 chemical car (-/2x60)
* 4x 1912 Seagrave AC-80 tractorThe 4 tractors were used to “motorize” 3 steamers and a city service aerial
*1911 Seagrave AC-53 Type C hose wagon
*1911 Seagrave AC-53 Type C two tank chemical car
*1911 Seagrave 75’ horse-drawn aerial
*2x 1911 Waterous 3rd size steam pumper
*1909 Waterous steam engine (550/-)
* 1909 Seagrave horse-drawn city service ladder truck
*2x 1909 Seagrave horse-drawn combination hose & chemical wagon
*1909 LaFrance hose & chemical
*1909 Brayshaw hose wagon
*1909 Waterous steam engine (550/-)
*1899 Champion chemical engine
*1899 Champion chemical & hose wagon (-/60)
*1892 Morrison chemical engine
*1889 Merryweather steam engine
*1889 Preston 70’ aerial
*1888 Preston hose carriage
*1870 Merryweather steam pumper
* 1868 Button & Blake steam pumper
*1863 Bunting & Dodds hose cart
*1863 Bunting & Dodds hose cart
*1862 Button & Blake manual engine
*1859 Haworth & Ellis ladder truck
* 1858 Hunneman Button second-class hand engine
*1850 Rodgers hand engine
==Notes==
==External Links==
*Victoria Fire Department
*Victoria Fire Fighters Union (IAFF Local 730) 
*Victoria Fire Department Historical Society
==Station Map==
Category:Capital Regional District
Category:British Columbia departments operating CET apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating E-One apparatus
Category:Departments operating Omco apparatus
Category:Departments operating MetalCraft Marine boats
Category:British Columbia departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Departments operating SAFE Boats
Category:Departments operating Waterous antique or parade apparatus
Category:Former operators of Anderson's Engineering apparatus
Category:Former operators of Bickle / Bickle-Seagrave apparatus
Category:Former operators of Button apparatus
Category:Former operators of LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierre Thibault apparatus
Category:Former operators of Seagrave apparatus
Category:Former operators of Superior Emergency Vehicles apparatus