Fording River Mine Rescue

The Fording River Mine is a metallurgic coal mine located 29km northeast of Elkford. The mine was opened in 1969 by Canadian Pacific and Cominco, before becoming a part of the Fording Canadian Coal Trust and Elk Valley Coal Corporation in 2003. Teck Resources Ltd. had shares in the company before taking full ownership in October of 2008. The mine is the largest of 5 in the Elk Valley, with an annual production capacity of 8.34 million tonnes. The mines coal reserves are among the biggest in the world at 263.8 million tonnes. 
== Apparatus Roster ==
=== Fire Station ===
*Unit 508 - 2004 Freightliner FL70 / Superior walk-in rescue (Ex-Didsbury Fire Department) (Purchased April 2024 through Rocky Mountain Phoenix)
*2013 Freightliner M2 4x4 / Hub pumper
*2012 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer pumper (1050/750/20A/40B)
*1994 Freightliner FL80 4x4 / Anderson pumper (1050/1000) (SN#93120ICMJ94002660)
*1981 GMC / King mini-pumper (SN#820004)
==Retired Apparatus==
*1975 International 2070 / Hendrickson / Pierreville pumper (1050/500) (SN#PFT-585) (Ex-Coquitlam Fire and Rescue Service 1975-1996) (Sold 2011 to Fishing Lake Métis Settlement Fire Department (Alberta))
Category:East Kootenay Regional District
Category:Industrial Fire Departments (British Columbia)
Category:British Columbia departments operating Anderson's Engineering apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating Hub apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating King-Seagrave apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating Superior Emergency Vehicles apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierreville apparatus