Thames Centre Fire Rescue

==Area Served==
Located immediately east of London, Ontario, the municipality has a population of 13,000.
==History==
Thames Centre was created in 2001 through the amalgamation of the Townships of North Dorchester and West Nissouri. Each township had its own fire department, the North Dorchester Township Fire Department in Dorchester and West Nissouri Township Fire Department in Thorndale.
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
Thorndale Fire Station 	160 King Street, Thorndale 	1998 (amalgamation)-2018 	Former West Nissouri Township Fire Station.
Dorchester Fire Station	2156 Dorchester Road, Dorchester	1998 (amalgamation)-present	Former North Dorchester Township Fire Station.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
===Dorchester Fire Station - 2156 Dorchester Road===
Built 1993
*Engine 1 - 2007 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Rosenbauer (1050/1000/30F)
*Engine 2 - 1991 E-One Protector (1050/1640) (SN#9205) (Ex-Dorchester Tanker 1)
*Tanker 1 - 2017 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Dependable
*Tanker 2 - 2011 International 7600 6x4 / E-One Water Master cylindrical vacuum
*Squad 1 - 2018 Ford F-550 / Dependable w/skid unit
*Rescue 1 - 2021 Spartan Gladiator MFD / Dependable walk-in
===Thorndale Fire Station - 17198 Thorndale Road===
Opened 2018
*Engine 1 - 2011 E-One Typhoon (1050/800/30F) (SN#136418)
*Tanker 1 - 2010 International 7400 SBA / Pierce (840/1500/30F) (SN#22538)
*Tanker 2 - 2015 International 7600 / Dependable (840/2500)
*Thorndale Rescue (200) - 2003 Freightliner FB65 / Dependable (The FB65 is a cutaway shuttle bus chassis.)
==On Order==
The Municipality of Thames Centre ordered a 2025 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Metalfab walk-in rescue from Safetek Group. Delivery is expected in September 2025. The new truck will be based in Thorndale.
==Retired Apparatus==
*1999 Freightliner FL 70 / Superior walk-in rescue (SN#SE 1977) (Ex-North Dorchester Township Fire Department Rescue 1) (Sold to Hélie, sold to Service de Sécurité Incendie de Saint-Ubalde)
*1998 Ford F-350 4x4 / American Fire Equipment / Omaha CAFS unit (SN#17855) (Ex-North Dorchester Township Fire Department Service 1)
*1989 International 4900 / Amertek tanker (350/1500) (Ex-West Nissouri Township Fire Department)
*1989 International 4900 / Robica-Forman tanker (250/1500) (Ex-West Nissouri Township Fire Department)
*1987 Ford C-800 / E-One pumper (840/850) (SN#5230) (Ex-North Dorchester Township Fire Department)
*1987 Chevrolet C70 Kodiak / Thibault pumper (840/1000) (SN#T87-147) (Ex-West Nissouri Township Fire Department - Thorndale Engine, ex-Dorchester Engine 2)
==External Links==
Thames Centre Fire Department
==Station Map==
Category:Middlesex County, Ontario
Category:Ontario departments operating Dependable apparatus
Category:Ontario departments operating E-One apparatus
Category:Ontario departments operating Metalfab apparatus
Category:Ontario departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Ontario departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Former operators of Amertek apparatus
Category:Former operators of Superior Emergency Vehicles apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierre Thibault apparatus