St. Thomas Fire Rescue (Ontario)

==Department Overview==
St. Thomas Fire Rescue is a full time fire department with 1 Chief, 1 Deputy, 4 Platoon Chiefs, 56 Firefighters, 4 dispatchers and 4 Fire Prevention Staff.
==History==
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service	Notes
Fire Station	18 Southwick Street	1888-1973 	Demolished.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
===Fire Station 1 (Headquarters) - 305 Wellington Street===
Built 1973
*Fire Prevention 2 - 2022 Ford Explorer AWD 
*Unit 3 - 2023 Ford F-250 4x4 w/ canopy
*Unit 4 - 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 w/ canopy
*Aerial 5 - 2023 Pierce Enforcer 7000 tandem (1750/385/33F/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#37559)
*Tanker 8 - 2015 Freightliner M2 106 / E-One (1050/1487) (SO#139164)
*Ladder 9 - 2011 E-One Cyclone II HP 100 (1665/400/100' rear-mount) (SO#136644)
*Rescue 10 - 2018 Rosenbauer Commander 4000 24"RR walk-around
*Parade - 1951 Seagrave 66-EB / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (625/300) (Seagrave SN#F-5345) (Ex-Engine 2; ex-Engine 1) (Retired July 1984)
*trailer 
St Thomas photo tour 028.JPG|Fire Prevention 1
Woodstock Beachville Tillsonburg Ingersol St Thomas 155.jpg|Fire Prevention 2
Woodstock Beachville Tillsonburg Ingersol St Thomas 152.jpg|Unit 3
Woodstock Beachville Tillsonburg Ingersol St Thomas 176.jpg|Unit 4
Woodstock Beachville Tillsonburg Ingersol St Thomas 185.jpg|Aerial 5
Woodstock Beachville Tillsonburg Ingersol St Thomas 171.jpg|Tanker 8
St Thomas photo tour 027.JPG|Ladder 9
Woodstock Beachville Tillsonburg Ingersol St Thomas 159.jpg|Rescue 10
St Thomas photo tour 026.JPG|Engine 2 (Parade)
===Fire Station 2 - 235 Burwell Road===
Built 2006 Captain Dennis Redman Memorial Substation
*Pump 1 - 2004 E-One Cyclone II / Superior (1750/400/25F) (SO#127614) (SN#SE 3218)
*Pump 6 - 2007 E-One Cyclone II (1750/825/30F) (SO#132835)
St Thomas photo tour 019.JPG|Pump 6
==On Order==
*Pump 1 - 2024 E-One Typhoon
*2024 E-One Typhoon industrial foam pumper-tanker
==Bid Requests==
The City of St. Thomas called RFP 2024-016 for a new pumper. The deadline for submissions is 22 February 2024.
==Retired Apparatus==
*2009 Jeep Patriot 4x4
*2008 Pontiac Montana
*2002 Ford F-550XLT SD 4x4 / Superior walk-around rescue (SN#SE 2920) (Ex-Rescue 10)
*2001 E-One Cyclone II / Superior aerial (1500/300/25A/75' rear-mount ladder) (SO#123618) (SN#SE 2533) (Ex-Ladder 5)
*1998 International 4900 / 19?? Almonte tanker (300/1500) (Remounted tank)
*1995 Freightliner FL 80 tandem / Superior / 1975 King aerial (1050/200/85' Snorkel) (SN#SE 1450) (Remounted 1975 King snorkel (SN#74040)) (Ex-Unit 9) (Refurbished and modified by Héloc as a pumper-tanker, sold to Service de Sécurité Incendie de Fugèreville)
*1991 Ford F-800 / Dependable walk-in rescue (Ex-Rescue 7)
*1988 Mack MC688P / Hub pumper (1050/500) (SN#1315) (Ex-Pump 6)
*1983 International CO1950B / Thibault pumper (1050/500/55' boom) (SN#T83-136) (Sold 2002 to Northern College)
*1983 International CO1950B / Thibault pumper (1050/500) (SN#T83-167) (Ex-Pump 3)
*1975 Ford C-900 tandem / 1995 Superior / King tanker (-/1800) (1995 conversion from 85' snorkel) (SN#74040)
*1975 Ford C-900 tandem / King aerial (1050/200/85' Snorkel) (SN#74040)
*1973 Ford C-900 / King pumper (840/750) (SN#72031) (Sold to Service de Sécurité Incendie du Canton de Stanstead)
*1967 Ford C / LaFrance pumper (840/500)
*1955 GMC / Marsh pumper (500/300)
*1947 Seagrave 66-EA / Bickle-Seagrave aerial (-/-/85' mid-mount) (SN#8047) (Seagrave SN#C-8055) (Sold to Dave Rock, St. Thomas ON. Restored, now owned by St. Thomas Firefighters Association)
*1925 LaFrance Type 45 triple combination pumper (SN#5171) (Sold to retired FF Bill Turvey; destroyed late 1980's barn fire) 
*1924 REO / 1915 Bickle hose tender (Body originally mounted on a 1915 REO) (Sold 1980's to Hi-Ro Shriners Club)
*1915 REO / Bickle (Body remounted on a 1924 REO)
St Thomas photo tour 021.JPG|2002 Ford F-550 / Superior rescue
St Thomas photo tour 023.JPG|2001 E-One / Superior aerial
St Thomas photo tour 024.JPG|1991 Ford F-800 / Dependable rescue
==External Links==
:St. Thomas Fire Department
==Station Map==
Category:Elgin County
Category:Ontario departments operating Bickle / Bickle-Seagrave apparatus
Category:Ontario departments operating E-One apparatus
Category:Ontario departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Ontario departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Ontario departments operating Superior Emergency Vehicles apparatus
Category:Former operators of Almonte apparatus
Category:Former operators of Dependable apparatus
Category:Former operators of Hub apparatus
Category:Former operators of LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of King-Seagrave apparatus
Category:Former operators of Marsh apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierre Thibault apparatus
Category:Pending bid request 2024-02