Maitland and District Volunteer Fire Department (Nova Scotia)

LiveFire13.jpg|Live-Fire training, 2012
20140330_085521.jpg|Mutual-Aid water supply training, March 2014. Kennetcook engine 1011 in background
== Overview ==
The Maitland & District Volunteer Fire Department (MDVFD) is station 500 of the East Hants Fire Service mutual-aid group in Hants County, Nova Scotia. The station is centrally located in the village of Maitland.
The department serves a district containing approximately 450 dwellings and a population of approximately 1,000 citizens, in a 200 square km rural area following Highway 215 along the southern shore of Cobequid Bay from Urbania to Lower Selma, and inland from Maitland to Lattie's Brook.
The department was formed in 1974; previous to then, any firefighting was done ad-hoc by anyone available, using limited equipment. The first official Fire Chief was Albert Jr. “Ab” Annand. The station and adjoining public hall were built by the citizens of the district using donated materials.
The department was featured in the 2001 short film The June Bug Symphony.
MDVFD operates and trains most closely with departments in Kennetcook (Station 1000), Noel (Station 700) and Shubenacadie (Station 100). Automatic aid includes these departments along with Rawdon (Station 800) and Lantz (Station 400) in East Hants, and Cobequid in Colchester County.
MDVFD is a member of the EHS Nova Scotia Medical First Response program, and is paged for all urgent ambulance responses. The nearest full-time ambulance base is in Milford, 39 km away.
=== Current Command Structure ===
*1 Chief
*1 Deputy Chief
*2 Captains
*1 Training Officer
*18 Firefighters
*1 Junior Firefighter
== Apparatus Roster ==
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
=== Fire Station 500 - 8802 Highway 215, Maitland ===
:Engine 511 - 1999 Freightliner FL 70 / 2004 Metalfab remount (1050/800/20F)
:Tanker 521 - 2019 Freightliner M2 tandem / Maxi Métal (625/2500)
:Rescue 531 - 2012 Ford F-550 4x4 / Knapheide / Leblanc Fire Truck
511.png|Engine 511 at a training exercise in 2014.
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531.jpg|Rescue 531.
== Retired Apparatus ==
:1998 Freightliner FL 80 tandem / 2005 Metalfab tanker (425/1500) (Ex-Tanker 521) (In service 2005-2019) (Transferred to Kennetcook District Fire Department
:1997 Ford F-350 4x4 / 2006 FD-built remount brush/rescue truck (Ex-Rescue 531) (In service 2006-2011) (Sold to Five Islands and District Fire Brigade)
:1989 Dodge Ram van / 1998 FD-built rescue (Ex-Truck No. 3, ex-Rescue 531) (In service 1998-2006) (Ex-Department of National Defence) (Sold privately)
:1984 Ford F-700 / Metalfab walk-in rescue/pumper (625/300) (Ex-Truck No. 1, Rescue Pumper 511) (In service 1984-2004) (Sold privately)
:1976 Chevrolet C65 / Metalfab (425/1300) (Sold to West River Fire Department 2005)
100 2589.jpg|Ex-Rescue 531
100 1629.jpg|Ex-Truck No. 3 / Rescue 531
MAITLAND, NS 03.jpeg|1984 Ford F-700 Photo courtesy Metalfab Fire Apparatus
WestRiver.jpg|1976 Chevrolet C65 Photo courtesy of West River Fire Dept
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== External Links ==
*Maitland & District Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page
Category:Hants County
Category:Nova Scotia departments operating Maxi Métal apparatus
Category:Nova Scotia departments operating Metalfab apparatus