Summerside Fire Department

==History==
In 1995, the Town of Summerside amalgamated with the villages of St. Eleanors and Wilmot, merging the St. Eleanors Fire Department and Wilmot Fire Department with the Summerside FD.
==Department Profile==
Summerside Fire Department has 58 personnel, A full time Fire Chief, 2 Deputy Chiefs, Safety Officer, Chaplian, Administrator, Training Officer, 6 Captains, 6 Lieutenants and 39 Firefighters. There is 1 full time permanent firefighter/maintenance position Mon-Fri 8-4 and firefighters staff that position on a sign up shift basis on Saturday and Sunday.
In 2022 SFD responded to 355 calls for service. All of the department’s companies have a special function or an aspect of technical rescue aside from their primary duties. Engine 1 responds to all medical calls and is equipped with medical bags and AED, while Engine 2 carries Hurst cutters, combo tool, ram and power unit. Engine 3 carries water and ice rescue equipment, while Engine 4 acts as water supply. Both E3 and E4 are equipped with Blitzfire monitors. The Ladder is tasked with high-angle rescue.
The Rescue responds to all alarms, regardless of their nature. It carries battery powered Hurst cutters, spreader, ram, rescue struts and cribbing, gas monitors, cascade system, multiple banks of portable radios, stokes basket, rehab supplies, medical bags and an AED and a wide variety of hand and power tools and saws. It also has a light tower and battery powered smoke ejectors and an accountability board. Although all other companies have Bullard thermal imagers and docking stations in their cabs, the Rescue has a Bullard T4 and docking station and monitor onboard.
Each Engine Company and the Ladder Company respond to silent alarms (single company dispatched, fire alarms, rubbish or other small fire, car fires, spills or leaking fluids, EMS lift assists etc) in a 5 company rotation. Rescue has 2 members designated to each company to operate the truck on silent alarms.
All companies respond on General Alarms (reported or suspected structure fire or other emergency).
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
===Fire Station 1 - 248 Fitzroy Street===
*Rescue Engine 1 - 2016 Spartan Metro Star / Fort Garry (1050/800/10F) (SN#M755)
*Command 1 (Fire Chief) - 2019 Ford F-150 4x4
*Utility 1 - 2023 Ford F-150 4X4
*Rescue Engine 2 - 2016 Spartan Metro Star / Fort Garry (1050/800/10F) (SN#M756)
*Rescue Engine 3 - 2020 Spartan Metro Star / Fort Garry (1050/800/10F) (SN#J0118)
*Ladder 1 - 2001 Spartan Gladiator 6x4 / Smeal (1750/300/85' rear-mount platform)
*Fire Prevention / Investigation - 2014 GMC Savana van
*Ice/Water Rescue - Rapid Deployment Craft (RDC) Oceanid & Rescue Sled
*Rescue 3 - 2023 Kubota RTV-X1140 UTV
*Parade Unit 1 - 1930 Bickle chemical pumper  (1st motorized unit owned by Summerside FD. Acquired 2007 by Summerside FF association from private collector)
*Parade Unit 2 - 1931 Ford ladder truck
*Antique - 1883 horse drawn steam pumper (250/-)
*Antique - 1858 hand pumper
===Fire Station 2 - 1 West Drive, St. Eleanors===
*Rescue 2 - 2007 GMC C7500 / Metalfab walk-in
*Charlie 2 - Mercedes Sprinter (Provincial Coroner) (Ex-Island EMS) 
*Engine 4 - 2006 Pierce Enforcer (1250/2100) (SN#17625)
*ATV Rescue - 2018 Honda Trx 680
*Trailer - 2021 cargo
==Future Plans==
:The City of Summerside recently purchased land on Ryan Street for a new Station 1.
==Retired Apparatus==
*2016 4x4 SUV (Ex-Fire Chief)
*2016 4x4 SUV (Ex-Deputy Fire Chief)
*1996 Spartan Metro Star / Metalfab pumper (1050/800) (SN#M96-3114) (Ex-Engine 3) (Sold 11/20 to North Shore and District Fire Department (Victoria County, Nova Scotia))
*1992 Spartan Diamond / Phoenix pumper (1050/800) (SN#92-02-1399-295) (Ex-Engine 1) (Acquired by PEIFFA Fire School)
*1992 Spartan Diamond / Phoenix pumper (1050/800) (SN#92-02-1399-297) (Ex-Engine 2) (Acquired by PEIFFA Fire School)
*1991 Chevrolet / Grumman (Ex-Rescue 1)
*1987 Ford cube van rescue 
*1986 International S1900 / FD-built tanker (-/3000)  (Last seen being used at Summerside Horsetrack)
*1984 Ford C-800 / Thibault pumper (840/500) (SN#T84-129) (Ex-Engine 4) (Sold to Curran & Briggs paving/construction company)
*1978 GMC C6500 / Thibault pumper (625/?) (Ex-St. Eleanors Fire Department)
*1977 Ford C-800 / Pierreville tanker (-/1200) (Ex-Wilmot Fire Department)
*1976 International pumper
*1975 Ford C-900 / King platform (840/-/65' Snorkel) (SN#73061)  (body last seen mounted on RST Truck, used by internet company)
*1974 Ford C-900 / Thibault pumper (840/500) (SN#T74-209) (Ex-Engine 2) (Sold to Western Charlotte Fire Department)
*1972 Chevrolet T60 / Thibault pumper (625/1000) (Ex-St. Eleanors Fire Department)
*1972 GMC C / King pumper (625/800) (SN#72010) (Ex-Wilmot Fire Department) (Ex-Engine 3) (Sold 6/95 to Crapaud Fire Department)
*1960 Thibault AWIT 584 pumper (840/500) (SN#10646) (Ex-Engine 1) (Sold to Borden Fire Department (Prince Edward Island))
==External Links==
Summerside Fire Department
==Station Map==
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