Lambton Shores Fire & Emergency Services

==History==
The Municipality of Lambton Shores was formed in 2001 through the amalgamation of the Town of Forest, the villages of Arkona, Grand Bend and Thedford and the Township of Bosanquet. The following fire departments were located within the boundaries of the new municipality:
*Arkona Fire Department
*Forest Fire Department
*Grand Bend Fire Department
*Northville Fire Department
*Thedford Fire Department
The individual departments continued to operate independently for several years after amalgamation. A fire chief for the entire municipality was hired in 2018.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
===Fire Station 1 - 3 Victoria Street, Arkona===
*Pumper - 2019 International MV / Metalfab (1050/1000/20F)
*Tanker - 2011 Freightliner M2 106 tandem / Midwest (port./2500) (SN#2303) (Ex-Arkona Fire Department 2011-2018)
*Parade - 1948 GMC / Hickey front-mount pumper (Ex-Arkona Fire Department 1948-2018)
===Fire Station 2 - 65 Main Street South, Forest===
Built 1982
*Truck 7 (LS-21) - 2003 International 4400 / Superior pumper (1050/700/30F) (SN#SE 3052) (Ex-Forest Fire Department 2003-2018)
*Truck 8 - 2013 E-One Typhoon SLFD pumper/tanker (1250/1065/25F) (SO#137946) (Ex-Forest Fire Department 2013-2018)
*Truck 9 - 2013 quad cab pickup (Ex-Forest Fire Department 2013-2018)
*Parade - 1922 Oldsmobile / Bickle pumper (300/50) (Ex-Forest Fire Department 1922-2018)
===Fire Station 3 - 4 Municipal Drive, Grand Bend===
Built 1968/1983 
*Pumper 1 (LS-31) - 2014 Pierce Saber (1050 top-mount/850) (SN#27575) (Ex-Grand Bend Fire Department 2014-2018)
*Rescue 2 - 2008 Peterbilt 335 / 2000 Asphodel 16' walk in (Ex-Grand Bend Fire Department 2000-2018)
*Tanker 3 - 2016 Kenworth T370 / HME Ahrens-Fox (420/1750) (Ex-Grand Bend Fire Department 2016-2018)
*Truck 4 - 2020 Ford F-250
*Parade - 1943 Jeep brush (port./50) (Ex-Grand Bend Fire Department 1943-2018)
===Fire Station 4 - 9575 Port Franks Road, Port Franks===
*Pumper (LS-41) - 1999 International 4900 / Superior (1050 top-mount/900/30F) (SN#SE 2009) (Ex-Northville Fire Department 1999-2018)
*Rescue - 2005 GMC C5500 / Dependable walk-in (Ex-Northville Fire Department 2005-2018)
* 2024 Spartan Metro Star EMFD tandem / Metalfab pumper/tanker (1050/2000/20F)
===Fire Station 5 - 89 Pearl Street, Thedford=== 
*(LS-51) 2018 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Carl Thibault pumper (1250/800) (SN#2747)
*2001 Mack CH613 tandem tanker ("Big Red") (Ex-Thedford Fire Department 2001-2018)
* 2003 GMC C5500 / Dependable rescue (Ex-Thedford Fire Department 2003-2018)
* Parade - 1942 International / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (Ex-Thedford Fire Department; ex-Royal Canadian Air Force)
==Retired Apparatus== 
*1994 International 4700 / 2002 Asphodel walk-in rescue (Sold November 30 2023 Gov Deals)
==External Links==
*Lambton Shores Fire & Emergency Services
*Grand Bend Firefighters Facebook page
==Station Map==
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