Ponoka County Regional Fire Services

==History==
Ponoka County Regional Fire Services was established by Ponoka County in 2015. Prior to that, fire protection was provided by the Ponoka Fire Department (50%+ operating funds from Ponoka County) and Rimbey Fire Department (50%+ operating funds from Ponoka County). Effective May 2015 Ponoka County accepted the Town of Rimbey's request to fully take over fire services for the Town of Rimbey, Summer Village of Parkland Beach and western portion of Ponoka County (everything west of the 5th meridian). In October 2015, a Town of Ponoka councillor made a motion (that was defeated) to form a Regional Fire Department with the County of Ponoka. The County of Ponoka then broke off talks with the Town of Ponoka and formed their own fire department in January 2016. This resulted in the dissolution of a fire service partership between the Town of Ponoka and the County of Ponoka that had lasted for over a century.
The new Ponoka County Fire Department hall was opened within the town's city limits and only a few blocks away from the Ponoka Fire Department fire hall. This new fire hall was touted to provide faster service for those residing in the eastern portion of the county (east of the 5th meridian). The new County Fire Department fire hall was/is further west than the Ponoka Fire Department fire hall.
Effective March 2018 Ponoka County voted to approve the Town of Ponoka's request to provide fire service for a fee agreement and part of the agreement was the purchase of two Town of Ponoka apparatus.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
===Regional Fire Service Administration - 4205 Highway 2A, Ponoka ===
(Ponoka County Administration Building)
*Command 26 - 2015 GMC 1500HD
===East District Fire Station - 6705 46 Avenue, Ponoka===
Opened April 2016
*Command 1 - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
*Engine 2 - 2007 Freightliner M2 106 / 2009 Rosenbauer (1050/840/20F) (Owned by Ponoka County)
*Rescue 3 - 2014 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer (Ex-Ponoka Fire Department)
*Bush 6 - 2004 Ford F-550 4x4 / Phoenix Emergency Vehicles (port/350/10F) (SN#PE 224) (Ex-Ponoka Fire Department)
*Ladder 9 - 1989 Ford C-8000 / Superior (1050/250/25F/65' TeleSqurt) (SN#SE 987) (Purchased March 2018 from Ponoka Fire Department)
*Tender 10 - 2019 Freightliner 122SD tandem / Hamm's (-/2229) (Owned by Ponoka County)
*Engine 16 - 2016 Freightliner M2 106 / Fort Garry (1050/1000/25F) (SN#M707) (Purchased March 2018 from Ponoka Fire Department)
*Engine 19 - 2019 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer (1050/900/20A/FP1600)
*Tender 20 - 2008 Freightliner 120SD tandem / 2010 Rocky Mountain Phoenix / Hamm's (-/3670) (SN#NWAT2061MA2165158) (Owned by Ponoka County)
===West District Fire Station - 5030 49 Avenue, Rimbey===
*Tender 8 - 1998 Mack RD688S tandem / 2004 Hamm's (-/2229) (Owned by Ponoka County)
*Command 11 - 2011 Ram 4x4 (Owned by Ponoka County)
*Engine 12 - 2012 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer (1050/900/20F) (SN# 15500) (Owned by Ponoka County) (Ex-Rimbey Fire Department)
*Bush 14 - 2013 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 (Owned by Ponoka County)
*Tender 18 - 2018 Freightliner tandem / Hamm's (-/2229) (Owned by Ponoka County) 
*Rescue 21 - 2021 Freightliner M2 106 / Fort Garry MXV (1050/840/25F) (SN#J0161)
==Retired Apparatus==
*2002 GMC TopKick C8500 / Superior pumper (1050 TME/840/20F/FP) (SN#SE 2871) (Ex-Engine 3) (Ex-Rimbey Fire Department 2002-2015) O/O/S December 2021) (Sold April 13, 2022 GovDeals to Rocky Mountain Phoenix) (Sold August 2022 to Little Fort Volunteer Fire Department)
*2000 Chevrolet C3500HD / ITB rescue (Ex-Rimbey Fire Department)
*1998 Mack RD688S tandem / 2002 Hamm's tanker (-/2229) (Owned by Ponoka County) 
*1991 Ford F-800 / Superior pumper (840/700) (SN#SE 1157) (Owned by Ponoka County) (Ex-Unit 4) (Sold April 30 2919 $6000.00 Ritchie Brothers Auction Edmonton AB)
==Future Plans==
*Expansion of the Rimbey Fire Hall to accommodate another pumper.
*Purchase of a used aerial to replace Ladder 9.
*Replacement of Engine 2 in 2027 and replacement of Rescue 3 in 2029.
==External Links==
Ponoka County Regional Fire Services
==Station Map==
Category:Ponoka County
Category:Alberta departments operating Rocky Mountain Phoenix apparatus
Category:Alberta departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Alberta departments operating Superior Emergency Vehicles apparatus
Category:Former operators of ITB apparatus