Fernie Fire Department

==History==
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
Fire Station	632 3rd Avenue 	1979-2022 	Former Goodyear Tire store.
Fire Station	1492B Railway Avenue	2022-present	Temporary facility at Fernie Public Works Yard.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
===Fire Station - 1492B Railway Avenue===
* Tender 1 - 2009 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Fort Garry (1050/1500/25F) (SN#M068)
*Unit 6 - 1995 Ford E-350 / ITB hazmat/utility (SN#ITB 958 300)
*Rescue 8 - 2009 GMC C5500 4x4 / 2007 Sutphen (420/500/20A) (Ex-Pocatello-Mount Hope Volunteer Fire Company; 2009 MVA; remounted on new chassis by insurance company; refused by Pocatello)
*Engine 1705 - 2011 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Rosenbauer (1335/987/25A/33B) (Ex-Engine 5)
*Unit 1712 - 201? Ram 3500 4x4 utility (Ex-Command 17)
*Unit 1716 - 2004 Ford F-350 XL SD 4x4 brush w/Arrow canopy / 2017 skid unit (Ex-Unit 16)
*Ladder 1717 - 1999 American LaFrance Eagle tandem (1500/500/30F/75' LTI) (SN#990113S3R) (Ex-Ladder 17)
*Unit 1719 - 201? Chevrolet Express 3500 / Crestline support vehicle (Ex-Toronto Paramedic Services ambulance)
*Parade - 1928 Studebaker Commander Big Six / LaFrance 2 x 35 gallon chemical tanks (Retired 1969; restored 1999-2002)
*202? Chevrolet Silverado command
==Retired Apparatus==
*1999 Ford F-250 XLT brush (port./200) (Ex-Unit 15)
*1995 Freightliner FL 70 / Anderson pumper (1050/500/40F) (SN#94111IANE002795) (Ex-Unit 14) (Written off 2009 MVA)
*(975) - 1990 Ford CF-8000 / Hub pumper (1050 top-mount/1000/30F) (SN#1705) (Ex-Unit 12) (Sold 2012; for sale March 2012 Kijiji; for sale July 2021 $3500.00 Kijiji Cranbrook BC; for sale April 2023 $15,000.00 Kijiji Wasa BC)
*1983 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 / Hub mini-pumper (250/250/25F) (Ex-Unit 9) (Sold 2017 to local resident)
*1980 International CO1950B / Superior pumper (1050 top-mount/500/55' Boardman Apache Readi-Tower) (SN#SE 293) (Ex-Unit 7) (Sold 2000)
*1978 Ford E-382 / ? van equipment/hazmat (Ex-Unit 10)
*1974 Ford C-900 / Thibault pumper (625/500)
*19?? Ambulance
*1949 Ford F-155 / LaFrance pumper (500/500) (Sold to Hairy Hill Fire Department)
*(NE40) - 1944 Seagrave 66E / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (640/100) (SN#6039) (Seagrave SN#B-9763) (Ex-Nelson Fire and Rescue Services (British Columbia) 1944-1978) (Found in field 1981 and returned to Nelson Fire and Rescue Services) 
*1911 McRobie / ? 2 tank chemical engine
==Future Plans==
The Fernie Fire Department moved in August 2022 to a temporary facility at the municipality's public works yard. In May 2023, Arcadis Architects was awarded the contract for the design of the new firehall to be built at 902 2nd Avenue. The construction schedule is not known.
==External Links==
*Fernie Fire Department
==Station Map==
Category:East Kootenay Regional District
Category:British Columbia departments operating American LaFrance apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating Fort Garry apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating ITB apparatus
Category:Departments operating LaFrance antique or parade apparatus
Category:British Columbia departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Departments operating Sutphen apparatus
Category:Former operators of Anderson's Engineering apparatus
Category:Former operators of Bickle / Bickle-Seagrave apparatus
Category:Former operators of Hub apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierre Thibault apparatus