Trafalgar Township Fire Department (Ontario)

The Township of Trafalgar was a municipality located in Ontario. It is now part of the Town of Oakville.

History
The first fire department organized in Trafalgar was the Bronte Fire Brigade, located in the Police Village of Bronte near the western border of the municipality. As in many places, the brigade was formed after serious fires. The first fire chief was appointed in 1925.

Fire protection in the remainder of Trafalgar was provided by the Oakville Fire Department on an ad hoc basis and fee-for-service basis. The Bronte fire hall was too far from much of the township to provide effective protection. The 1930s were punctuated by a series of disputes between the town and township over fire protection, and the Township formed a fire department to cover the then by a paid agreement that lasted from 1929 to 1939. In 1939, the township formed its own fire department. A truck was purchased and stored in a garage on the Eaton Estate on Lakeshore Road near Morrison Street. The Bronte Fire Brigade became Trafalgar No. 1 in 1940, while the firefighters in the eastern part of the township were designated No. 2.

Apparatus

 * 1941 GMC / Bickle pumper
 * 1939 Ford / Bickle pumper (420/200)
 * 1925 REO / Lorne