Redwood Meadows Emergency Services

Station
There is one station, at 1 Redwood Meadows Drive, in Redwood Meadows, Alberta. The station is numbered 50 in the local partnership between Calgary, Alberta, and surrounding municipalities.

Apparatus Roster
Engine 50 - 2009 Kenworth T360 Pierce Contender, 1050/1000

Engine 50A - 1975 Hendrickson/Superior (1750/710) with 54' Squrt boom. Purchased from Calgary, Alberta, where it served as P1875, and refurbished by members of Redwood Meadows in 1998.

Rescue 50 - 1996 Ford E350 Road Rescue Ambulance. Purchased from Calgary, Alberta, where it served in Calgary EMS as GX2502, and refurbished by members of Redwood Meadows in 1998.

Tender 50 - 1986 Ford C8000/Custom (500/2500). Cab & chassis originally served in Calgary, Alberta, sanitation department as GJ2859N as a trash collection truck. Water tank was originally in service with Imperial Oil Esso as a home oil delivery truck. Parts were refurbished and married and a 500 GPM pump and fire service body/compartments added by the members in 1996 with assistance from local fire truck manufacturers.

Rapid Response 50 - 2009 Dodge RAM 5500 Quad Cab with light rescue body and WFR skid-load pump/tank/foam unit (permanently mounted). Rescue body and skid unit purchased from WFR Wholesale Fire & Rescue in Calgary, Alberta. Cab & chassis purchased from Cochrane Dodge in Cochrane, Alberta. Department members constructed the truck from these parts in 2009.

Bush Buggy 50 - 1990 GMC 2500 extended cab pickup with custom skid-load pump/tank unit (removable). Truck was donated by Transalta Corporation; skid unit constructed by members from various sources in 2004.

Retired apparatus
Pumper 1 - 1969 International 190 (?/500). Reportedly ex-Calgary Fire Department with a 1985 Superior fire body refurb. Unknown which CFD apparatus. Operated from mid to late 1970s to early 1990s. Sold in early 1990s to an unknown recipient.

Pumper 2 - 1962 Thibault Ford C-series (?/?). Operated from department inception (1972) to early 1990s. Sold in early 1990s to an unknown recipient, possibly in Saskatchewan.

Pumper 3 (first) - 1990 GMC TopKick/Fort Garry (1050/1000/30) with Class A foam. Owned by Rockyview County (then Municipal District of Rockyview #44) asset #981. Operated from 1990 to mid 1990s, when it was returned to the Rockyview fleet; still operating today in either Irricana, Alberta or Langdon, Alberta, with a new asset number.

Pumper 3 (second) - 1975 International Cargostar/Superior (1050/500). Ex-Calgary, Alberta P2075. Owned by Rockyview County (then Municipal District of Rockyview #44) asset #4000. Operated from mid 1990s (when the TopKick was returned) to 1998, when it was returned to the Rockyview fleet. Operates in Langdon, Alberta, as Engine 60A.

First Response (first) - 1975 Ford F250/custom rescue body. Operated as rapid response vehicle. Rescue body was originally a utility box fabricated by TransAlta Corporation for their purposes. Carried 150 gallon steel tank and 6HP portable pump. RWD only, 1/2 ton. Cab & chassis was retired in early 1990s and body transferred to apparatus listed below.

First Response (second) - 1978 Ford F250/custom rescue body. Similar construction and design as above. Cab & chassis retired in mid 1990s, body transferred to apparatus listed below.

50 Bush Buggy (first) - 1981 Ford F250/custom rescue body. Similar construction and design as above, on 1-ton "dually" chassis. Retired in late 1990s, currently operates as a town service truck for Town of Redwood Meadows maintenance division. Water tank and pump has been removed, along with emergency lighting - slide-in road sanding unit is mounted in utility box.

50 Bush Buggy (second) - 1990 GMC 3500 1-ton longbox pickup. WFR light rescue body and 200 gallon steel tank/18HP Honda portable pump was put in place of the custom flat deck originally mounted on the truck. Previous owner was Rockyview County (then Municipal District of Rockyview #44) as a roads truck. Cab and chassis retired in 2009, whereabouts currently unknown - WFR rescue body retained and used in construction of the current Rapid Response 50.