Kitchener Fire Department

History
From its founding in 1854 to 1916, Kitchener was known as Berlin. Its name was changed during the First World War in honour of the British Field Marshal, Horatio Herbert Kitchener.

Apparatus roster
Shop number in brackets.

Fire Station 1 (Headquarters) - 270 Strasburg Rd. @ Ottawa St. South
Built 1999
 * Pumper 1 (4544) - 2013 Pierce Impel (1665/415/15F/75' HAL) (SN#27068) (Licence # AH 50473) (2014 stock purchase)
 * Rescue 1 (4537) - 2008 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Dependable walk-around rescue
 * Hazmat 1 (4526) - 2001 Spartan Metro Star FF LFD / SVI walk-around rescue
 * Car 23 (4500) - 2014 Ford F450 / Dependable command (Platoon Chief)
 * Spare Pumper 8 (4531) - 2007 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Rosenbauer (1050/500/40F) (Licence # 576 0VM) (ex-Pumper 4)
 * Spare Pumper 9 (4528) - 2003 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Dependable (1050/500/30A/24B) (ex-Pumper 7, ex-Pumper 2)
 * Spare Platoon Chief - 2009 Dodge Sprinter

Fire Station 2 - 187 Lancaster St. West @ Guelph St.
Built 2000
 * Pumper 2 (4542) - 2013 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Spartan ERV / Dependable (1050/500/35F) (SO#213060-01) (Licence # AF 66863)
 * Aerial 2 (4538) - 2008 Pierce Velocity (1665/415/100' HAL) (SN#19364) (Licence # 807 8XL) (ex-stock)

Fire Station 3 - 1035 Ottawa St. North @ River Rd. East
Built 2001
 * Pumper 3 (4536) - 2008 KME Predator XLFD (1050/625/20F) (GSO#7253) (Licence # 435 8XB)

Fire Station 4 - 25 Fairway Rd. North @ King St. East
Built 1998
 * Pumper 4 (4543) - 2013 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Spartan ERV / Dependable (1050/500/35F) (SO#213060-02) (Licence # AF 66862)
 * Aerial 4 (4539) - 2009 Pierce Velocity (1665/250/100' rear-mount tower) (SN#21964) (Licence # 752 5XJ) (ex-stock)

Fire Station 5 - 1700 Queen's Blvd. @ Elm Ridge Dr.
Built 1998
 * Pumper 5 (4532) - 2007 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Rosenbauer (1050/500/40F) (Licence # 576 1VM)
 * Rescue 2 (4525) - 2000 Spartan Advantage LFD / SVI walk-around rescue (Licence # 768 3JC) (ex-Rescue 1)
 * Box 690 (6903) - 1986 International S1900 / Dependable canteen (ex-Waterloo Fire Rescue (Ontario), ex-Wilmot Township Fire Department rescue)

Fire Station 6 - 149 Pioneer Dr. @ Bechtel Dr.
Built 1993
 * Pumper 6 (4535) - 2008 KME Predator XLFD (1050/625/20F) (GSO#7251) (Licence # 436 0XB) (ex-Pumper 1)

Fire Station 7 - 1440 Huron Rd.
Built 2008
 * Pumper 7 (4534) - 2008 KME Predator XLFD (1050/625/20F) (GSO#7250) (Licence # 435 9XB) (ex-Pumper 2)
 * Tanker 1 (4540) - 2013 KME Predator Severe Service XLFD (1050/2025/40F) (GSO#8736)

On order

 * 2017 pumper
 * 2018 pumper
 * 2018 pumper
 * These pumpers will have a minimum 2273 L (500 IG) water tank and an addition of a 136 L (30 IG) foam cell. Once delivered and placed into service, unit 4528 will be retired and unit 4532 will be kept as a spare.

Retired apparatus

 * (4529) - 2005 American LaFrance Eagle 148 / LTI quint (1500/300/20A/20B/75' rear-mount) (SN#0408574) (ex-Pumper 1, ex-Pumper 6) (Sold to Niagara on the Lake Fire and Emergency Services)
 * (4527) - 2002 Spartan Gladiator LFD / Luverne (840/1600/120A) (Licence # 783 7LF) (Sold to Woolwich Township Fire Department (Ontario)) (ex-Tanker 1)
 * (4524) - 1999 Pierce Dash / Fort Garry (1500/200/25F/100' rear-mount tower) (ex-Aerial 2)
 * (4523) - 1998 E-One Hush / Superior pumper (1750/500/30A/24B) (SN#SE 1870) (ex-Spare Pumper 8, ex-Pumper 1)
 * (4522) - 1996 HME / NOVAQuintech quint (1050/200/100' rear-mount) (ex-Aerial 4)
 * (4521) - 1995 E-One Hush / Superior pumper (1050/500/30F) (SN#SE 1552) (Licence # 408 4AP) (ex-Spare Pumper 9, ex-Pumper 5)
 * (4519) - 1995 E-One Hush / Superior pumper (1050/500/30F) (SN#SE 1535)
 * (4520) - 1995 E-One Hush / Superior pumper (1050/500/30F) (SN#SE 1536)
 * (Note: One of the 3 1995 E-One Hush pumpers was sold to Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service)
 * (4516) - 1993 E-One Hush pumper (1050/500/50' boom) (Sold to Ontario Fire College)
 * (4517) - 1993 E-One Hush pumper (1050/500/30F)
 * (4518) - 1993 E-One Hush pumper (1050/500/30F)
 * (4515) - 1992 Spartan Gladiator / Almonte heavy rescue (Sold to Centre Hastings Fire Department)
 * 1989 Mack MR686P / Thibault pumper (1050/2000/100F) (SN#T89-116) (Sold to Timmins Fire Department)
 * 1989 Mack MR686P / Thibault pumper (1050/500/50F) (Sold to Waterloo Region Emergency Services Training and Research Complex)
 * 1985 Pemfab 93 / Pierreville quint (1250/200/100' rearmount) (SN#PFT-1317) (Sold to Miramichi Fire Department)
 * 1984 International Cargostar / King pumper (1050/500/60F)
 * 1981 International Cargostar / C-Max hazmat (converted to a canteen, operated by Box 690 until 2010)
 * 1980 Scot C1FD / Pierreville aerial (-/-/100' midship) (Sold to Service de Sécurité Incendie Baie-d'Urfé. Name changed to Service de Sécurité Incendie Montréal)
 * 1978 International Cargostar / King pumper (1050/?)
 * 1978 International Cargostar / King pumper (1050/?)
 * 1978 GMC canteen (ex-Cambridge Fire Department (Ontario))
 * 1975 Ford C / King pumper (1050/?) (SN#73077) (Sold to West Point Rural Volunteer Fire Department (Prince Edward Island))
 * 1974 Imperial / Pierreville aerial (-/-/100' midship)
 * 1973 Ford C / King pumper (1050/500) (Sold to Service de Sécurité Incendie Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu)
 * 1971 Ford C / King pumper (1050/?)
 * 1966 FWD / King quint (840/?/100' midship)
 * 1964 FWD / King snorkel (840/-/65' Strato-Tower)
 * 1964 FWD / King pumper (840/?)
 * 1963 FWD / King pumper (840/500) (Sold to Dawson Township Fire Department (Ontario))
 * 1956 International R185 / King pumper (625/?) (Sold to Spanish River Township Fire Department)