History[]
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) was created in 1995 through the amalgamation of the various municipalities of Cape Breton County.
Fire Departments[]
Cape Breton Regional Fire Service is made up of multiple fire departments within the CBRM.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
District 1[]
Fire Station 30 - 17 Pierce Street[]
North Sydney Volunteer Fire Department Built 1971
- Truck 2 (945) - 2012 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD tandem / Rosenbauer (1250/420/109' Viper rear-mount) (Ex-Sydney Fire Department)
- Rescue 3 (993) - 2017 Ram 3500 pick up w/slide in walk around
- Engine 5 (991) - 2017 Spartan ERV Metro Star MFD (1250/750/25F) (Ex-demo)
- Brush 6 - 2018 Ram 5500 / Rocky Mountain Phoenix (300/250/10F)
- Engine 7 (918) - 2008 Ferrara Intruder II (1050 top-mount/420/16F) (SN#H-3994)
- Off Road Rescue 8 - Argo XTV
- Rehab/Ice Rescue Trailer - 2015 18' Express
Fire Station 31 - 8 Elliot Street[]
Sydney Mines Fire Department Built 1993
- Engine 1 - 2013 Spartan Metro Star / Dependable (1500/800)
- Rescue 1 - 2015 Spartan Metro Star / Carl Thibault walk-around (SN#2691)
- Engine 2 - 2009 Spartan Metro Star LA41M-2142 MFD / Fort Garry (1050/800) (SN#M104)
- Rescue Boat 2 - 2023 Galaxy P7 rigid hull 22' inflatable
- Utility 4 - 2012 Ram 4x4
- Brush 5 - 2009 Ford F-350 (?/300 skid)
Fire Station 32 - 42 Kempt Street[]
- Rescue 1 - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 walk-around
- Rescue 3 - 2009 Chevrolet Express 4500 walk-in (Ex-Ambulance; acquired 2016)
- Tanker 22 (6076) - 2020 International MV / Metalfab (1250/1500/20F/FP2001) (SN#M20-21096)
- Engine 32 (6086) - 2023 International HV / Metalfab
Fire Station 36 - 3840 Hillside Boularderie Road[]
Southside Boularderie Fire Department
- Pumper 2 - 2010 International DuraStar 4400 / E-One Tradition (1050/840)
- Rescue 4 - 2005 GMC 5500 4x4 /Summit (420/420/30F/CAFS) (SN#5101132) (Ex-Wainfleet Fire and Emergency Services)
- 2019 International HV607 / Dependable pumper/tanker (1050/1500/10A)
- 1989 GMC C7000 / Metalfab pumper/tanker (625/1200)
District 2[]
Fire Station 29 - 756 Frenchvale Road, Balls Creek[]
Frenchvale Road Fire Department
- 2001 GMC C8500 / 1999 Carl Thibault / G.M. MacDonald pumper (?/1000)
- 1999 International 4900 / Superior pumper (1050/900/30F) (SN#SE 2013) (Ex-Lantz Volunteer Fire Department)
Fire Station 33 - 1208 George's River Road[]
George's River Fire Department
- (6062) - 2000 International 4900 / Pierce pumper (Ex-?)
- (6080) - 2015 International 4400 SBA tandem / Simon tanker (840/2331/25F) (Ex-?) (Purchased December 2021 through Brindlee Mountain)
Fire Station 34 - 3810 Grand Narrows Highway[]
- Tanker 2 (6069) - 2019 International HV / Dependable
- (6081) - 201? International / Rosenbauer top-mount pumper
- 201? International 7400 / Pierce tanker
- (3) - 2008 Chevrolet Suburban LTZ utility
Fire Station 35 - 8539 Grand Narrows Highway[]
Christmas Island Fire Department
- Engine 2 (6061) - 2000 Freightliner FL 80 / E-One (Ex-?)
- Rescue 26 - 201? Ford F-550 XL SD 4x4 walk around
- (6010) - 2002 International 7400 tanker
- 2007 GMC Sierra 4x4
District 3[]
Fire Station 7 - 180 Fulton Avenue[]
- 2000 International 4900 / Superior pumper (1050/840) (SN#SE 2102)
- (6078) - 2020 International MV / Metalfab pumper/tanker (1250/1500)
- 1998 tanker
- 2005 Ford F-350 utility
- 1999 utility
Fire Station 8 - 83 Coxheath Road[]
- Rescue 1 - 2022 Ram 5500 walk-in
- Unit 9 - 2007 International 4400 / Metalfab pumper (1050/1200/?F)
- Unit 10 - 2000 HME 1871 MFD / Fort Garry pumper (1050 top-mount/800/30F) (Ex-Sydney Mines Fire Department)
- Unit 11 - 2005 Chevrolet Express 4500 minibus
- 2022 Polaris UTV
Fire Station 9 - 47 Tometary Drive[]
- Tanker 4 - 2009 International 4400 / Metalfab (420/1500)
- Engine 5 - 1999 Pierce Contender (1050/800) (SN#10744/ED744)
- Squad 7 - 2018 Ram 4500 4x4 / Reading walk-around
Fire Station 10 - 310 Eskasoni Road[]
Northside East Bay Fire Department
- Unit 2 - 2000 GMC C8500 / Metalfab pumper (1050/1000)
- 2006 tanker
- 2007 utility
Fire Station 11 - 3542 Highway 4[]
- Pumper 1 - 2006 International DuraStar 4400 / Pierce Contender (1050/840) (SN#7037-05502670)
- Tanker 2 - 1991 GMC Top Kick / Metalfab (375/1500)
Fire Station 12 - 7193 East Bay Highway[]
- Pumper 1 - 2005 International 4400 / Pierce Contender (1050/840) (SN#7037-05502351)
- Tanker 2 - 1991 GMC Top Kick / Metalfab (375/1500)
- Utility 3 - 2003 Ford F-250 crew cab 4x4
- 2019 International HV / Dependable pumper/tanker
District 4[]
Fire Station 1 - 380 George Street[]
Opened 2021
- Engine 1 (992) - 2016 Spartan ER Metro Star MFD
- Tower 1 (984) - 2015 Rosenbauer Commander 4000 R6000 (1665/420/101' Cobra rear-mount) (SN#7416) (Ex-stock)
- Rescue 1 (990) - 2017 Ram 2500
- Engine 8 (Reserve) - 1994 Pierce Saber / Fort Garry (1050/700/60F) (SN#M5303) (Pierce SN#E8562)
Fire Station 2 - 120 Victoria Road[]
Built 2017
- Engine 2 - 2022 Spartan Metro Star / Metalfab (1250/800/20F)
Fire Station 3 - 1757 George Street, Sydney[]
- Unit 9 - 2000 Dodge Dakota four door rescue
- 2000 International 4900 / Superior pumper (1050/900) (SN#SE 2100)
- (963) - 2015 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer tanker
- 2000 Ford cube van rescue
Fire Station 4 - 850 Grand Lake Road, Sydney[]
Grand Lake Road Fire Department
- Engine 3 - 1999 Pierce Saber MFD RR (1250/1000/20F) (SN#10776/ED776)
- Engine 4 - 2003 Freightliner M2 106 / Fort Garry (1050/1200) (SN#M9099)
- 2015 Ram utility
- 201? Dodge Durango utility
- 2000 International 4900 / Lafleur walk-in hazmat
Fire Station 5 - 2148 Highway 28[]
South Bar Volunteer Fire Department
- Unit 4 - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4 utility
- 199? International 4900 / E-One pumper (Ex-?)
- 2007 International 4400 / Metalfab tanker (420/1500)
- 2024 Ford F-250
Fire Station 6 - 36 Lewis Drive[]
- Tanker 3 - 2011 Spartan Metro Star / Metalfab (1050/1000)
- Rescue 6 - 2006 Spartan Gladiator Evolution ELFD / Crimson walk-around (Ex-Meadowmere Park Fire Department)
- Engine 10 - 2000 HME / Fort Garry (1050/800/30F)
- Rescue 12 - 2008 Ford F-550 / Fouts Bros. walk-around
District 5[]
Fire Station 14 - 4330 Louisbourg Highway[]
Albert Bridge Community Fire Department
- Unit 1 (1083) - 2000 GMC T8500 / Metalfab pumper
- Unit 2 - 2005 GMC C7500 tanker
- Unit 3 - 2008 Ford F-550 rescue
- 1998 Chevrolet Suburban ice/water rescue
Fire Station 15 - 3921 Gabarus Highway[]
- Engine 1 (6077) - 2020 International MV / Metalfab (1250/1000)
- Rescue 1 - 2021 Ford F-350 XL 4x4 / Rocky Mountain Phoenix Atlantic walk-around
- Tanker 2 - 2009 International 4400 / Metalfab (420/1500)
- Rescue 3 - 199? Freightliner FL 60 walk-in (Ex-Ambulance)
- Pumper 4 - 1995 GMC Top Kick / Metalfab (625/800)
- Tanker 5 - 1999 GMC C8500
Fire Station 16 - 8785 Gabarus Highway[]
- Rescue 2 - 200? Ford F-150
- Tanker 3 - 200? GMC C8500 / 1978? King tanker (Believed to be 1500 gallon tank & body from SN#77072 delivered to Grand Lake Road Fire Department)
Fire Station 17 - 7521 Main Street[]
- Engine 1 - 1988 Ford F-800 / Hub (1250/800)
- Rescue 1 - 1994 Chevrolet cube van
- Engine 6 - 2001 International 4900 / Fort Garry (1050/1000) (Ex-Glace Bay Fire Department)
- MFR Response - 2006 Ford E-450 / Tri-Star (Ex-EHS)
Fire Station 18 - 1155 Main-a-Dieu Road[]
- 2016 International 4400 / Metalfab pumper (1050/1000) (SN#18573)
- 2004 GMC C7500 tanker (?/1500)
- 2011 GMC cube van utility
District 6[]
Fire Station 26 - 11 Catherine Street[]
- Antique Pumper 2 - 1954 Chevrolet / Marsh (500 front-mount/500)
- Rescue 4 - 2000 Ford F-250 walk-around
- Brush 8 - 2001 GMC 1500
- Rescue 9 - 2000 International 4700 walk-in
- Tanker 10 - 2009 International / Asphodel (500/1500)
- Pumper 11 - 2006 International 7400 / Allain (1050/1200/20A/20B)
- Utility (Donated)
Fire Station 27 - 3336 Walsh Avenue[]
- Unit 953 - 2013 Ford F-350 / Rocky Mountain Phoenix brush
- (6075) - 2020 Ford F-350 / Rocky Mountain Phoenix Atlantic walk-around rescue
- (971) - 2016 Spartan Gladiator / Dependable pumper
- 2005 utility
- 1989 Chevrolet 3500 / Morrison hose/utility
- Parade - 1941 LaFrance B-575 CO pumper (625/?)
- Parade 2 - 1955 LaFrance 710-QJO open cab (840/300/quad) (SN#L-5284) (Ex-Pumper 3)
Fire Station 28 - 81 Daley Road[]
- Pumper 1 - 2010 International DuraStar / Rosenbauer (1250/950)
- Rescue 2 - 2016 Ram 4500 walk-around
- Tanker 3 - 2005 International 4400 / Metalfab (420/1500)
- Brush 4 - 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer utility/rescue
- Off Road Rescue 5 - Kawasaki Mule ATV
District 7[]
Fire Station 23 - 87 Reserve Street[]
- Ladder 2 - 2012 Spartan Metro Star / Rosenbauer (1250/500/20A/78' rear-mount)
- Rescue 3 - 2016 Ram 3500 4x4 / Lantz walk-around
- Brush 4 (922) - 2010 Ford F-350 4x4
- Brush 5 (987) - 2017 Ram 3500 4x4 (Transferred from North Sydney Volunteer Fire Department)
- Engine 6 (948) - 2012 Spartan ERV Metro Star MFD (1250/840) (Ex-Sydney Fire Department)
- Engine 7 (905) - 2007 E-One Typhoon (1250/500) (On loan to Reserve Mines Fire Department)
- Rescue 8 - 2016 Dodge Durango SSV
- Rescue Boat - 2022 21' New Star Marine P-7 Galaxy Class RHIB
Fire Station 24 - 14 Commercial Street[]
- Unit 6 (874) - 2000 HME 1871 P2 MFD RR / Fort Garry pumper (1050 top-mount/800/30F)
- (872) - 1979 Chevrolet K30 4x4 / King mini-pumper (250/250) (SN#79044)
- (940) - 2011 Ford F-450 utility
- (892) (1050-05) - 2005 HME 1871 / Fort Garry pumper (1050 top-mount/600) (SN#M9951) (Ex-Sydney Fire Department, ex-New Waterford Fire Department)
- (973) - rescue boat
Fire Station 25 - 195 Main Street[]
- Engine 7 - 2010 E-One Typhoon (1500/500) (On loan from Glace Bay Fire Department)
- Truck 44 - 2024 Ram 2500
- Utility 444 (953) - 2000 Ford F-250 XL
- Pumper 445 - 2016 Ram 3500 wildland
- Tanker 447- 2001 GMC C8500 tandem / Metalfab (420/2000)
- (961) - 2014 Spartan ERV Metro Star MFD pumper (1250/840) (Ex-Sydney Fire Department)
District 8[]
Fire Station 19 - 2664 Highway 255[]
- (6057) - 199? Freightliner FL80RR / E-One pumper (Ex-?)
- 1996 International / Levasseur pumper
- 1994 tanker
Fire Station 20 - 10 South Street[]
- Brush 3 - 2016 Ram 3500 / Rocky Mountain Phoenix (CET Skid/250)
- Pumper 5 - 2003 GMC C / Metalfab (840/1000)
- 2000 Freightliner FL 80 / Superior pumper (1050/800/30F) (SN#SE 2031) (Ex-North Sydney VFD 2000-2017)
Fire Station 21 - 1424 Birch Grove Road[]
- Pumper 3 - 2004 GMC C7500
- Rescue 21 - 2023 Ram 1500 4x4 w/ canopy / Sketchline Design
- 2003 Freightliner FL 80 / American LaFrance pumper (1050/800/30F) (Ex-Stewiacke and District Volunteer Fire Department)
Assignment Unknown[]
- 2022 Spartan Metro Star MFD 10" RR / Metalfab pumper (1250/800/20F) (O/O/S 2/25; sold April 25, 2025 GovDeals)
Bid Requests[]
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality called tender CBRM_P04-2025 for a new aerial. The deadline for submissions is 24 April 2025.
Retired Apparatus[]
- (1074) - 1993 GMC C7000 TopKick / Metalfab pumper (1050/800) (Sold on April 25, 2025, on GovDeals)
- 1990 Ford CF-8000 / Hub pumper (1050/1000) (SN#1770) (Ex-South Bar and District Fire Department, ex-New Waterford Fire Department, ex-Sydney Fire Department) (Sold to Steady Brook-Little Rapids Regional Fire Department)