History[]
Central Elgin Fire Rescue was created in 1998 when the new Municipality of Central Elgin was created through amalgamation. Three fire departments were merged to create the new fire service:
Fire Stations[]
Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 218 Joseph Street, Port Stanley | 1998 (amalgamation)-2022 | Built 1975 as Town of Port Stanley fire station. |
Area Served[]
Central Elgin is home to 12,743 people (2011 Census) over an area of 280 square kilometres. Much of the municipality is rural. The largest communities are Port Stanley and Belmont.
Department Profile[]
Central Elgin has a full-time fire chief and approximately 100 paid-on-call / volunteer firefighters. Each station has a district chief, district deputy chief, four captains and 19 firefighters. Dispatch is provided by Tillsonburg Fire Department.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
Fire Station 1 - 5120 Sunset Road, Port Stanley[]
Opened 2022
- Aerial 1 - 2014 E-One Cyclone II X tandem (1468/420/95' rear-mount platform) (SO#138748) (Ex-Immokalee Fire Control District)
- Pumper-Tanker 11 - 2011 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (840/1500)
- Pumper 12 (Spare) - 1998 Spartan Advantage / General Safety (1250/800) (SN#98-MET-18) (Ex-Pumper 31)
- Rescue 14 - 2017 International DuraStar 4400 / 1996 Superior walk-around (SN#SE 1559) (Ex-Rescue 33)
- Kawasaki Mule 4x4 UTV
- Parade - 1949 GMC / Marsh pumper (500/500) (Ex-Port Stanley Fire Department)
Fire Station 2 - 42702 Sparta Line, Union[]
Built 1950
- Pumper 21 - 2004 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (1050/500/30F) (SN#400280)
- Pumper-Tanker 22 - 2021 Kenworth T370 tandem / E-One (1103/2108) (SO#144397)
- Rescue 23 - 2015 Freightliner M2 106 / E-One walk-in (SO#138742)
Fire Station 3 - 9538 Yarmouth Centre Road, Yarmouth Centre[]
Built 1960
- Pumper 31 - 2019 Spartan ER Metro Star LFD (1665/1050/30F) (SO#218139)
- Pumper-Tanker 32 - 2006 International 7400 tandem / Smeal (840/2500/50F) (SN#605070)
- Rescue 33 - 2017 Freightliner M2 106 / E-One walk-around (SO#140049)
Fire Station 4 - 206 Caesar Road, Belmont[]
Built 1988
- Pumper 41 - 2014 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (1050/800/30F)
- Pumper-Tanker 42 - 2009 Spartan Metro Star / Rosenbauer (840/1500)
- Rescue 43 - 2000 Freightliner FL 60 / Superior walk-in (SN#SE 2432)
Station / Assignment Unknown[]
- Parade - 1962 GMC C980 / Thibault pumper (625/800) (SN#12640) (Ex-Belmont Fire Area; ex-Yarmouth Township Fire Department)
- 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- 20?? Ford F-150 4x4
- Boat
- Jet Ski
Awaiting Deployment[]
- Pumper 21 - 2025 Spartan FC-94 MFD 10" RR / E-One (1057/1000) (SO#147867)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2003 Ford F-250 / C-Max rescue
- 1996 International 4900 / Dependable tanker (625/2000) (SN#PT280-625-2000-96) (Ex-Yarmouth Township Fire Department)
- 1996 HME 1871-SFO / 2000 General Safety pumper (840 RM/600/30F) (SN#18454; 00-MET-10) (Ex-Pumper 12) (For sale June 2021 $17,500 on Kijiji, St. George ONT)
- 1996 Freightliner FL 70 / Superior walk-around rescue (SN#SE 1559) (Ex-Yarmouth Township Fire Department) (Body remounted on 2017 International DuraStar 4400 chassis)
- 1994 Ford CF-8000 / Hub pumper (1050/1000) (SN#2100) (Ex-Belmont Fire Department)
- 1994 Ford F-450 / Dependable walk-in rescue (Ex-Yarmouth Township Fire Department)
- 1989 Ford F-800 / Hub pumper (625/1200) (SN#1585) (Ex-Port Stanley Fire Department)
- 1989 Ford F-800 / Hub pumper/tanker (625/1500) (SN#1580) (Ex-Belmont Fire Department)
- 1989 International S2674 tandem / Hub pumper/tanker (840/2500) (SN#1625) (Ex-Yarmouth Township Fire Department) (Sold to Kinkora Fire Department)
- 1984 GMC C7000 / King pumper (625/800) (SN#830018) (Ex-Pumper 31) (Ex-Yarmouth Township Fire Department) (Sold to Glaslyn / RM of Parkdale Fire & Rescue)
- 1979 GMC C6500 / King pumper (625/800) (SN#79053) (Ex-Pumper 32) (Ex-Yarmouth Township Fire Department) (Sold July 25, 1999 to Malahide Township Fire Services)
- 1979 Dodge rescue (Ex-Belmont Fire Department)
- 1974 Ford C / King pumper (1050/500) (SN#74005) (Ex-Port Stanley Fire Department; sold 2000)
- 197? Ford E-series / Multi-Vans walk-in rescue (Ex-Port Stanley Fire Department)