Area Served[]
Cobourg is a town of 20,000 people located on the north shore of Lake Ontario, 110 kilometres east of Toronto. The municipality is 22.37 square kilometres in size. It is the administrative centre for Northumberland County and is home to the area courthouse, county administration and a hospital. Highway 401 and two major rail lines pass through the town. Major industries include food processing, wire and cable manufacturing and plastics.
Department Profile[]
Cobourg Fire Rescue is a composite department, with a full-time chief, deputy chief, fire prevention officer and 16 full-time firefighters. There are also 20 volunteer / paid-on-call firefighters. The single station is manned by full-time staff 24/7.
History[]
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Station | 213 Second Street | ?-ca.1975 | Now a theatre. |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
Fire Station - 111 Elgin Street East[]
Built 1975
- Pump 371 - 2012 Spartan Metro Star MFD 10" RR / Rosenbauer (1250/?/68' Roadrunner rear-mount)
- Pump 372 - 2024 Rosenbauer Commander R6011 FX (1250/840/17F/FP2001) (SN#18963)
- Pump 373 - 2013 Ford F-550 / Spartan ERV (1050/250/10F)
- Rescue 391 - 2010 Spartan Gladiator Classic ELFD 24" RR 3-door command cab / 2016 Arnprior walk-in rescue/command
- Aerial 394 - 2006 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD tandem / Smeal (1750/300/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#603130)
- Unit 396 (Service/ Fire Inspection vehicle) - 2011 Ram 4x4
- Unit 398 (Fire Prevention/Emergency Planning) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee
- Unit 399 (Chief) - 2010 Dodge Journey
- Parade - 1932 White / Seagrave pumper (?/80)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2010 Spartan Metro Star MFD 10" RR / Dependable pumper (1250/750 June 8/10) (Job#30015) (VIN#4S7CT2D49C071527) (Ex-Pump 372) (Struck by transport truck February 3, 2025) (Repaired by Dependable) (Sold May 1, 2025 for $86,000.00 on GovDeals to South Frontenac Township Fire Department)
- 1999 Ford F-550 XL SD / Dependable mini-pumper (625/300/40F) (SN#MRP-307-625-300-99) (Ex-Pump 373)
- 1998 Chevrolet / Four Winds motorhome command vehicle (Sold to Belleville Fire and Emergency Services (Ontario))
- 1995 Freightliner FL 80 / 1991 Dependable rescue (Body ex-York Fire Department (Ontario)) (Ex-Rescue 391) (Sold to McNab-Braeside Township Fire Department)
- 1993 E-One Cyclone Hush / Superior pumper (1250/425 November 18/93) (SN#12255; SE 1413; SES 121) (Ex-Pump 372; ex-Pump 1) (Sold to Modern Driver Training)
- 1993 E-One Cyclone Hush / Superior pumper (1250/320) (SN#SE 1321; SES 104) (Ex-Pump 372, ex-Pump 2) (Ex-E-One demo delivered by Superior)
- 1993 E-One Cyclone TC MFD / Superior pumper (1050/425/50' TeleSqurt February 12/93) (SN#10992; SE 1249) (Ex-Pump 371, ex-Pump 1) (Sold to Alnwick / Haldimand Township Fire and Rescue)
- 1988 Mack MR686S tandem / Thibault quint (840/200/100' rear-mount) (SN#T88-131) (Ex-Aerial 394, ex-Aerial 4) (Sold to Centre de formation professionnelle de Neufchâtel)
- 1977 Ford C-900 / Pierreville pumper (840 TM/600) (SN#PFT-684)
- 1973 GMC C6500 / Nordic pumper (840/700)
- 1965 Mercury C / LaFrance quint (840/200/100' mid-mount) (SN#F-65-7430) (Sold 1988 to Campbellford-Seymour Fire Department).
- 1952 Seagrave 66-E / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (625/700) (Seagrave SN#F-2100) (Sold to Hope Township Fire Department (Ontario))
- 1931 Seagrave Suburbanite / Bickle pumper (Seagrave SN#67446)
