History[]
Creston Fire Rescue was formed February 21 1899. Creston Fire Rescue provides protection to the Town of Creston and the Regional District of Central Kootenays Area B Erickson and Area C West Creston.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Station | 11th Avenue North | 1925-1961 | Building moved from another location. Torn down in 1961. |
| Fire Station | 11th Avenue North | 1961-1982 | |
| Fire Station | 200 10th Avenue North | 1981-2022 | Former grocery store, originally built in 1959. |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
Fire Station - 1505 Cook Street[]
Opened September 24, 2022
- Car 1 (256) - 200? Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
- Car 2 - 200? GMC Yukon 4x4
- Engine 21 - 2011 HME Ember EMFD 12"RR / Ferrara Ember (1250/830/10F/FP2002) (SN#H4615)
- Ladder 21 - 2001 Spartan Gladiator tandem / Quality (?/?/100' mid-mount platform) (Ex-North Haven Fire Department (Connecticut) 2001-2014) (Purchased April 2015 from New England Equipment & Apparatus)
- Tender 21 (255) - 2003 Sterling tandem vacuum (?/2900)
- Rescue 21 - 2000 International / Amtech walk-in (Ex-Spearfish Fire Department 2000-2015)
- Command 21 - 201? Ford F-150
- Mobile Kitchen - (252) - 1965 Mercury M-500 (Ex-Government of Canada Civil Defence)
Engine 21
Satellite Fire Station - 896A Reclamation Road, West Creston[]
Retired Apparatus[]
- (249) - 2000 Ford F-550 XLT SD 4x4 / 1998 General / 2002 Profire walk-around rescue (port./100) (Ex-Rescue 21; ex-Rescue 1) (Sold July 2015 to Groom Volunteer Fire Department)
- (258) - 1997 E-One Protector walk-in rescue (210/165) (SN#16476) (Ex-Squad 1) (Ex-Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department)
- (245) - 1987 GMC Sierra 3500 3+3 4x4 / Local rescue (Used chassis purchased 1990; new General body added 1998; remounted 2002 by ProFire on #249) (Chassis sold 2002 to North Westside Volunteer Fire Department)
- 1987 GMC C7000 / Hub tanker (350/1200) (Ex-Tanker 1) (Lettered for Regional District Central Kootenays Area B & C) (O/O/S June 2017) (Sold November 14, 2024 GovDeals)
- 1986 Mack MC686P / Anderson pumper (1250/500) (SN#MS-1250-94) (VIN 1M2H146C8GM001419) (ProFire August 2002 rehab WO#2240) (Ex-Pumper 3) (Sold August 2011 to Three Hills Fire Department)
- 1979 GMC C7000 / Hub (625 front-mount/1200) (SN#625) (Ex-Robson & District Fire Department 1979-2011) (Sold to West Creston Fire Protection Society; merged into Creston Fire Department)
- (246) - 1976 GMC P30 / Grumman Kurbmaster step van rescue (Ex-Rescue 1)
- 1973 Ford C-900 / Pierreville pumper (1050/300) (SN#PFT-311) (Ex-Pumper 2) (Sold 2002 to Paraiso Point Resort Vernon BC) (Sold April 2009)
- 1970 International Travelall
- 1956 Ford F-750 Big Job / LaFrance pumper (500/500) (SN#F-2940) (Sold 1998 to Paradise Valley Fire District (Idaho))
- 1951 Ford/CVFD 175/200
- 192? Chevrolet (Used chassis purchased 1931, converted by FD to pumper)