Department Profile[]
The District is protected by the Hudson's Hope Fire & Rescue Service, which was founded in 1963.
This department maintains 2 stations that each hold 2 pieces of fire apparatus. These apparatus include 2 engines, 1 pumper/tanker and 1 CAFS Rescue Engine. The Department is led by a full-time Chief and has 25 volunteer members (2 Deputy Chiefs, 3 Captains, 1 Safety Officer, 19 Firefighters, 2 Junior Firefighters).
The department responds to fires within its Fire Protection District and to Motor Vehicle Accidents within the district and the surrounding area, covering 400 square miles. The department also provides public education and participates in demonstrations at different events throughout the year.
A Junior Firefighter program is run in conjunction with the Hudson's Hope School to provide Grade 11 and 12 students with the opportunity to train and work with the Fire & Rescue Department for a year. The department also holds an annual fireworks display on Halloween to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
Fire Station 1 - 9904 Dudley Drive[]
- Engine 1 - 2007 Spartan Diamond / Toyne (1250/625/30A/30B) (Ex-Iowa City Fire Department - purchased 2010 through VRS Sales, Clinton Park NY)
- Command 1 - 200? Ford Expedition
- Brush 1 - UTV 6x6
- Engine 2 - 2023 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer Coyote (1050/750/20A) (SN#18825)
- Wildland 3 - 2024 International CV515 4x4 / Iturri America Type 3 (290 PTO/500/12A/Darley 1.5 AGE Auxiliary/Trident ATP Foam System June 2024) (SN#IAA005) (Body built by Iturri Spain for Iturri America) (Ex-stock delivered by Safetek ProFire) (Waterax BB-4-21H 103 GPM SN#147146 added July 2024 by ProFire Pro.#BCS007590)
- Chief Unit 37 - 2008 GMC Sierra 4x4 crew cab
- Structural Protection Unit
- 2002 Ford F-550XL SD 4x4 / Profire (CAFS/300/20F) (Ex-Engine 2)
Fire Station 2 - 4453 Beryl Prairie Road, Beryl Prairie[]
- Engine 4 - 1999 International 4900 / Superior (1050/1000/25A) (SN#SE 2023) (Ex-Engine 1)
- Tender 5 - 2015 Freightliner M2 106 / Hub (420/CET port./1700) (SN#XXXX-1190)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 199? GMC 1500 4x4 pick up
- 1984 Ford F-800 / King pumper (625/800) (SN#840027) (Ex-Engine 4 1984-2010) (Sold 2011)
- 1980 International S1900 / Hub pumper (625 front-mount/1500) (Ex-Grand Forks Fire Rescue (British Columbia)) (Transferred November 2015 to Public Works)
- 1965 Chevrolet C / King-Seagrave pumper (625/?) (SN#65040) (Sold @1996 to local private owner, sold @2007 to private owner in Alberta)
- 195? International S-120 panel van (PG 49)
- 195? Ford pick up (Acquired 1963, department's first truck)
- 1953 LaFrance 710-PJC pumper (840/500) (SN#L-4703) (Ex-RCAF) (Ex-Beryl Prairie Engine 1, sold December 2001)