Lambton Shores Fire & Emergency Services

History

The Municipality of Lambton Shores was formed in 2001 through the amalgamation of the Town of Forest, the villages of Arkona, Grand Bend and Thedford and the Township of Bosanquet. The following fire departments were located within the boundaries of the new municipality:

• Arkona Fire Department
• Forest Fire Department
• Grand Bend Fire Department
• Northville Fire Department
• Thedford Fire Department

The individual departments continued to operate independently for several years after amalgamation. A fire chief for the entire municipality was hired in 2018.

Department Profile

Fleet

In July 2024, LSFES introduced a new numbering system for apparatus. The format is alpha-numeric, starting with LS (Lambton Shores) followed by a two digit number. The first digit is the station number, the second digit is apparatus type:

• 1 - Pumper
• 2 - Tanker
• 3 - Rescue
• 4 - Pickup
• 5 - Pumper/Tanker

Apparatus Roster

All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.

Fire Station 1 - 3 Victoria Street, Arkona

• LS-11 - 2019 International MV607 / Metalfab pumper (1050/1000/20F)
• LS-12 - 2011 Freightliner M2 106 tandem / Midwest tanker (port./2500) (SN#2303) (Ex-Arkona Fire Department 2011-2018)
• LS-14 - 202? Ford F-250
• Parade - 1948 GMC / Hickey front-mount pumper (Ex-Arkona Fire Department 1948-2018)

Fire Station 2 - 65 Main Street South, Forest

Built 1982

• LS-21 - 2003 International 4400 / Superior pumper (1050/700/30F) (SN#SE 3052) (Ex-Forest Fire Department 2003-2018)
• LS-24 - 2013 Ford F-250 XL SD w/ ARE canopy (Ex-Forest Fire Department 2013-2018)
• LS-25 - 2013 E-One Typhoon 6712 pumper/tanker (1250/1065/25F) (SO#137946) (Ex-Forest Fire Department 2013-2018)
• Parade - 1922 Oldsmobile / Bickle pumper (300/50) (Ex-Forest Fire Department 1922-2018)

LS-24

Fire Station 3 - 4 Municipal Drive, Grand Bend

Built 1968/1983

• Car 3 - 20?? Ford F-150 XLT
• LS-31 - 2014 Pierce Saber pumper (1050 top-mount/850) (SN#27575) (Ex-Grand Bend Fire Department 2014-2018)
• LS-32 - 2016 Kenworth T370 / HME Ahrens-Fox tanker (420/1750) (Ex-Grand Bend Fire Department 2016-2018)
• LS-33 - 2008 Peterbilt 335 / 2000 Asphodel 16' walk-in rescue (Ex-Grand Bend Fire Department 2000-2018)
• LS-34 - 2020 Ford F-250
• LS-36 - UTV
• Parade - 1943 Jeep brush (port./50) (Ex-Grand Bend Fire Department 1943-2018)

Car 3

Fire Station 4 - 9575 Port Franks Road, Port Franks

• LS-43 - 2005 GMC C5500 / Dependable walk-in rescue (Ex-Northville Fire Department 2005-2018)
• LS-45 - 2024 Spartan Metro Star EMFD tandem / Metalfab pumper/tanker (1050/2000/20F)

Fire Station 5 - 89 Pearl Street, Thedford

• LS-51 - 2018 Spartan Metro Star MFD 20" RR / Carl Thibault pumper (1250/800) (SN#2747)
• LS-52 "Big Red" - 2001 Mack CH613 tandem tanker (Ex-Thedford Fire Department 2001-2018)
• LS-53 - 2003 GMC C5500 / Dependable rescue (Ex-Thedford Fire Department 2003-2018)
• Parade - 1942 International / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (Ex-Thedford Fire Department; ex-Royal Canadian Air Force)

Retired Apparatus

• 1999 International 4900 / Superior pumper (1050 top-mount/900/30F) (SN#SE 2009) (Ex-Northville Fire Department 1999-2018) (Ex-LS-41) (O/O/S August 2024; sold September 10, 2024 GovDeals)
• 1994 International 4700 / 2002 Asphodel walk-in rescue (Sold November 30 2023 Gov Deals)

External Links

• Lambton Shores Fire & Emergency Services
• Grand Bend Firefighters Facebook page

Station Map

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