History[]
The Town of Lincoln, is a municipality within the Regional Municipality of Niagara. It was formed in 1970 through the amalgamation of the Township of Clinton, the Township of Louth, and the Village of Beamsville. It lies on Lake Ontario to the north and borders the City of St. Catharines to the east, the Town of Grimsby to the west, the Town of Pelham to the southeast and the Township of West Lincoln to the southwest. Lincoln Fire Rescue Services was formed through the amalgamation of the Louth Township Fire Department, the Beamsville Clinton Township Fire Department, the South Clinton Fire Department, and the Vineland Fire Department.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4283 Mountain Street, Beamsville | 1970 (amalgamation)-1972 | Built 1947. Former Beamsville Clinton Twp. Fire Station. |
| 2 | 4238 Fly Road, Campden | 1970 (amalgamation)-2018 | Built 1958. Former South Clinton Twp. Fire Station. |
Department Profile[]
Lincoln Fire Rescue Service (LFRS) is a paid-on-call (POC) or volunteer department, operating out of four fire stations. There are 114 POC firefighters and officers, as well as a paid Chief, paid Deputy Chief, paid Fire Prevention Officer, paid Fire Inspector/Public Educator, and paid Administrative Assistant. The Fire Chief is also the designated Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC) and is responsible for administering the municipal Emergency Plan. Firefighters are alerted by pagers and communications is handled by the City of St. Catharines Fire and Emergency Services Alarm Room. A new fire apparatus numbering system was adopted in the Niagara Region in 2016. All Lincoln units have "6" as a prefix.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
Fire Station 1 (Headquarters) - 4594 Ontario Street, Beamsville[]
Built 1972, addition 2011
- Car 601 (Fire Chief) (FS01) - 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD
- Car 602 (Deputy Chief) (FS02) - 2017 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD
- Car 603 (Duty Officer / Public Education) (FS04) - 2018 Ford F-150 4x4
- Pump 611 (FS36) - 2017 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Smeal (1500/800/25F) (SO#S4657)
- Pump 612 (FS34) - 2002 HME 1871 P2 / Almonte (1250/500) (SN#16823) (Ex-Pump 641)
- Ladder 615 (FS41) - 2013 Spartan Gladiator Classic EMFD / Smeal (1665/250/17F/100' rear-mount platform) (SO#4165) (Ex-demo)
- Tanker 616 (FS51) - 2010 Kenworth T370 / Midwest wetside (100/2500) (SN#2087)
- Squad 618 (FS11) - 2025 Ram 5500 / Wilcox (port./300) (SN#240570)
- Car 691 (Fire Prevention) (FS03) - 2016 Ford F-250 4x4 (Ex-Car 603)
Fire Station 2 - 3970 Fly Road, Campden[]
Built 2018
- Pump 621 (FS35) - 2019 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Smeal (1500/800/25F) (SN#S218046; 919160)
- Tanker 626 - 2018 Kenworth T880 / Midwest wetside (250/3000) (SN#2865)
- Squad 628 - 2025 Ram 5500 / Wilcox (port./300 )
Fire Station 3 - 3335 Tallman Drive, Vineland[]
Built 1991, also acts as the Vineland Base for Niagara EMS - 1 Ambulance
- Pump 631 (FS33) - 2015 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Smeal (1250/835/25F) (SO#4365)
- Rescue 637 (FS21) - 2023 Spartan ER Metro Star LFD 20" RR 20' walk-around (SN#222093-01) (ON#BY 77180)
Fire Station 4 - 3763 Nineteenth Street, Jordan[]
Built 2008
- Pump 641 (FS31) - 2021 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Smeal (1500/800/25F) (SN#S5118; 124220)
- Pump 642 (FS32) - 2001 Freightliner FL 80 / Superior (1050/1000/30F) (SN#SE 2494) (Ex-Pump 621)
- Tanker 646 (FS53) - 2009 Kenworth T370 / Midwest elliptical (100/2500) (SN#2084)
- Squad 648 - 2025 Ram 5500 / Wilcox (port./300 )
Special Operations Unit[]
Volunteer auxiliary members respond from Station 4, established 2015
- Special Operations 649 (FS22) - 2021 Kenworth T270 / ITB walk-in
On Order[]
The Town of Lincoln ordered a new Spartan ER Metro Star LFD 10" RR S-180 2107 pumper (1250/625/17F) in November 2024.
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2008 Ford Expedition 4x4 (Ex-FS01 / Car 691)
- (FS21) - 2007 Spartan Advantage MFD / 1988 Dependable / Metro Collision walk-in rescue (Box remounted from a 1988 Chevrolet C70) (Ex-Rescue 637) (O/O/S February 2024) (Sold March 11 2024 GovDeals to Hélie, sold to Service de Sécurité Incendie de Fassett)
- 2007 Ford Expedition 4x4 (Ex-FS02) (Destroyed in MVC, 2016)
- 2005 Chevrolet Equinox (Ex-FS03) (Sold at auction, 2015)
- (FS13) - 2003 Ford F-250 XL SD 4x4 / 2014 Wilcox walk-around medical/utility (Honda GX120 4HP port./100) (VIN#1FTNW21S24ED80161) (Ex-Squad 648) (O/O/S May 2025) (Sold June 11, 2025 GovDeals)
- (FS12) - 2003 Ford F-250 XL SD 4x4 / 2014 Wilcox walk-around medical/utility (Honda GX120 4HP port./100) (VIN#1FTNW21S34ED62252) (Ex-Squad 628) (O/O/S May 2025) (Sold June 1, 2025 GovDeals)
- (FS11) - 2003 Ford F-250 XL SD 4x4 / 2013 Wilcox walk-around medical/utility (Honda GX120 4HP port./100) (VIN#1FTNW21S73EC33283) (Ex-Squad 618) (Sold May 2, 2025 $13,700.00 GovDeals)
- 1998 Ford Expedition 4x4 (Ex-FS01) (Sold to West Lincoln Fire & Emergency Services)
- (FS22) - 1998 Freightliner FL 60 / Excellance walk-in rehab (Ex-Stone House Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad)
- (FS52) - 1997 GMC TopKick / Almonte tanker (-/2000) (Ex-Tanker 2)
- (FS31) - 1993 Spartan Gladiator / 1997 Almonte pumper (1050/500) (SN#11861) (Ex-Pump 612, ex-Pump 1) (Was stored at Grimsby Stn 2 Training Complex) (O/O/S 2022; sold February 23 2024 GovDeals)
- (FS35) - 1993 Spartan Diamond / Almonte pumper (1050/600) (SN#8600) (Ex-Pump 3) (Previously loaned to Haldimand County Fire Department to replace unit destroyed in fire) (Sold June 2020; sitting in scrapyard St. Gregoire QUE)
- 1991 Pierce Dash / Superior quint (1050/450/50' TeleSqurt) (SN#E5247; SE 996)
- 1991 Dodge Ram van mobile air cascade unit
- 1989 GMC C7000 / Dependable tanker (-/1800)
- 1988 Chevrolet C70 / Dependable walk-in rescue (Box remounted on a 2007 Spartan Advantage MFD chassis)
- 1981 Ford C / Thibault pumper (840/600) (SN#T81-121)
- 1981 Ford cube van rescue
- 1980 Chevrolet cube van rescue
- 1966 Ford C/ King Tanker (-/1500)
- 1977 Ford C / Pierreville pumper (625/600)
- 1976 Ford C-900 / Pierreville pumper (840/500) (SN#PFT-483) (Ex-Niagara Falls Fire Services (Ontario))
- 1974 Ford C / King pumper (625/500)
- 1971 Ford C / Pierreville pumper
- 1968 Ford tanker
- 1967 GMC van (converted school van)
- 1966 Ford step van rescue
- 1963 GMC / Thibault pumper (625/600)
- 1960 International / King-Seagrave pumper (625/500) (SN#6002) (Ex-Beamsville Clinton Township Fire Department)
- 1960 International / Thibault pumper (625/600) (SN#10637) (Ex-Beamsville Clinton Township Fire Department)
- 1958 GMC rescue van
- 1956 GMC 9900 / Thibault pumper (500/600) (SN#C56-1049) (Ex-Louth Township Fire Department) (Sold to Temagami Township Fire Department)
- 1953 Ford / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (500/500) (SN#5356) (Ex-Beamsville Clinton Township Fire Department)
Ongoing Plans[]
The Town of Lincoln entered into a 24-month pilot project with the Town of Grimsby in June 2021. The agreement will start with the integration of full-time executive, administrative, training, and fire prevention staff of LFRS with those of the Grimsby Fire Department. If successful after the 24 months, the towns will consider a second phase which would integrate firefighting operations. The first phase commenced on October 1, 2021. If the merger goes ahead, the name of the new department will be Niagara West Fire & Emergency Services. The agreement was renewed in 2024 and a new fire department was created and a Joint Advisory Council (JAC) was established.