Muskoka Lakes Fire-Rescue

History

Muskoka Lakes was formed in 1971 as part of municipal restructuring in Muskoka District. The newly formed municipality was an amalgamation of the Village of Bala, Cardwell Township, Medora & Wood Townships, the Village of Port Carling, Watt Township, the Village of Windermere and part of Monck Township.

The fire department was formed from a merger of the Bala Fire Department, the Medora & Wood Township Fire Department, the Monck Township Fire Department, Port Carling Fire Department and Windermere Fire Department.

Fire Stations

Station	Address	In Service	Notes
Port Carling Fire Station	1 Bailey Street, Port Carling	????-2009	Part of municipal building.

Apparatus Roster

All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.

District 1

Foots Bay Fire Station - 1006 Buckeye Road

Built 1971

• Tanker 1 - 2005 Sterling Acterra / Fort Garry (1050/1500) (SN#A036)
• Rescue 1 - 1997 Ford E-350 / Almonte
• Snowmobile
• Fire Boat (Still's Bay Dock)

Glen Orchard Fire Station - 3951 Muskoka Road 169, Unit #2

Built 1990

• Pumper 1 - 2002 Ford F-550 (840/300)

District 3

Bala Fire Station - 1015 Grey Street, Bala

Built 1945/Addition 1999

• Pumper 3 - 2016 Freightliner M2 106 / Metalfab (1050/800)
• Tanker 3 - 2005 Sterling Acterra / Fort Garry (1050/1500) (SN#A035)
• Rescue 3 -
• Snowmobile
• Hazmat Trailer

District 4

Torrance Fire Station - 1030 Torrance Road, Torrance

Built 1985

• Tanker 4 - 2019 Freightliner M2 106 / Metalfab (1050/1750)
• Wildland ATV
• Fire Boat (Queen’s Walk Dock)

Walker's Point Fire Station - 1074 Walker's Point Road, Walkers Point

Built 2007

• Tanker 44 - 2011 Pierce Contender (SN#23371)
• Pumper (spare)

District 5

Minett Fire Station - 1131 Juddhaven Road, Minett

Built 1986

• Pumper 5 - 2007 Sterling Acterra / Fort Garry (1050/500/25F) (SN#A354)
• Tanker 5 - 2007 Sterling Acterra / Fort Garry (1050/1500) (SN#A351)
• Rescue 5 - 2015 Ford F-550 / Eastway
• Fire Boat (SWS Marine Dock)

District 6

Port Carling Fire Station (Headquarters) - 1 Lee Valley Drive, Port Carling

Built 2009

• Pumper 6 - 2016 Freightliner M2 106 / Metalfab (1050/800)
• Tanker 6 - 2007 Sterling Acterra / Fort Garry (1050/1500) (SN#A352)
• Rescue 6 - 2020 Ford F-550 walk-in
• Marine 6 - 2022 Polaris rescue boat
• Mobile Command Post - Former Muskoka EMS unit
• John Deere 'Gator' ATV

District 7

Raymond Fire Station - 1002 Spring Street, Raymond

Built 1980

• Pumper 77 - 2023 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer (1250/840/FP 1600) (SN#18830)
• Tanker 77 - 2022 Freightliner M2 106 / Midwest (840/1665) (SN#3229)

Windermere Fire Station - 2201 Windermere Road, Utterson

Built 1995

• Pumper 7 - 1997 GMC TopKick / Fort Garry (1050/1000)
• Tanker 7 - 2007 Sterling Acterra / Fort Garry (1050/1500) (SN#A350)
• 2021 Freightliner M2 106 / Fort Garry pumper (1050/1000) (SN#J0163)
• Snowmobile

District 9

Milford Bay Fire Station - 1229 Milford Bay Road, Milford Bay

Built 1955

• Pumper 9 - 2017 Freightliner M2 106 / Metalfab (1050/800)
• Tanker 9 - 2011 International 7400 / Fort Garry (1050/1500) (SN#M225)
• Rescue 9 - 1998 Dodge / Oro Designs (250/200)
• Amphibious Argo
• Marine 9 - Fire Boat (Boathouse)

Spare Apparatus

• 2000 GMC C8500 / Fort Garry pumper (1050/1000) (SN#M6524)

Assignment Unknown

• 2007 Sterling Acterra / Fort Garry pumper (1050/500/25F) (SN#A353) (Ex-Pumper 77)

In Production

• 2024 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Fort Garry pumper (1050/1000) for Glen Orchard (SN#J0263)

On Order

• The Township of Muskoka Lakes ordered a new Rosenbauer pumper (1050/1050) from City View Emergency Vehicles in February 2024. The new truck will be stationed in Foots Bay.

Retired Apparatus

• 2003 Ford F-550 / Asphodel mini-pumper (840/300) (Ex-Pumper 4) (C-Max rehab) (Sold to Tilden Lake Fire Protection Team)
• 2002 Freightliner FL 80 / Advance tanker (500/1000) (O/O/S August 2022; sold October 12, 2022 GovDeals to Fenton Fire) (For sale December 2022 asking $54,900.00)
• 2000 Ford E-350 / Demers walk-in rescue (Former ambulance)
• 1999 Ford F-550 XLT 4x4 / E-One mini-pumper (840/300/FP) (Built by E-One for Canadian dealer Joe Johnson Barrie Ontario) (E-One SN#121193) (Superior SN#SE2199) (Leased to Rama Fire Rescue Service) (Returned 2002; sold to Muskoka Lakes on SN#SE2476) (O/O/S 5/16; sold March 16/20 GovDeals)
• 1999 Ford E-350 / Demers walk-in rescue (Ex-ambulance)
• 1998 Ford F-800 / Fort Garry pumper (1050/1000) (SN#M6158) (Ex-Pumper 1) (Sold January 20, 2023 GovDeals)
• 1997 Ford F-800 / Fort Garry pumper (1050/1000) (SN#M5875) (Ex-Pumper 10)
• 1995 Ford F-700 / 1996 Fort Garry pumper (840/1000) (SN#M5777)
• 1995 GMC TopKick / 1972 Thibault pumper (625/500) (Almonte 1995 remount of T72-113; 2001 refurb)
• 1994 GMC TopKick / 1972 Thibault pumper (625/500) (Almonte 1994 remount of T72-115)
• 1993 Ford F-450 / Sentinel walk-in rescue
• 1992 GMC K3500 rescue
• 1991 Ford F-800 / Fort Garry pumper/tanker (625/1200) (SN#M4704)
• 1990 Ford F-800 / Fort Garry tanker (440/1600) (SN#M4408)
• 1989 Ford F-800 / Superior pumper (625/1000) (SN#SE 979) (Sold to Calvin Township Fire Department (Ontario))
• 1987 Ford F-800 / Superior pumper (625/800) (SN#SE 889)
• 1987 GMC C7000 / Fort Garry pumper (840/1000) (SN#SS 3445) (Sold to New Glasgow Rural Fire Company (Prince Edward Island))
• 1986 GMC K30 rescue
• 1983 GMC C7000 / Pierreville pumper (625 front-mount/?) (SN#PFT-1263)
• 1979 tanker
• 1978 tanker
• 1973 Dodge 800 / Eastway front-mount pumper
• 1972 Dodge D800 / Thibault pumper (625/500) (SN#T72-113) (Almonte remount 1995 on 1995 GMC TopKick chassis; 2001 rehab)
• 1972 Dodge D800 / Thibault pumper (625/500) (SN#T72-115) (Almonte remount 1994 on 1994 GMC TopKick chassis)
• 1971 Dodge D700 / Thibault pumper (625/?)
• 1963 Dodge D300 Power Wagon 4x4 / King-Seagrave mini-pumper (150/?) (SN#62092) (Ex-Medora & Wood Township Fire Department)
• 1962 Ford F-600 / Thibault pumper (500/600) (SN#12645) (Ex-Port Carling Fire Department)
• 1958 Ford / Marsh pumper (600 front-mount/?) (Ex-Medora & Wood Township Fire Department)
• 1958 Dodge / Marsh pumper (600 front-mount/?) (Ex-Medora & Wood Township Fire Department)
• 1956 Thibault pumper (1050/200) (Ex-Monck Township Fire Department, ex-Hamilton Fire Department (Ontario)) (Destroyed in a station fire in the 1970s)
• Dodge rescue

External Links

• Muskoka Lakes Township Fire Department
• Port Carling Firefighters Association Facebook page
• Muskoka Lakes Fire Department Station 7 Facebook page

Station Map

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