History[]
Southwest Oxford Township was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of Dereham and West Oxford Townships. The Dereham Township Fire Department and West Oxford Township Fire Department were merged to create the new fire department.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 292192 Culloden Road, Brownsville | 1958-2010 | Addition or renovation in 1993. Now an auto-detailing business. |
| 3 | Beachville | 1974 (amalgamation)-1975 | Destroyed by fire. |
| 3 | 434696 West Hill Line, Beachville | 1976-2019 | Replaced by a new building at the same location. |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
Fire Station 1 - 292244 Culloden Road, Brownsville[]
Grand Opening Sep 11, 2010. Shared with the Brownsville Community Complex.
- Pumper 61 - 2017 Freightliner 114SD / Metalfab (1050/1000/20A)
- Unit 6102 - 2007 International 4400 / Metalfab tanker (420/1600)
Fire Station 2 - 333269 Plank Line (Highway 19), Mount Elgin[]
- Unit 6201 - 2023 Freightliner M2 106 / Fort Garry pumper (1250/800) (SN#J0360)
- Unit 6202 - 2007 International 4400 / Metalfab tanker (420/1600) (SN#M07-7831)
- Unit 6203 - 2009 Freightliner M2 106 / Metalfab walk-in rescue
Fire Station 3 - 434696 West Hill Line, Beachville[]
Opened 2019
- Unit 6301 - 1999 International 4900 / Metalfab pumper (1050/1000) (SN#M99-8740)
- Unit 63-02 (Tanker 3) - 2021 Freightliner M2 112 / Metalfab (840/1600/25F)
- Unit 63-03 (Rescue 3) - 2009 Freightliner M2 / Metalfab walk-in
Unit 6301
Unit 63-02
Unit 63-03
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2001 Freightliner FL 80 / Fort Garry pumper (1050 topmount enclosed/1000) (SN#M6676) (Sold June 27, 2023 GovDeals)
- 1997 Freightliner FL 80 / Metalfab tanker (420/1600) (SN#M97-5765) (Ex-Unit 6302) (Sold December 15, 2022 GovDeals) (Sold to Hélie, body remounted and sold to Service de Sécurité Incendie de Harrington)
- 1995 Freightliner FL 80 / Fort Garry pumper (1050/800) (SN#M5596)
- 1992 International 4600 LP / 2002 Wiltsie walk-in rescue
- 1991 Dodge Ram rescue van
- 1989 GMC C7000 tanker (-/1500)
- 1988 Ford E-250 rescue van
- 1987 GMC C7000 / FD-built rescue
- 1986 GMC C7000 tanker (-/1750)
- 1982 Ford F / Kidron rescue (Ex-Westminster Fire Department (Ontario))
- 1976 GMC T6500 / Thibault pumper (625/500) (SN#T76-194)
- 1975 International CargoStar / King pumper (625/500) (SN#75006) (Sold to Lambton College)
- 1975 International CO1710B / King tanker (250/1500) (SN#75010)
- 1973 GMC step van rescue
- 1971 Ford L-900 / King-Seagrave pumper (625/500) (SN#71002) (Ex-Dereham Township Fire Department) (Sold 1999 to private owner)
- 1968 Chevrolet C60 / King-Seagrave pumper (500/600) (SN#67052) (Ex-West Oxford Township Fire Department) (Destroyed in 1975 fire station fire)
- 1958 GMC 9853 / King-Seagrave pumper (500/500) (SN#5813) (Ex-Dereham Township Fire Department)