Department Overview[]
St. Thomas Fire Rescue is a full time fire department with 1 Chief, 1 Deputy, 4 Platoon Chiefs, 56 Firefighters, 4 dispatchers and 4 Fire Prevention Staff.
History[]
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Station | 18 Southwick Street | 1888-1973 | Demolished. |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
Fire Station 1 (Headquarters) - 305 Wellington Street[]
Built 1973
- Pump 1 - 2024 E-One Typhoon 6712 (1250/?) (SN#146616)
- Fire Prevention 2 - 2022 Ford Explorer AWD
- Unit 3 - 2023 Ford F-250 4x4 w/ canopy
- Unit 4 - 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 w/ canopy
- Aerial 5 - 2023 Pierce Enforcer 7000 tandem (1750/385/33F/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#37559)
- Tanker 8 - 2015 Freightliner M2 106 / E-One (1050/1487) (SO#139164)
- Rescue 10 - 2018 Rosenbauer Commander 4000 24" RR walk-around
- Pump 11 (Overtime staffing) - 2004 E-One Cyclone II / Superior (1750/400/25F) (SN#127614; SE 3218) (Ex-Pump 1)
- Parade - 1951 Seagrave 66-EB / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (625/300) (Seagrave SN#F-5345) (Ex-Engine 2; ex-Engine 1) (Retired July 1984)
- trailer
Pump 1
Fire Prevention 1
Fire Prevention 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Aerial 5
Tanker 8
Rescue 10
Engine 2 (Parade)
Fire Station 2 - 235 Burwell Road[]
Built 2006 Captain Dennis Redman Memorial Substation
- Pump 6 - 2007 E-One Cyclone II (1750/825/30F) (SO#132835)
- Ladder 9 (Spare) - 2011 E-One Cyclone II 6x4 Notched RR HP 100 (1665/400/100' rear-mount) (SO#136644)
Pump 6
Ladder 9
On Order[]
- 2025 E-One Typhoon industrial foam pumper-tanker
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2009 Jeep Patriot 4x4
- 2008 Pontiac Montana
- 2002 Ford F-550XLT SD 4x4 / Superior walk-around rescue (SN#SE 2920) (Ex-Rescue 10)
- 2001 E-One Cyclone II / Superior aerial (1500/300/25A/75' rear-mount ladder) (SN#123618; SE 2533) (Ex-Ladder 5) (Sold to Plympton-Wyoming Fire & Emergency Services)
- 1998 International 4900 / 19?? Almonte tanker (300/1500) (Remounted tank)
- 1995 Freightliner FL 80 tandem / Superior / 1975 King aerial (1050/200/85' Snorkel) (SN#SE 1450) (Remounted 1975 King snorkel (SN#74040)) (Ex-Unit 9) (Refurbished and modified by Héloc as a pumper-tanker, sold to Service de Sécurité Incendie de Fugèreville)
- 1991 Ford F-800 / Dependable walk-in rescue (Ex-Rescue 7)
- 1988 Mack MC688P / Hub pumper (1050/500) (SN#1315) (Ex-Pump 6)
- 1983 International CO1950B / Thibault pumper (1050/500/55' boom) (SN#T83-136) (Sold 2002 to Northern College)
- 1983 International CO1950B / Thibault pumper (1050/500) (SN#T83-167) (Ex-Pump 3)
- 1975 Ford C-900 tandem / 1995 Superior / King tanker (-/1800) (1995 conversion from 85' snorkel) (SN#74040)
- 1975 Ford C-900 tandem / King aerial (1050/200/85' Snorkel) (SN#74040)
- 1973 Ford C-900 / King pumper (840/750) (SN#72031) (Sold to Service de Sécurité Incendie du Canton de Stanstead)
- 1967 Ford C / LaFrance pumper (840/500)
- 1955 GMC / Marsh pumper (500/300)
- 1947 Seagrave 66-EA / Bickle-Seagrave aerial (-/-/85' mid-mount) (SN#8047) (Seagrave SN#C-8055) (Sold to Dave Rock, St. Thomas ON. Restored, now owned by St. Thomas Firefighters Association)
- 1925 LaFrance Type 45 triple combination pumper (SN#5171) (Sold to retired FF Bill Turvey; destroyed late 1980's barn fire)
- 1924 REO / 1915 Bickle hose tender (Body originally mounted on a 1915 REO) (Sold 1980's to Hi-Ro Shriners Club)
- 1915 REO / Bickle (Body remounted on a 1924 REO)
2002 Ford F-550 / Superior rescue
2001 E-One / Superior aerial
1991 Ford F-800 / Dependable rescue
Dodge truck in front of the Southwick Street Fire Hall, ca. 1965. Exhibit mounted in the truck bed indicates the vehicle was used by the Fire Prevention officer in conducting the Department's public education and outreach activities. Courtesy Elgin County Archives, part of the Dave Rock Collection
St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital staff and St. Thomas firefighters participating in a fire prevention training exercise, July, 1957. Courtesy Elgin County Archives.
St. Thomas Fire Department trucks, parked in front of the Southwick Street Fire Hall, ca. 1955 Courtesy Elgin County Archives, part of the St. Thomas Public Library Collection.
Fire crew and truck at the Southwick Street Fire Hall, St. Thomas, ca. 1935. Courtesy Elgin County Archives, part of the St. Thomas Public Library Collection.
St. Thomas Fire Department truck, ca. 1935. Courtesy Elgin County Archives, part of the St. Thomas Public Library Collection.
Fire truck and firemen, ca.1922. Courtesy Elgin County Archives.