Thunder Bay Fire Rescue

Department Profile

Thunder Bay Fire Rescue is a career department, employing 184 front line suppression staff out of a staff of 211. Dispatch is provided by Thunder Bay Police.

History

The City of Thunder Bay was created in 1970 through the amalgamation of the cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, as well as portions of adjoining Neebing Township. Each of the former municipalities had its own fire department, namely the Fort William Fire Department and the Port Arthur Fire Department.

Fire Stations

Station	Address	In Service	Notes
Pacific Avenue	235 Pacific Avenue	1970 (amalgamation)-1993	Built 1914 or 1915 as a Fort William Fire Station.
6 (Brown Street)	1321 Brown Street	1970 (amalgamation)-2014	Built 1952 as Fort William Fire Station 2. Replaced by new Westfort Station in 2014. Current plan is to transfer building to Thunder Bay District EMS.
7 (Neebing)	2065 20th Sideroad	1970 (amalgamation)-2014	Built 1967 as Neebing Township Fire Station. Replaced by a new building at the same location.

Apparatus Roster

• All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
• Numbers in brackets are shop numbers.

Fire Station 1 (Vickers) - 330 Vickers Street North (Headquarters)

Built 1963

Pumper 1 (15-773) - 20?? Spartan Metro Star / Fort Garry

Rescue 1

Aerial Ladder 1 (15-282) - 2013 Sutphen SPH100 (1250/250/100' mid-mount platform) (SN#HS-5248) (Ex-demo unit)

Command 1 - 2017 Chevrolet 2500HD with canopy

Platoon Chief - 200? Chevrolet Suburban

Fire Station 2 (Junot) - 20 Junot Avenue North

Built 1973

Pumper 2 - 2013 Spartan Metro Star / Acres (1250/600) (SN#130910108)

Fire Station 3 (North Central) - 60 Water Street South

Built 1986. Also houses the department's Mechanical division.

Haz-Mat 1 - 2013 International 7500 / Carl Thibault (port./250) (SN#2623) w/trailer

Aerial Ladder 2 (15-157) - 2008 E-One Cyclone II (1250/270/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#133643)

Pumper 3 - 2017 Spartan Metro Star / Fort Garry (1050/500) (SN#M791)

Brush Truck

Boat - Zodiac Rescue boat

Air Boat

ATV

Urban Search & Rescue - trailer

Fire Station 4 (James) - 501 Churchill Drive West

Built 1975

Pumper 4 (15-180) - 2011 Spartan Metro Star EMFD / Carl Thibault (1250/500/30F) (SN#2588)

Fire Station 5 (Hodder) - 300 Hodder Avenue

Built 1954

Pumper 5 (15-169) - 2010 International 4400 / Carl Thibault (1050/1000) (SN#2506-7)

Foam Truck - 1976 International CargoStar / Superior refurb of a 1976 pumper to Foam / Deluge (SN#SE 1007)

Fire Station 6 (Westfort) -  1710 Frederica Street West (@ Neebing Avenue)

Built 2014

Pumper 6 (15-213) - 2015 Spartan Metro Star EMFD / Fort Garry (1050/600) (MSO#M597)

Fire Station 7 (Neebing) - 2065 20th Side Road

Built 2014

Pumper 7 (15-170) - 2010 International 4400 / Carl Thibault (1050/1000) (SN#2506-7)

Fire Station 8 (Mapleward) - 3000 Government Road

Built 1983

Tanker 1 - 2017 Freightliner M2 112 / Fort Garry (420/3000) (SN#M851)

Pumper 8 - 2005 International 4400 / Superior (1050/?) (SN# SE 3532)

Thunder Bay & District Protective & Emergency Services Training Centre - 750 Hammond Avenue

Built 2009

Station / Assignment Unknown

Reserve 1 (15-155) - 2007 E-One Cyclone II pumper

2016 Spartan Metro Star / Fort Garry pumper (1050/500) (SN#M737)

2008 Freightliner M2 106 / General Safety walk-around rescue (Ex-?)

Reserve 3 (15-006) - 2003 E-One Cyclone II / Superior pumper (1050/500) (SN#127321) (SN#SE 3153)

(15-024) - Chevrolet 2500HD 4x4

On Order

2021 Spartan Metro Star / Fort Garry pumper (SN#J0133)

Retired Apparatus

2002 E-One Cyclone II / Superior pumper (1050/500) (SN#124648) (SN#SE 2678)

2002 E-One Cyclone II / Superior pumper (1050/500) (SN#124645) (SN#SE 2677)

1997 E-One Cyclone II / 1986 Superior pumper (840/800) (SN#SE 1864) (For sale on Kijiji October 8, 2020)

(150-17) - 1996 E-One Sentry / 1986 Superior pumper (840/500) (SN#16974) (SN#SE 1694) (Glider kit rebuild of SE 706. Originally mounted on a 1986 International CargoStar)

(150-09) - 1995 E-One Cyclone TC / Superior pumper (840/500) (SN#15480) (SN#SE 1569)

1994 Ford F-250

(150-25) 1990 Pierce Lance / Superior pumper (840/500) (SN#SE 1006)

1990 Grumman Step Van command unit

(150-47) - 1988 Pierce Dash / Superior pumper (840/500) (SN#SE 907)

1988 Mack MR / Superior pumper/tanker (840/1500) (SN# SE 851)

1988 Ford C-8000 / Dependable heavy rescue

1988 Ford C-8000 / Dependable heavy rescue

1986 International CargoStar / Anderson pumper (1050/500) (SN#CS-1050-93)

1986 International CargoStar / Anderson aerial (1050/300/90' Bronto) (SN#CS-1050-92)

1985 International CargoStar CO1950B / Anderson pumper (1050/500) (SN# CS-1050-76)

1984 International CargoStar / Anderson]] pumper (1050/500) (SN#CS-1050-61) (Sold to O'Connor Township Fire Department.)

(15-011) - 1983 International CargoStar / Pierreville pumper (840/500)

1982 International CargoStar CO1950B / King tower (1050/200/85' snorkel) (SN#810077)

1979 International CargoStar CO1910 / Thibault tanker

1978 International CargoStar CO1950B / Thibault pumper (840/500)

1978 International CargoStar CO1950B / Thibault pumper (840/500)

1976 International CargoStar / Superior refurb of a 1976 pumper (SN#SE 1018)

1975 International CargoStar CO1910B / Thibault pumper (Sold to Terrace Bay Township Fire Department.)

1975 International / Thibault pumper (840/500)

1975 GMC / Pierreville tanker (300/1500)

1975 International / Thibault pumper (840/500)

1975 International CargoStar CO1910B / Thibault pumper (840/500)

1975 Thibault trailer pump (625/-) (SN#T75-207)

1974 International CargoStar /Thibault pumper (840/500) (Sold to Conmee Township Fire Department.)

1974 International CargoStar / Thibault pumper (840/500) (Sold to O'Connor Township Fire Department.)

1972 GMC / Thibault pumper (840/500) (Sold to Neebing Township Fire Department.)

1968 GMC / LaFrance pumper (625/?)

1967 Dodge / King pumper

1958 Chevrolet Spartan / LaFrance pumper (625/?)

Chevrolet cube van hazmat

Future Plans

• The North Central and Vickers Fire Stations will be renovated to accommodate EMS crews.

External Links

• Thunder Bay Fire & Rescue Service
• Thunder Bay Fire & Rescue Service Facebook page

Station Map

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