History[]
Toronto Township was located in the former County of Peel, immediately west of the Township of Etobicoke. The Township was served by five independent fire brigades, namely:
- Clarkson & Lorne Park Fire Department (founded 1951)
- Cooksville Fire Department (founded 1936)
- Lakeview Fire Department (founded 1947)
- Malton Fire Department (founded 1943)
- Meadowvale Fire Department
In 1954, the Township hired a full-time chief to oversee the department and the previously independent brigades were amalgamated as the Toronto Township Fire Department. By 1967, the Township operated five stations with 70 full-time firefighters and 52 volunteers.
Toronto Township was renamed the Town of Mississauga in 1968, and the department became the Mississauga Fire Department.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Dundas Street East | 1954-? | Now a shopping plaza. |
| Clarkson-Lorne Park Fire Station | Lakeshore Road West | 1954-? | |
| Lakeview Fire Station | Lakeshore Road East & Meredith Avenue | 1954-? |
Apparatus[]
- 1967 Dodge D-700 / King-Seagrave pumper (625/500) (SN#66089)
- 1965 Dodge / King-Seagrave pumper (625/500) (SN#65064)
- 1958 Dodge D700 / King-Seagrave (625/?) pumper (SN#5816)
- 1955 Ford / King Seagrave pumper (SN#R-2698) (Rehab- new pump & tank) (Sold 1965 to Foleyet Fire Department)
- 1954 Dodge / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (625/400) (SN#5435) (Ex-Lakeview Fire Department 1954-1954)
- 1953 Seagrave 400B Anniversary Series / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (625/100) (SN#F-6693) (Ex-Cooksville Fire Department 1953-1954)
- 1951 Ford / Bickle Seagrave ladder truck (SN#5145) (Ex-Swansea Fire Department (Ontario) 1951-1962)
- 1951 GMC / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (500/500) (SN#5137) (Ex-Cooksville Fire Department 1951-1954)
- 1949 pumper (500/300)
- 1948 GMC / Bickle-Seagrave pumper (500/400) (SN#1103) (Ex-Cooksville Fire Department 1948-1954)
- 1939 pumper (350/320)
- 1928 pumper (350/?)