Victoria Fire Department (British Columbia)

History

Fire Stations

Station	Address	In Service	Notes
1	626 Cormorant Street	1899-1958	Demolished 1962 for the Centennial Square project.
1	1234 Yates Street	1958-2023	Expanded in 1979, 1990, 1991, 1996 and 1999. Mechanical Division using the space until a new location can be prepared. Victoria Fire Department Historical Society storing heritage trucks in old truck bays.

Apparatus Roster

• All pump/tank measurements are in Imperial gallons.
• Shop numbers in brackets after unit assignment.

Fire Station 1 (Headquarters) - 1025 Johnson Street

Opened April 2023

• Engine 1 (45) - 2011 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Rosenbauer (1250/425/25A/25B/60' Viper rear-mount) (Ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 21, and ex-Engine 3)
• Squad 1 - 2024 Rosenbauer RTX electric (1250/420/26F) (SN#1E5506)
• Ladder 1 (41) - 2010 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Rosenbauer (1250/160/102' Raptor rear-mount platform) (SN#3113)
• Fast Response (FR) 1 (58) - 2024 Ford Lightning w/ canopy
• Tanker 1 (27) - 1991 Western Star 3800 / 1991 Omco / 2012 Cowichan Collision / VFD Shops (1050/2500) (Chassis ex-dump truck)
• Chief 1 - 2017 Ford F-150 w/canopy (Unmarked)
• Battalion 1 (17) - 2024 Chevrolet 1500 w/ canopy
• Deputy Chief 2 - 2017 Ford F-150 w/ canopy (Unmarked)
• Squad 2 (43) - 2006 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Rosenbauer (1250 TME/600/25A/25B) (SN#2585) (Ex-Engine 11, ex-Engine 1)
• (6) - 2020 Chevrolet Bolt (Fire Prevention)
• (8) - 2020 Chevrolet Bolt (Fire Prevention)
• (9) - 2008 Ford Ranger (Fire Prevention)
• (10) - 2020 Chevrolet Bolt (Fire Prevention)
• (11) - 2015 Ford Fiesta
• (12) - 2020 Chevrolet Bolt (Fire Prevention)
• (18) - 2020 Chevrolet Bolt (Fire Prevention)
• (19) - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban (ex-Battalion 1)
• (20) - 2014 Ford Transit Connect (Fire Investigations)
• (31) - 2016 Ford Transit 350
• (51) - 2016 Polaris Ranger ATV / CET (50/50/5F)
• Drone - InDro Robotics Scout Mk-III
• Drone - DJI Matrice 100
• Drone - DJI Matrice 200
• Drone Trailer

Emergency Management Victoria

Previously called Victoria Emergency Management Agency (VEMA).
Based at Fire Station 1

• Communications Unit (29) - 1981 Chevrolet G30 / VFD Shops (VE7VRV) (Victoria Ready) (Ex-Hazmat 1)
• Emergency Support Services (42) -Ford Transit
• Car (4) - 2017 Ford F-150 XLT (Victoria Ready)
• Car - 2005 Honda CRV
• Car - 2013 Ford Escape (Ex-Chief 1)
• EOC Supply Trailer

Ladder 1

Squad 2 (Pictured as Engine 1)

Fire Station 2 - 650 Michigan Street

Built 1996

• Engine 2 (38) - 2017 E-One Typhoon (1250 rear-mount/420/20A/20B) (SO#141079) (Ex-Engine 1)
• Engine 21 (Reserve) (44) - 2006 Spartan Gladiator Classic LFD / Rosenbauer (1250 TME/600/25A/25B) (SN#2584) (Ex-Engine 2) )
• Ladder 2 - (21) - 2006 E-One Cyclone II MFD tandem (1665/250/100' Bronto Skylift rear-mount platform) (SN#125759) (Ex-Brookline Fire Department (Massachusetts)) (Purchased October 2015 $415,000.00 through Brindlee Mountain)
• Fast Response (FR) 2 (19) - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban (ex-Battalion 1)
• Utility (30) - 2013 Ford F-350 XL SD w/ CTC canopy
• ATV (48) - 2016 Polaris Ranger ATV / CET skid (50/50/5F)
• Antique - 1899 Waterous Second Size steam engine

Engine 21 (Pictured as Engine 2)

Fire Station 3 - 740 Bay Street

Built 1972, retrofitted 1991, 2007

• Engine 3 (39) - 2017 E-One Typhoon (1250RM/420/20A/20B) (SO#141080) (Ex-Engine 2)
• Rescue 3 (33) - 2009 Spartan Metro Star LTD / Rosenbauer walk-around (SN#2856) (Ex-Rescue 1)
• Fast Response (FR) 3 - 2024 Ford Lightning w/ canopy
• (47) - 2003 Freightliner FL 70 / 1975 Swab / 2004 Profire / 2014 Hub refit (SN#3367) (Ex-Technical Rescue, ex-EMV USAR) (Ex-Sooke Fire Rescue Service, body ex- Moorestown First Aid & Emergency Squad)
• EMV Group Lodging Trailer (T8) - Interstate trailer
• Technical Rescue Trailer (T12) - Starlite cargo trailer
• (T14) - Interstate trailer
• (T15) - Interstate trailer

Rescue 3 (Pictured as Rescue 1)

Marine Station - 1000 Block, Wharf Street

• Fireboat 1 "Protector" - 2007 MetalCraft Marine FireStorm 30 (1450/?F)
• Fireboat 2 - SAFE Boats International SAFE 27 (Ex-Victoria Police Department)

Mechanical Division - 1234 Yates Street (Ex-Station 1)

Mechanical Division operating out of the old station until a new location can be arranged.

• (28) - 1986 Mack MC / 2019 VFD Shops flatbed (Equipped with HIAB crane) (Converted from Anderson pumper to flatbed) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 5)
• (36) - 1992 Ford F-250 XL w/ Tidy Tank utility

Victoria Fire Department Historical Society - 1234 Yates Street (Ex-Station 1)

Apparatus currently stored at old Station 1.

• (24) - 1962 LaFrance 912-PNC pumper (1050/250) (SN#N62-6800)
• 1952 Kenworth / FD Shops pumper (1050/500)
• 1942 Bickle-Seagrave "Fire King" trailer pump (500/-) (SN#1536)
• 1938 Bickle-Seagrave 12 JWF 85’ tractor-drawn aerial (Bickle SN#1338, Seagrave SN#90720)
• 1937 Chevrolet / FD-built hose wagon
• (11) - 1935 Studebaker / FD-built combination (250/150) (Sold to Piers Island VFD, returned to Victoria)
• 1931 LaFrance Type 245 pumper (840/?) (SN#7148) (Traded 1968 to LaFrance; sold to Al Newby) (Sold 1972 to Richmond Fire Department Training Officer Gene Neumeyer; his estate donated truck February 1988 to Richmond Fire Rescue) (Returned 2016 to Victoria)
• 1931 LaFrance Type 260 city service aerial (SN#7298) (Stored outside #3 Hall awaiting restoration)
• 1931 LaFrance Type 245 pumper (840/?) (SN#7147) (Stored outside #3 Hall awaiting restoration)
• 1925 LaFrance Type 45 combination (750/?) (SN#4421) (Retired 1958; stored 1958-2000) (Restored 2001-2005 by Cowichan Collision)
• 1917 Russel Knight open cab / VFD Shops combination (Sold to Saanich Fire Department)
• 1916 Bobsled
• 1900 Chief Buggy

On Order

• 2025 Rosenbauer RTX electric pumper (1250/420)
• The City of Victoria awarded a contract for a new custom pumper to Rosenbauer dealer Rocky Mountain Phoenix in February 2024.

Retired Apparatus

• (17) - 2000 Ford Excursion (Ex-Battalion 1, ex-Technical Rescue)
• (18) - 2007 Chevrolet Equinox
• (4) - 2003 Chevrolet S10 (Ex-Fire Prevention)
• (6) - 2003 Chevrolet S10 (Ex-Fire Prevention)
• (8) - 2003 Chevrolet S10 (Ex-Fire Prevention)
• (10) - 2003 Chevrolet S10 (Ex-Fire Prevention)
• (40) - 1996 Spartan Gladiator GA41M-2142 / Anderson quint (1750/500/24F/55' Smeal rear-mount) (SN#95113KFNE962925) (Ex-Engine 31, ex-Engine 3 ) (Sold May 24/23 $16,541.00 BC Auction)
• (39) - 1993 Duplex D500ALSR / Anderson pumper (1250/700/40F) (SN#92060JGMG93002510) (Ex-Engine 11, ex-Engine 5, ex-Engine 2)
• VEMA Trailer
• (38) - 1993 Duplex D500ALSR / Anderson pumper (1250/700/40F) (SN#92060JGMG93002515) (Ex-Engine 21, ex-Engine 6, ex-Engine 1) (Sold November 2018 to Subterranean Fire Rescue)
• 1993 Chevrolet Van G30 USAR
• (42) - 1993 Chevrolet G30 / VFD Shops support
• 1992 GMC Safari XL utility (Ex-Vehicle 18, ex-VEMA 31)
• (17) - 1991 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 battalion chief (Ex-Battalion 1 & USAR)
• (34) - 1990 E-One Hurricane tandem (1250/250/95' rear-mount platform) (SN#8426) (Ex-Ladder 3, ex-Ladder 2, ex-Ladder 1; ex-PL1; ex-Shop #7) (Sold March 15, 2023 $15,101.00 BC Auction)
• (33) - 1990 Mack MR688P / Thibault / Anderson rescue (SN#1M2K163COLM002287) (Sold to View Royal Fire Rescue)
• (41) - 1985 E-One Hurricane / 2002 VFD shops aerial (-/-/110' rear-mount) (SN#4216) (Ex-|Las Vegas Truck 4)
• (31) - 1981 Dodge Ram Mobile Command Unit (Ex-BC Ambulance)
• (37) - 1980 International S2500 / FD Shops flatbed (Equipped with HIAB crane) (Donated to driving school in Sidney)
• (35) - 1979 International S1900 / 1991 Omco tanker (250/2500) (SN#9105056)
• (22) - 1979 International CO1950B / Superior pumper (840/500) (SN#SE 280)
• (27) - 1978 Scot C1FD tandem / Nordic platform (1050/250/95') (Ex-AT3) (SN#30005) (Scot VIN#56P725) (Ex-Demo) (Anderson 1993 rehab) (Failed ladder test 2000; aerial removed by Anderson's) (VFD Shops conversion to 1050/2500 with tank from Shop #35 1979 International S1900) (Tank remounted 2012 by Cowichan Collision Duncan BC on used 1991 Western Star (27))
• (30) - 1977 Ford F-350 Custom / VFD Shops flatbed (Shop Mechanic)
• (21) - 1977 Hendrickson 1871S / Superior pumper (1050/500) (SN#SE 118)
• 1973 “Big Brother” Foam Trailer (-/500B) (Rehabbed 2015) (Sold 2021 to Colwood Fire-Rescue)
• (23) - 1973 Thibault PWT817G / 1996 Anderson (1250/800B/70HI-X/300 lbs. DC/150 lbs. DC) (SN#T73-185) (Ex-Hose Tender 1, ex-Foam 1)
• (26) - 1971 International FleetStar 2110A / 1977 & 1990 VFD Shops (7500' 5" Hose) (Converted to flatbed, Sold to private owner Cowichan Valley BC; sold May 2023 $3000.00, Sold private owner Saltspring Island, BC. For Sale December 2023 $16000.00.)
• (32) - 1971 Chevrolet Bookmobile (Incident Command Post)
• (25) - 1968 LaFrance 910-PNC pumper (1050/400) (SN#N68-108)
• 1966 GMC Suburban ambulance (Sold to Garden City Ambulance)
• 1965 International LS CO / FD Shops chemical/foam & rescue (Written off in accident, 1977)
• (20) - 1965 LaFrance 9-100 aerial (250/150/100' mid-mount) (SN#N65-7480)
• 1954 Kenworth / FD Shops city service ladder truck (-/500)
• 1953 Kenworth 720 / FD shops pumper (1050/500) (SN#61775)
• 1949 GMC / 1922 Bickle / FD Shops ladder truck (Sold to Nanaimo Fire Rescue)
• 1949 LaFrance 710-PJO pumper (840/?) (SN#L-3963)
• 1942 Bickle-Seagrave trailer pump (500/-)
• 1929 LaFrance Type 145 pumper (840/?) (SN#6612)
• 1922 Ruggles / Bickle city service ladder truck
• 1917 Russell-Knight combination / VFD Shops (Sold to Saanich Fire Department)
• 1917 Kissell Kar combination / FD Shops conversion
• 1914 Nott "Universal" hose wagon
• 1912 Seagrave AC-53 combination hose & chemical car
• 1912 Seagrave AC-53 chemical car (-/2x60)
• 4x 1912 Seagrave AC-80 tractor
• 1911 Seagrave AC-53 Type C hose wagon
• 1911 Seagrave AC-53 Type C two tank chemical car
• 1911 Seagrave 75’ horse-drawn aerial
• 2x 1911 Waterous 3^rd size steam pumper
• 1909 Waterous steam engine (550/-)
• 1909 Seagrave horse-drawn city service ladder truck
• 2x 1909 Seagrave horse-drawn combination hose & chemical wagon
• 1909 LaFrance hose & chemical
• 1909 Brayshaw hose wagon
• 1909 Waterous steam engine (550/-)
• 1899 Champion chemical engine
• 1899 Champion chemical & hose wagon (-/60)
• 1892 Morrison chemical engine
• 1889 Merryweather steam engine
• 1889 Preston 70’ aerial
• 1888 Preston hose carriage
• 1870 Merryweather steam pumper
• 1868 Button & Blake steam pumper
• 1863 Bunting & Dodds hose cart
• 1863 Bunting & Dodds hose cart
• 1862 Button & Blake manual engine
• 1859 Haworth & Ellis ladder truck
• 1858 Hunneman Button second-class hand engine
• 1850 Rodgers hand engine

External Links

• Victoria Fire Department
• Victoria Fire Fighters Union (IAFF Local 730)
• Victoria Fire Department Historical Society

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