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Now immaculately restored, this 1929 Bickle Canadian served the Vancouver Fire Department for four decades. Bought by OFBA member Ron McRae, it was recently sold to Brian Beard who reassembled and restored the rig to its present glory. The Canadian

was the top-of-the-line model of this series of Super Bickle engines, equipped with a 900igpm pump. Walt McCall provides a comprehensive history of these fine Canadian

trucks on page 13. (Terry Yip photo)

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THIRD ALARM

Volume 46 Number 3

May - June 2016

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER

of the ONTARIO FIRE BUFF ASSOCIATES

(Incorporated in 1979)

P.O. BOX # 56 Don Mills

DON MILLS ON CANADA M3C 2R6

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 2016 – 17

President Secretary Treasurer Robert Rupert 7 Kerfoot Cres.

Keswick ON L4P 4B8

Home: (905) 989-0769 [email protected]

Ken Jansen 35 Park St.

Cobourg, ON K9A 2E2


James Stronach 128 Milner Downs Cres. Ottawa ON K2M 2S4

Home: (613) 271-9844 Office: (613) 564-7690

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Vice President Membership Director David Mollison 256 College St. N.

P.O. Box 1039 Durham ON N0G 1R0

Home: (519) 369-5337

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Robert Herscovitch 2206 – 65 Skymark Dr, Toronto ON M2H 3N9


Larry Ward 342 Buckingham Rd.

Newmarket, ON L3Y 6K5


Director Director Past President IFBA Region 10 VP Desmond Brett 48 Glenwood Cres

Toronto ON M4B 1J6

Home: (416) 750-9889 Mobile: (416) 427-9055

[email protected]

Bob Anderson P.O. Box 1216

Cobourg, ON K9A 5A4

Home: (905) 372-6050 Work: (905) 372-6050

[email protected]

Rick Loiselle 68 – 35 Waterman Ave. London ON N6C 5T5


Ian Duke 7 - 12 Albert Ave.

Etobicoke ON M8V 2L4 Mobile: (647) 783-9438

[email protected]


President’s Message…

Well, as predicted by your editor, the weather was not that great for our first photo tour of the year but the 10 members who met at Clearview Townships' Station 3 in New Lowell on May 14 were a hardy bunch and had a most enjoyable day even though it was mostly cold and wet. Eventually, the sun did come out as we were wrapping up things in Wasaga Beach late in the afternoon. Many thanks to organizer Larry Ward and to those who came out despite the conditions. Many thanks also go out to our hosts from the Clearview, Collingwood and Wasaga Beach departments, who were most accommodating. An updated roster of the three departments and photos can be found further on in this issue. Plans are also well underway for the rest of this year’s tours beginning in southern Bruce County on June 25 followed by a two day tour in Monroe County, NY on July 9 & 10, eastern Northumberland County on August 13, Central Elgin & St. Thomas on September 10 and East Gwillimbury, Uxbridge & Scugog on October 3. Schedules and further information can be found on the clubs' website closer to the event. I would also remind you that the IFBA Convention will be held in New Orleans this year from August 16-20. Further information and registration forms can be found on their website; ifba.org The ownership of High Pressure Monitor #2 was signed back to the City of Toronto on April 22 at a meeting between Division Chief Anselmi and myself, witnessed by Secretary Larry Ward, while a date for an official handover has not yet been finalized.

Bob Rupert, President.

From our Membership Secretary…

Just a brief note in this issue from your Membership Secretary, but very important none the less. It appears that we have had a problem collecting dues again this year, as there are still approximately 12% of our members who have failed to pay as of the first week in June. This is a distressing occurrence as we are half way into another year. Hopefully this situation will right itself and it appears to being doing that after a reminder was recently sent out. Looks like most just plain forgot. On the brighter side, we have welcomed three new members in the past several months. Remember that we are always on the lookout for new members. I look forward to another successful year for our organization and wish everyone a safe and enjoyable summer. Robert Herscovitch, Membership Secretary

From the Editor…

This issue we have the report from the first tour of the season, thanks to Bob Rupert, a ton of new deliveries and huge international section due to UK member Simon Adamson and our Singapore correspondent, Kenneth Lai. In addition, your editor took it upon himself to research the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, two areas we have not covered before, to increase our coverage. Kudos to Robert Herscovitch, Dave Stewardson, Doug Holmes, Bob Rupert, Ken Buchanan and Rob Simpson for info, and for photos: Dependable Emergency Vehicles, Dave Stewardson, Simon Adamson, Kenneth Lai, Doug Holmes, Bob Rupert, Ken Buchanan, Rob Simpson, Larry Thorne, John Bowerman, Ken Walton, Gary Dinkel, Harold McMann, Ian Duke, Terry Yip, Shane MacKichan and Neil McCarten. Desmond Brett, Editor, Third Alarm

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Calendar Photo tours for 2016: June 25 Lucknow, Ripley, Walkerton, Hanover, West Grey June 25 will begin at the Lucknow and District Fire Department - 725 Campbell St., Lucknow at 0900 hrs. We will then visit Ripley-Huron, South Bruce (2 stations), Walkerton, Elmwood, Hanover and, time permitting, West Grey (3 stations) July 9 & 10 Two day tour of Monroe County, NY The two day tour in Monroe County, NY will begin at Brockport Station 4, 237 Main St, Brockport, NY at 0900 hrs., July 9. plans are to then visit the Spencerport, Hilton, North Greece and, if time allows, Ridge Road Fire Districts followed by supper at our tour guides home. July 10 will begin at the Churchville Fire hall, 24 Washington St., Churchville at 0900 hrs followed by visits to the Chili, Gates, Clifton and Mumford Fire Districts. If we get to all these departments we will have covered almost all of the western half of the county. August 13 Eastern Northumberland County – Brighton, Trent Hills & Cramahe

September 10 Central Elgin and St. Thomas October 3 East Gwillimbury, Uxbridge and Scugog November 5 OFBA Annual Flea Market and Annual General Meeting

Saturday, July 30 GLIAFAA Frankenmuth Muster, Frankenmuth, MI http://www.gliafaa.org/Frankenmuth-Muster.html August 10 to 14 2016 SPAAMFAA Summer Convention & Muster, Middletown, NY

http://www.spaamfaa.org/event-calendar/ August 12 to 14 26th Annual WAMBO Show & Parade, Wallaceburg, ON http://www.kent.net/wambo/schedule.php September 3 & 4 34th Annual St. Thomas Fire Muster Days, St. Thomas, ON https://www.facebook.com/FireMusterDays September 16 & 17 FireFest V, Chatham, ON http://firefest.ca/ For the most complete list of firematic events available, please go to:

http://www.cafaa.net/anita/anita.html

A very pleased group attended the recent tour in Clearview, this was taken at Station 1. (Bob Rupert)


OFBA Photo Tour - May 14, 2016

Clearview Township Fire Department by Bob Rupert Station 1 - 6993 Highway 26, Stayner (Built 2012) Pump 12 - 2010 Pierce Contender 1050/1500 J# 22667 Rescue 14 - 2003 International 4700 / Oro Designs Squad 15 - 2005 Freightliner FL80 / American LaFrance 1050/800 S# 51148 ATV 1 - 2014 Kubota RTV 1100 with tracks Parade - Chevrolet 1700 / LaFrance pumper 500/500 S#B2191 Station 3 - 5212 County Road 9, New Lowell (1973) Pump 32 - 2009 Kenworth / Pierce 1050/1250 J#21941 Tanker 33 - 2014 Freightliner M2-106 / Midwest PP/1500 S# 2541 Station 4 - 7655 County Road 9, Creemore (2006) Squad 45 - 2016 Freightliner M2-106 / Pierce 1050/840 S# 28711-TR-01 Pump 42 - 1999 GMC C8500 / Superior 1050/900 S# SE2124 Pump 72 - 1999 GMC C8500 / Superior (spare) 1050/900 S# SE2123 Parade - 1941 International D50 / Bickle pumper 420/200 Station 5 - 794055 County Road 124, Singhampton Pump 52 - 2012 Freightliner M2-106 / Pierce 1050/800 J#26320 Tanker 53 - 2014 Freightliner M2-106 / Midwest PP/2500 S# 2542 Station 6 - 95 Batteaux Rd., Nottawa Pump 62 - 2008 Kenworth / Pierce 1050/840 J#7057 Tanker 63 - 2012 Pierce Saber (Wildland truck) 1050/2100 S#26286

Newly delivered to Creemore is Clearview Squad 45,a 2016 Freightliner M2-106/Pierce pumper equipped with a 1050igpm pump and an 840gwt. It has serial no. S# 28711-TR-01 (Gary Dinkel photo)


Collingwood Fire Department

45 High St (2013)

Pumper 1 - 2008 Spartan Advantage MFD / Seagrave 1050/600/25F S#66595 Pumper 2 - 2003 Spartan Advantage MFD / Seagrave 1250/650/30F S#17778 Tower 1 - 2010 Pierce Arrow XT 95' Midship Tower 1750/240/20F J#23036 Tanker 1 - 2004 International 4400 / Seagrave 500/1750 Rescue 1 - 2010 International 4400 / Pierce S#22895

Wasaga Beach Fire Department

Station 1 - 966 River Rd. West (2012)

Pumper 1- 2015 Spartan Metro Star-X Classic MFD / Dependable 1250/550/25F J#D40207 Pumper 2 - 2001 Freightliner FL80 / Superior 1050/1500/20A S#SE 2623 Aerial 1 - 1997 International 2654 / Ferrara 65' 1250/600/50F S#BR-807 Rescue 4 - 2010 Spartan Metro Star / Dependable J#30695 Marine 1 - 1995 20' North River / 105 HP Motor Car 2 - 2004 Ford F-150 - (Deputy Chief)

Station 2 - 3050 Mosley St. Pump 3 - 2004 Spartan Big Easy MFD / Rosenbauer 1050/800/40F S#047381 Rescue 5 - 1992 International 4700LP / Multi-Vans Parade - 1947 GMC Maple Leaf / Bickle pumper 500/300

Collingwood Tower 1, above, a 2010 Pierce Arrow XT 95': 1750igpm/240gwt/20gft. Wasaga Beach Aerial 1, a 1997 International 2654/Ferrara 65': 1250igpm/600gwt/50gft. (Bob Rupert photos)


New rigs for Plympton-Wyoming: Rescue 4, a 2016 Rosenbauer Commander and Tanker 2, a 2016 Freightliner/Rosenbauer tanker with a 500gpm pump and 2000gwt. (Gary Dinkel photos)

Kenora Rescue 1, a 2016 Freightliner M2-106/Fort Garry heavy rescue. s/n M695 (Dave Stewardson)


Appearing at the OAFC Show in Toronto, this is Tillsonburg’s new Rescue 3, a 2016 Ford F550.

(Ian Duke photo)

This 2015 Pierce Ascendant quint toured Canada, drumming up business for the Wisconsin based

company, with quite a number purchased. Oakville bought the rig and it is now in service at Station 4. Ladder 242 has a 107’ stick,

North Huron is getting this 2016 Freightliner M2/Pierce tanker for Station 4. (Gary Dinkel photo)


The Apparatus Floor… . Qualicum Beach, BC recently opened a large new station with four apparatus bays. Port Stanley $2 million for new hall at Sunset Dr. & East Dr. Richmond, BCs new Station 1 is nearing completion. It is two stories with four bays; most of them drive-through. Central Elgin is budgeting $2 million for new fire hall in Port Stanley near Sunset Dr. & East St. Saanich Engine 2 went in service early in June so old Engine 2 is now in running from Hall 3 with Ladder 3. St. John’s Regional Fire Service is opening a new station in the community of Paradise, NL in a few weeks. It will house a full time crew with a pumper and support vehicle. With the new DEV rig in service as Brant County Unit 11, the 1991 E-One tanker it replaced has been sold. Grimsby Squad 518 replaced the former Squad 1 (2010 Ford F-150) which is now car 503. Minto (Harriston & area) has their ex-Brampton 1989 E-One quint up for sale with the purchase of the ALF quint. In April, Smeal introduced newly configured models for the Squrt and Snorkel brands, which it owns. A 55’ Snorkel mounted on a Sirius II chassis was delivered to the Frankfurt, IL FPD and a 54’ Squrt and a 65’ Telesqurt went to the Prospect Heights VFC, in Ewing Twp.NJ, also on Sirius chassis, along with a matching Smeal 100’ aerial. Niagara Region departments dispatched by St. Catharines have developed a new numbering system for apparatus, The first digit (or 2 digits) is the department by population. The Second number represents the station and the third number is the apparatus type. Number 1 to 4 are Pumpers, 5 are Ladders, 6 are Tankers, 7 are Rescues and 8 are Squads. Stations are identified by 2 numbers i.e. Lincoln Station 4 is Stn 6-4 The Department numbers are as follows: 1. St. Catharines 7. Port Colborne 2. Niagara Falls 8. Thorold 3. Welland 9. Pelham 4. Fort Erie 10. Niagara-on-the-Lake 5. Grimsby 11. West Lincoln 6. Lincoln 12. Wainfleet So the tanker out of West Lincoln Station 2 is 11-2-6 the rescue out of Grimsby Stn 1 is 5-1-7 Currently Lincoln, Grimsby and West Lincoln are the trial stations, the new system will eventually be rolled out to the other departments. This system was developed by these 3 departments because a mutual aid call in the old system could result in 3 ladder 1s on the scene. Although Niagara Falls are not dispatched by St. Catharines they have adopted the new system.

Milton Pump 11, a 2015 KME Predator, 1250igpm/625gwt/20gft. s/o 9656 (Shane MacKichan photo)


Brant County Unit 11 for Paris, a 2016 Spartan/Dependable with 1050igpm pump and 700gwt.

Grimsby Squad 518 is a 2015 Dodge 3500/Wilcox Bodies light rescue. (Ken Buchanan photos)

Guelph-Eramosa Pumper 22, a 2015 IHC Dura Star/Asphodel, 1050igpm and 900gwt.


Apparatus Roundup:

ONTARIO *-corrected or added information for a previous listing

Huron East Pierce 105’ ex-Seminole, FL L.29 Minto Harriston 2004 American LaFrance 1250/250/110' rear-mount ex-Clackamas, OR Fire District No. 1 Plympton-Wyoming T.2 2016 Freightliner/Rosenbauer 500gpm/2000gwt s/n 21534 Guelph-Eramosa P.22 2015 IHC Dura Star/Asphodel 1050igpm/900gwt Otonabee-S. Monahan 2016 Ford F550/Fort Garry light rescue s/n M708 Oro-Medonte 2016 Freightliner M2/Dependable medium rescue Halton Hills 2016 Freightliner M2/Dependable medium rescue Tillsonburg R.3 2016 Dodge Ram 5500/Metalfab light rescue Brant County U.11 2016 Spartan/Dependable 1050igpm/700gwt Grimsby S.518 2015 Dodge 3500/Wilcox light rescue Douro-Dummer Medi 1 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4X4 Clearview S.45 2015 Freightliner M2/Pierce 1050igpm/818gwt North Huron T.4 2016 Freightliner M2/Pierce tanker Fort Erie P.5 2016 Spartan Metro Star/DEV 1500gpm/1000gwt/30gft Grey Highlands S.12 2015 Ford F550/Rosenbauer PTO/300gwt Thunder Bay 2016 Spartan Metro Star/Fort Garry 1050igpm(W)/500gwt s/n #M737 Selwyn R.5 2016 Ford F-550 4x4/Carl Thibault light rescue (SN 2698) Vaughan AL 780 2016 Dodge Ram 5500/Apex air light unit Six Nations T.2 1990 IHC/Dependable 450igpm/1800gwt x-King City (DEV Rehab) Six Nations S.1 2008 Ford former ambulance Pt. Colborne E.1 2015 Spartan Metro Star-X/Dependable 1050igpm/800gwt/20gft(A) St. Clair Shores Com 1 2016 International 4400/Asphodel heavy rescue

OUT WEST Wildland Fire Mgmnt, YT 2016 IHC 7400 4x4/Fort Garry 840igpm(D, High Pressure)/1000gwt/ s/n M719 Victoria, BC ATV 2016 Polaris Ranger/CET 50igpm/50gwt/5gft Port Simpson (Lax KW’Alaams FN) 2016 Freightliner M2-106/Fort Garry1050igpm(H)/1000gwt/25gft s/n M706 Delta S. 1 2016 Dodge Ram 5500 HD/ITB/ProFire 200igpm/167gwt/8gft(A)/CAFS) CFB Esquimalt T. 3 2016 IHC 7400 4x4/Fort Garry 150igpm/1000gwt/20gft/CAFS (SN M694) Sahtlam U.56 2015 Freightliner M2 / Hub 840igpm/1600gwt SO#1203 Sicamous 2016 Chevrolet 3500 Silverado Denman Island T.52 2016 Freightliner M2/Rosenbauer PP/2500igwt (SO#21573) Justice Institute of BC 2016 Spartan Metrostar/Smeal pumper 1555igpm/500gwt/40gft(A)/CAFS (SO#4467) Ponoka, AB E.16 2016 Freightliner M2/Fort Garry 1050igpm(H)/1000gwt/25gft FoamPro 100 FS s/n M707 Jasper 2016 Rosenbauer Commander 1250igpm(R)/1500gwt/20gft FoamPro 2001 FS Banff P.62 2016 Freightliner M2/Fort Garry 1050igpm/1000gwt FoamPro 100 FS s/n M707 Vulcan (Champion) 2016 Freightliner M2-106/Maxi Métal 1050igpm(H)/840gwt/25gft CAFS FoamPro 2002 Lacombe 2016 Rosenbauer Commander 2250gpm(H)/624gwt/12gft(A)/30gft(B) Craik & District 2016 Ford F550 4x4/Acres 275igpm(D)/400gwt/20gft brush unit s/n 160408137* Meadow Lake, SK 2016 IHC 7400 6x4/Fort Garry 420igpm(D)/2500gwt/ s/n M707 Lettellier, MB 748 2016 IHC 7400/Acres 1050igpm(W)/1000gwt/25gft s/n #160504139. Winnipeg L.1 2016 E-One Cyclone II HP100 1750igpm/100’ tower S/O 139705*

QUEBEC & THE MARITIMES Saint-Georges, QC 2016 E-One Cyclone II 1050(H)igpm/300gwt/35/gft/100' SO#139838 Saint-Lazare 208 2016 E-One Typhoon X 1500gpm(H)/1030gwt/30gft SO#139324 Saint-Michel-des-Saints 2016 Freightliner M2-106/Maxi Métal 1500gpm(H)/1000gwt/30gft FoamPro 2001 Montreal (7) 2016 Spartan/ Maxi Métal 1250igpm(H)/440gwt Weedon 2016 Freightliner M2-106/1500gpm(H)/800gwt/30gft/CAFS SN139839 Joliette U.551 2016 Ford F150 4x4/shops utility Rivière-du-Loup U.31 2015 Freightliner M2-112/Maxi Métal1050igpm/1500gwt/40gft/CAFS Laverlochère 2016 IHC 7400/Maxi Métal 1050igpm(H)/1000gwt/25gft FoamPro 2001 FS Deschambault-Grondines 2016 Freightliner M2-106/Maxi Métal 1500gpm(H)/1400gwt/30gft FoamPro 2002 Harvey, NB T.795 2016 IHC/Metalfab 1250igpm/2000gwt Memramcook 2016 Freightliner/Metalfab pumper 1050igpm/1500gwt Annapolis Royal, NS R.31 2016 IHC Terrastar/Lantz medium rescue New London, PEI 2016 Western Star/Metalfab (H)


Vancouver, BC Tech Recue 9, a 2016 Spartan/SVI heavy rescue. (Shane MacKichan photo)

CFB Suffield, AB 1W, a 2016 IHC 7400 6x6/Fort Garry tender with a 420igpm Darley pump and

3000gwt. S/N M722. Below is Banff, AB Pump 62, a 2015 Freightliner M2-106/Fort Garry rig with a 1250igom pump, 750gwt, 25gft(A) and 25gft(B) (SN M646) (D. Stewardson photos)


Burlington’s Headquarters at 1255 Fairview St. has been completely renovated with the addition of

new mechanical shops added to the rear (below). (Ken Buchanan photos)

From Northern Ireland, this is the fire station at Comber. It houses a single pump. (D. Brett)


In service photo of Vancouver’s 1929 Bickle Canadian.

The 1929 Bickle delivered to Walkerville in service as Windsor Engine 2.

Saskatoon’s big 1929 Bickle Canadian City Service Ladder Truck. (Photos from the Walt McCall Collection)


HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: THE SUPER BICKLES By Walt McCall

In 1928, Bickle fire Engines Ltd. of Woodstock, Ontario introduced its first proprietary, custom-built motor fire apparatus. Designed by Vernon Bickle King, the new Bickle Customs featured a distinctive gabled hood – like those on the Ahrens-Fox fire engines Bickle had assembled and sold in Canada for the previous five years -- but with horizontal, rather than vertical, hood louvers. The new Bickle Custom also sported a tall cast-aluminum radiator shell identical to the Ahrens-Fox. Over the years the pleasingly styled, sturdy-looking Bickle Customs were built in no fewer than 5 distinct series and sizes. At the bottom were the 350 GPM gpm Bickle Volunteer and slightly larger 450 GPM 600 Chieftain. Next came the 600 gpm Underwriter and 700 GPM Woodstock. But at the top of the heap was the 800/900 gpm Bickle Canadian and Special. Of the more than 60 gable-hood Bickle Customs the company delivered to Canadian fire departments between 1928 and 1939, just six were the big Canadians, which sometimes also listed as Bickle Specials. What set these big fire engines apart from their smaller cousins was what lay under that high, gabled hood: – a big 125-horsepower Ahrens-Fox Model “P” six-cylinder engine instead of the Waukesha motors used in the smaller models. Regardless of size, all were equipped with Bickle rotary gear pumps. The first three of these big Bickle Canadians were built in 1929 – a pumper for Vancouver, B.C. and an identical pumper for Walkerville, Ontario -- now part of Windsor. Bickle also delivered a big Canadian city service ladder truck with chemical equipment to Saskatoon, Sask. that same year. The Town of Sandwich, also a suburb of Windsor, got a twin to the Walkerville pumper in 1930. Canada’s capital city of Ottawa took delivery of two Bickle Canadian triple combination pumpers in 1931 – bringing to six the number of Ahrens-Fox powered Canadians built and delivered. In 1934, Brockville, Ontario took delivery of a big Bickle Quad, a combination 800 gpm pumper and service ladder truck which utilized the same body sheet metal as the earlier pumpers and the Saskatoon ladder truck, but powered by a Waukesha engine. Just one of these classic Bickle fire engines “with the heart of a `Fox” survives. It is the magnificent, recently restored 800 gpm pumper owned by well-known fire apparatus collector Brian Beard of Langley, B.C. that graces the cover of this issue. Vancouver’s `29 Bickle spent most of its career at Station 6, at Nicola and Nelson Sts. in the city’s west end. It was later reassigned to Station 14 as a fireboat tender, its hose bed filled with 3” boat hose. Retired in 1968, the 1929 Bickle was acquired by former OFBA member Rob McRae, a member of the BC Antique fire apparatus Association. When Rob moved to Vancouver Island and downsized his collection a few years ago, Brian bought the Bickle, which had been dismantled and lay in pieces in one of Rob’s storage buildings. Amazingly, the truck still had its original Ahrens-Fox motor, which was in excellent running condition. What followed over the next two years was a painstaking restoration which Brian completed earlier this year. In 1935 Windsor annexed the former towns of Walkerville and Sandwich and the 1929 and 1930 Bickle pumpers joined the enlarged Windsor Fire Department. Later repowered with Waukesha motors, both survived into the 1960s. Engine 6, the Sandwich `30, was retired in 1960 and its low-mile motor later transplanted into a 1952 Bickle-Seagrave aerial. Engine 2, the 1929 Walkerville Canadian, remained in service as a spare pumper until 1965 when it, too was retired and scrapped. The Saskatoon ladder truck was replaced by an American-LaFrance aerial in 1945 and the two Ottawa Bickles apparently also survived into the 1960s. As a footnote, the big Brockville quad is also still around in a private collection in Quebec. Brian’s big Bickle is a truly rare, uniquely Canadian fire apparatus classic.

Book-ending this group are the Ottawa pair of Bickle Canadian Customs. (Walt McCall Collection)


Our international section…

From Northamptonshire, UK, a pair of Scanias. The pump-ladder above is built by Excalibur on a 2002 94D 280 chassis. It is assigned to the training division. The Combined Aerial

Rescue Pump on a 2009 P340 chassis with a JDC body and Vema platform is in Moulton. (Simon Adamson photos)


From the Republic of Ireland, Louth County. Above is a 2003 Ford Ranger light rescue, below is a

2010 Volvo FL/Sidhean Teo pump-ladder. (Demond Brett photos).


WILMOT TOWNSHIP STATION 1 BADEN 99 Foundry Street Pump 1 2005 Rosenbauer Freightliner M2 1050/700/30 Pump 2 1996 Superior Freightliner FL-80 1050/800/20 ex New Dundee Tank 5 2007 Dependable Freightliner FL M2 1500 gallon Tank 6 2003 Dependable Freightliner FL-80 1500 gallon ex New Dundee Rescue 7 2004 Dependable Freightliner M2 P1, R8, T5 T6 red, P2 white over red. Wilmot Heritage Brigade located behind Baden Fire station Parade 1926 Ford Model T Lorne 150/50 Parade 1940 Fargo Bickle 500/0 Parade 1956 IHC American Marsh 500/500 (yellow) Parade 1964 King Ford 840/500 ex New Hamburg Parade 1974 Thibault Int. 840/500 (yellow) Parade 1980 Thibault GMC 840/600 STATION 2 NEW DUNDEE 55 Front Street Pump 21 2010 IHC/Crimson/Dependable 4500 1250/800/20 Pump 22 2000 ALF Freightliner FL-80 1050/500 Tank 25 2013 Spartan Emergency Vehicles Kenworth 625/2500 Rescue 27 2009 Dependable Freightliner M2 Parade 1939 Seagrave GMC 500/100 ex Oshawa All units red. STATION 3 NEW HAMBURG 121 Huron Street Pump 31 2015 Spartan Metro Star-X/Spartan ERV/Dependable 1250/835 Tank 35 1994 CMAX (1999) Ford Louisville 8000 1700 gallon Rescue 37 2005 Dependable Freightliner M2 Aerial 39 1999 ALF Spartan 1250/300 75' Antique 1886 Ronald Steam Engine Parade 1935 Bickle 840/0 Units 31, 35, 37 red, 39 white over red.

Wilmot Tank 25 is a 2013 Kenworth Spartan ERV, 625igpm/2500gwt.


WATERLOO FIRE DEPARTMENT by Gary Dinkel Population 130,000 Frequency 800 trunked

STATION 1 216 Weber St. N. near University Ave. Pump 1 2010 Pierce Impel 1250/600/33 Aerial 1 2003 General Rosenbauer Spartan Gladiator 1500/200/30 104' platform Car 23 2010 Chevrolet 2500 Van Platoon Chief Pump 12 2001 American LaFrance 1250/700/20 (spare) HM1 Haz mat trailer S1 2010 Ford F250 T1 2007 Ford F250

STATION 2 470 Columbia St. W. at Gatestone Blvd. (HQ) Pump 2 2010 Pierce Impel 1250/425/30 75’ STATION 3 150 Northfield Dr. at Parkside

Pump 3 2010 Pierce Impel 1250/600/33 Tanker 1 2014 Pierce Impel 1050/2500

STATION 4 911 University Ave. E. at Woolwich Pump 4 2004 Rosenbauer Spartan 1050/500/30 All units red.

REGION OF WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Red 1 1986 E One Titan 6x6 1250/2500/420 500 lb Purple K (yellow) Red 2 2010 Oshkosh Striker 1250/1250/280 500 Purple K (red) Red 10 1965 Jeep CJ-5 350 lb Purple K (spare)(red) CROMPTON PLANT ELMIRA Foam pumper 1973 GMC Pierreville 625/0/500 ex Elmira (red) Rescue van ? NORTH DUMFRIES TOWNSHIP AYR 501 Scott Street Pump 1 1995 Fort Garry Freightliner FL-80 1050/1000 M5682 Pump 4 2011 Pierce 1250/800/30 Tanker 2 2013 Pierce Freightliner 500/3000 Tanker 3 1999 Ford Louisville 2800 gallon tanker Rescue 5 1999 Dependable Int. Unit 5 purchased from Owen Sound winter 2007. All units red, dispatched by Cambridge on county frequency 154.01


Deliveries from a couple of years back, E. 2 is a 2014 KME 2000gpm pump, 500gwt and 30gft, TK

21 is also a 2014 KME, it has a 2000gpm pump, 1800gwt and 20gft. (Doug Holmes photos)

This March delivery to Port Colborne Engine 1 replaced the rig written off after a fire last year. It is

a 2015 Spartan Metro Star-X/Dependable 1050igpm/800gwt/20gft. (Ken Buchanan photo)


More from the International Desk…

This 2005 Scania 94D/Emergency One rescue pump is assigned to Norwich in Norfolk, UK.

From Avon County, UK, this is a 2000 MAN 14.284 chassis with a body by Saxon. It’s assigned to

Clevedon Fire Station. (Simon Adamson photos)


A pair from Northern Ireland. The NIFRS covers the whole of the six counties of Northern Ireland,

part of the United Kingdom. Above is a Volvo FL240/Browns rescue pump from Newtownhampton. Below is a 2016 Volvo FLL-816/E-One Water Tender Ladder (Desmond Brett photos)


Changi Airport in Singapore now operates this 2016 Rosenbauer Panther equipped with a high

reach turret. It’s the first one of this generation to be delivered anywhere. (Kenneth Lai photos)

Also from Changi, the command unit above is mounted on a Pierce chassis. Below is a 10-stretcher ambulance bus built on a Scania N230 chassis. It covers Seletar Airport nearby.


More new deliveries…

Identical to the pair at Suffield, this is CFB Wainwright Tender 12 It’s also a 2016 IHC 7400 6x6/Fort Garry tanker, 420igpm and 3000gwt. It arrived in April. s/n M721.

Meadow Lake, SK received this 2016 IHC 7400 6x4/Fort Garry tanker in May. It’s equipped with a

420igpm Darley pump and a 2500gwt. s/n M707

Lettellier, MB also got their 2016 IHC 7400/Acres rig last month. It sports a 1050igpm Waterous

pump, a 1000gwt and a 25gft. S/N 160504139. (Dave Stewardson photos)


Both of these rigs are new to the Six Nations FD. Squad 1 is a 2008 Ford former ambulance,

Tanker 2 is a 1990 IHC/Dependable, 450igpm/1800gwt, formerly with King City.

Thames Centre, ON Tanker 2 is a Thames Centre 2015 IHC7600/DEV 840igpm/2500gwt

pumper/tanker (Dependable Emergency Vehicles)


Part of a massive 35 unit order being built by Maxi Métal for Montreal. One of five delivered

this spring; it’s on a Spartan Metro Star chassis and has a 1500igpm pump and 400gwt.

Trois Pistoles, QC 108 is a 2015 Freightliner M2-106/Maxi Métal 1050igpm/1000gwt.

This 2015 Freightliner M2-112/ Maxi Métal tanker belongs to Saint-Narcisse-de-

Beaurivage, QC Unité 642 has a 3000gwt. (Maxi Métal Fire trucks Photos)


From the Ontario Fire Chief’s Association Conference held in Toronto in May…

Vaughan, ON 780 is a 2016 Dodge Ram/Apex air light unit.

One of three new units for Mississauga, Car 107 is a 2016 Ford Expedition 4x4.


Alfred Plantagenet, ON just received this 2016 IHC 4400/Lafleur walk-in heavy rescue.

Bedford, QC Unité 1421 is a 2016 build by Carl Thibault on a 2014 Spartan Metro Star MFD

chassis with a 1250igpm pump, 840gwt and 30gft (Rob Simpson photos)


The Lax KW’Alaams FN near Port Simpson, B.C. recently received this 2016 Freightliner M2-106/Fort Garry product, with a 1050igpm Hale pump, 1000gwt and 25gft. s/n M706

SikSika First Nation in Alberta recently received this 2016 Freightliner 108SD/Fort Garry Crusader

tender. It has a 625igpm Hale pump and 2500gwt. s/n 711 (Dave Stewardson photos)

On the way to Thunder Bay, this 2016 Spartan Metro Star/Fort Garry engine will be lettered by

their shops. It sports a 1050igpm Waterous pump, 500gwt and s/n #M737.


Schematics courtesy Philadelphia Fire Department.


More shots from the May Photo Tour,

Clearview Pump 32, a 2009 Kenworth/Pierce pumper-tanker with a 1050igpm pump

and a 1250gwt. J#21941.

Clearview Tanker 53, a 2014 Freightliner M2-106/Midwest with a 2500 gwt. SN 2542

Collingwood Pumper 2, a 2003 Spartan Advantage MFD/Seagrave with a 1250igpm pump, 650gwt

and 30gft. SN17778 (Bob Rupert photos)


A sneak peak at the October tour, courtesy Neil McCarten. Brighton Unit 290, in service at the South Fire Station, is a 1993 Ford F700/ Dependable heavy rescue. From Trent Hills, Unit 670 is a 2008 E-

One Typhoon pumper with a 1050igpm pump, 1045gwt and 30gft. (Neil McCarten photos).


Another in the apparatus in action series. Above, Toronto High Pressure 1 working a downtown fire in

June, 1965. HP.1 was a 1949 American LaFrance hose wagon. (Harold McMann photo)

Toronto Pumper 8 (315) pushing lots of water at a 5th Alarm at 276 Queen St. W. on April 21, 2005. They

ran a 2003 Spartan Advantage FF/Smeal pumper, 1250igpm, 500gwt. (Desmond Brett photo)

may-jun 2016 edition

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