1854 Piano Box Engine "Alma" The "Alma" was a hand-pumped fire engine in service on the Halifax Peninsula …
The steam fire engine “Victoria”, delivered in 1861, was Halifax’s first steam-powered fire engine and one of the first such engine…
The Halifax Fire Historical Society (HFHS) was created in order to retrace some of the lost or little known Halifax Fire Department history, through …
Resolved that the board of Fire Wards be instructed to purchase a suitable ladder cart for the Axe Fire Company the cost of which shall not exceed $3…
1892 Babcock Chemical No2 ~ Acadia In 1892, the City of Halifax procured its first chemical fire engine, marking a significant technological advan…
1894 Chemical and Ladder Combination The Babcock chemical engine of 1895 was Halifax’s second chemical fire engine, following the 1892 Hollo…
1896 Shand And Mason Steamer "Battenburg/Devonshire" • 350 Imperial gallon steam fire engine built by Shand and Mason in 1896 for t…
1909 Horton 80' Aerial • The following research was done by friend of the Halifax Fire Historical Society, Pete Ziobrowski, our go-to for…
Registration Number: 249 Sales Order: 45624 Shipped: 6/2/1913 • Yet another first in…
"Cornwallis" 1917 American LaFrance Pumper Toronto, Ont., November 28, 1917. Mr. L. Fred. Monaghan, City Clerk, Hal…
June 5th 1917, from Board of Control Minutes: It was decided to allow selection of a car for the Chief of the Fire Department to rest with Hi…
On April 18, 1918, the Board of Control minutes state that: "On recommendation of Controller Hines, it is decided to call the new Motor Fire Eng…
June 6th 1918 from Board of Control Minutes: Tenders are received and opened for a motor car for the Chief of the Fire Department. …
Built for the City of Toronto as an ice-breaking fire tug in 1929 by Collingwood Dry Dock, Shipbuilding and Foundry Company in Colling…
1909 Horton 80' Aerial • The following research was done by friend of the Halifax Fire Historical Society, Pete Ziobrowski, our go-to for… [read more...]
