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Piano Box Engine ~ Alma

Piano Box Engine ~ Alma

1854 Piano Box Engine "Alma" The "Alma" was a hand-pumped fire engine in service on the Halifax Peninsula …

Amoskeag Steamer ~ Victoria

Amoskeag Steamer ~ Victoria

The steam fire engine “Victoria”, delivered in 1861, was Halifax’s first steam-powered fire engine and one of the first such engine…

Amoskeag Steamer ~Albert

Amoskeag Steamer ~Albert

No. 2 "Albert" Steam Fire Engine • Amoskeag Serial No 37 &…

Vesta

The Halifax Fire Historical Society (HFHS) was created in order to retrace some of the lost or little known Halifax Fire Department history, through …

Ladder Cart

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…

Holloway Chemical No2 ~ Acadia

Holloway Chemical No2 ~ Acadia

1892 Babcock Chemical No2 ~ Acadia In 1892, the City of Halifax procured its first chemical fire engine, marking a significant technological advan…

Babcock Chemical and Ladder Truck ~ MicMac

Babcock Chemical and Ladder Truck ~ MicMac

1894 Chemical and Ladder Combination The Babcock chemical engine of 1895 was Halifax’s second chemical fire engine, following the 1892 Hollo…

Shand & Mason Steamer "Battenberg/Devonshire"

Shand & Mason Steamer "Battenberg/Devonshire"

1896 Shand And Mason Steamer "Battenburg/Devonshire" • 350 Imperial gallon steam fire engine built by Shand and Mason in 1896 for t…

Horton 80' Aerial

Horton 80' Aerial

1909 Horton 80' Aerial • The following research was done by friend of the Halifax Fire Historical Society, Pete Ziobrowski, our go-to for…

American LaFrance Pumper ~Patricia

American LaFrance Pumper ~Patricia

Registration Number: 249 Sales Order: 45624 Shipped: 6/2/1913 • Yet another first in…

American LaFrance Pumper ~ Cornwallis

American LaFrance Pumper ~ Cornwallis

"Cornwallis" 1917 American LaFrance Pumper Toronto, Ont., November 28, 1917. Mr. L. Fred. Monaghan, City Clerk, Hal…

McLaughlin Roadster ~ Chiefs Car

McLaughlin Roadster ~ Chiefs Car

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…

American LaFrance Pumper ~ Chebucto

American LaFrance Pumper ~ Chebucto

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…

McLaughlin Roadster ~ Chiefs Churchill's Car

McLaughlin Roadster ~ Chiefs Churchill's Car

June 6th 1918 from Board of Control Minutes: Tenders are received and opened for a motor car for the Chief of the Fire Department. …

Fireboat ~ Rouille

Fireboat ~ Rouille

Built for the City of Toronto as an ice-breaking fire tug in 1929 by Collingwood Dry Dock, Shipbuilding and Foundry Company in Colling…

All Horse-drawn Motorized Steam Aerial

1861 Amoskeag Steamer ~ Victoria

Amoskeag Steamer ~ Victoria

The steam fire engine “Victoria”, delivered in 1861, was Halifax’s first steam-powered fire engine and one of the first such engine… [read more...]

1862 Amoskeag Steamer ~Albert

Amoskeag Steamer ~Albert

No. 2 "Albert" Steam Fire Engine • Amoskeag Serial No 37 &… [read more...]

1874 Cole Bros Steamer ~Chebucto

Cole Bros Steamer ~Chebucto

No. 3 "Chebucto" Steam Fire Engine Purchased in 1874 from Cole Bros in Pawtucket, Rhode Island Two horse hitch Capacity… [read more...]

1888 Amoskeag Steamer ~ Halifax

Amoskeag Steamer ~ Halifax

1888 Amoskeag • Weight of 7800 lbs [read more...]

1892 Amoskeag Steamer ~ Columbia

Amoskeag Steamer ~ Columbia

1892 Amoskeag "Columbia • Production #691 • Capacity 600gal Wine • Weight 7900 lbs • Two horse hitch and station… [read more...]

1896 Shand Mason & Co Battenburg/Devonshire

Shand Mason & Co Battenburg/Devonshire

Battenburg / Devonshire • 1896 Shand,Mason & Co • 350 gal wine • Weight of 3500lbs • Stationed at Morris St (now … [read more...]

1906 Waterous Steamer ~King Edward

Waterous Steamer ~King Edward

1906 Waterous Steamer "King Edward" • Weight of 9900lbs • Purchased at a cost of $5500 • Intially house at Central … [read more...]

1907 Shand & Mason Steamer ~ Alexandra

Shand & Mason Steamer ~ Alexandra

1907 Shand & Mason Steamer "Alexandra" • Capacity 800gal Imp. • Weight 11 440 lbs • Three horse hitch… [read more...]