1801 The Sun Fire Company • The Sun Fire Company was founded on Friday, February 13, 1801. • More information can be found here. [read more...]
The Fire Service Expansion (1806-1819) • Citizens at large were always very much a part of every fire, but this period was characte… [read more...]
The Heart and Hand Fire-Company (1810-1842) • Founded on April 3, 1810 • More information can be found here. [read more...]
• Formed in 1812 • More information can be found here. [read more...]
• Starting on December 19, 1812, the quarterly meetings of the Firewards were held at the Exchange Coffee House instead of the Mason Hall. At on… [read more...]
1816 A Major Conflagration • Mr. Stark's store on Sackville Street caught fire on October 9, 1816, a little before 10:00 in the evening. … [read more...]
1817 Regulating the Conduct of the Military at Fires • On January 9, 1817, as a result of the committee formed on December 20, 1816, to confe… [read more...]
In 1817, a formal citizen compensation process was initiated in Halifax to address property losses caused not directly by fire, but by deliberate dem… [read more...]
The St. Paul’s Church Grounds Engine House (1817-1837) • On September 19, 1817, the U.E.C.’s secretary informed t… [read more...]
The last known fatal duel in Nova Scotia occurred on the morning of July 24, 1819; you may wonder what the connection is to the present topic, as you… [read more...]
A Changing Society (1821) • On Monday, September 17, 1821, at around two o’clock in the morning, a fire broke out on Sackvill… [read more...]
Samuel Cunard, born in Halifax on November 21, 1787, to Abraham Cunard and Margaret Murphy, played a significant role in the early fire protection ef… [read more...]
1827 Hand Pumped Fire Engine Donated to Halifax A fire engine that had been ordered in November 1826 by the Halifax Fire Insurance Company, arrive… [read more...]
On February 1, 1831, a residence known as Studley House caught fire; it had been built by Judge Alexander Croke, circa 1802, where Dalhousie Universi… [read more...]
The Star Fire Company (1834-1853) The Star Fire Company was established on March 15, 1834, as one of Halifax’s salvage companies. Its primar… [read more...]
The January 1, 1857 Halifax Fire: Pulling Down of a House and Ramifications Overview of the Fire On January 1, 1857, Halifax experienced one … [read more...]
The 1857 Bill for Better Regulations was a municipal proposal that emerged in the aftermath of the New Year's Day fire of 1857, a destructive bla… [read more...]
In 1859, the Halifax City Council resolved to appropriate £50 to purchase a banner for the Union Engine Company. This initiative was part of br… [read more...]
In 1859, the City of Halifax purchased two new hand-pumped fire engines, a significant addition to the firefighting resources of the time. These acqu… [read more...]
Halifax Council agrees to purchase the very first steam fire engine to come to Canada. Read more on the Victoria 1 here. [read more...]
The Union Protection Company was a Halifax-based volunteer fire company that operated from 1861 to 1919, emerging during a transformat… [read more...]
The 1861 resignation of both the Union Engine Company and the Axe Fire Company was a watershed moment in the history of firefighting on the Halifax P… [read more...]
The major fires of 1857, 1859, and 1861 were pivotal in Halifax’s fire service history. They exposed the fragility of the city’s firefigh… [read more...]
The reorganization of the Halifax fire department in 1861 marked a critical turning point in the city’s fire protection history. This transform… [read more...]
The Volunteer Engine Company was created in 1861 as part of Halifax's urgent reorganization of fire services following a near-catastrophic fire o… [read more...]
In 1878, Halifax took its first steps toward formally recognizing the risks firemen faced in the line of duty, especially following a tragic incident… [read more...]