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Victor "Vic" Backman   • Badge #26   • May 16th,1955-1983   • Retired [read more...]

Frank Baker   Badge #28   May 16th, 1957-1985   Retired [read more...]

• Very little is know about Mr. Ball. He joined the Union Fire-Club in May of 1755 and was one of the leading merchants of Halifax and was invol… [read more...]

Charles "Charlie" Ballard   • Badge #42   • 1974-2020   • Retired [read more...]

James Edward Barnaby • Enlisted in the first world war, home duty. At that time James was a Call Fireman on No. 3 engine. He served as Lance … [read more...]

Robert Barry   Badge #33   1958-1994   Retired Platoon Chief [read more...]

William Bassett   • Badge #51   • Appointed to call department on July 7th, 1912. • Trensferred to permanent … [read more...]

James Bateman   Badge #   1960- [read more...]

Bernard Baxter   Badge #   1958- [read more...]

John Baxter • Mr. Baxter came to Halifax on board the ship Alderney, as a surgeon. He joined the Union Fire-Club on September 3, 1754. He is … [read more...]

David Beanlands   Badge #227   1968-1997   Retired as Platoon Chief [read more...]

Daniel Beaton   Badge #4   1920-1954   [read more...]

Hector J. Beaton   Badge #70   1919-1958   He resigned in April of 1941 and took 3 years off to go to war. [read more...]

Carl Beck   Badge #92   1941-1970   • Passed away while active as Platoon Chief [read more...]

Raymond Beck   Badge #15   1916-1959 Retired Fire Inspector [read more...]

Walter (Wally) Beck   Badge #9   1951-1983 • Passed away while active. [read more...]

James "Jim" Benoit [read more...]

Robin Biggs   Badge #   1972-1974 Civilian employee. [read more...]

Edward Billard   Badge #   1968-1997 • Retired as Captain. [read more...]

John Bishop   Badge #   1896-1938 • Retired as Captain [read more...]

John Blackburn  • Joined the Union Fire-Club after 1757 and before January 14, 1759 (date not legible). • The only other recor… [read more...]

Arthur Blanchard   Badge #95   1953-1988 • Retired [read more...]

Steve (Sven) Blois   Badge #84 1981-2012 • Retired [read more...]

Howard Blundell   Badge #   1951-1976   • Retired Captain. [read more...]

Lyle (Timmy) Bookholt   Badge #   1968-200 • Retired District Chief [read more...]

Mark Boone   Badge #51 1978-2008 Mark earned the nickname "Inspector Gadget," as he always carried really cool tools. [read more...]

David Boulton   Badge #195   1968-1992   [read more...]

Terry Bourgeois   Badge #47   1978-   Retired District Chief [read more...]

Harris Boutilier   Badge #96   1946-1980   • Retired as Captain [read more...]

Michael Boutilier   Badge #116   1976-   [read more...]

Stanley Boutilier   Badge #   1968-1981   Passed away while active. [read more...]

Ernest Boutiler   Badge #79   1955-1984   Retired [read more...]

Myles Boutilier   Badge #53   1929-1963   Retired As Captain [read more...]

Edward Bowdridge   Badge #   1968-1996   Retired as Platoon Chief [read more...]

John W. Bowser   Badge #95   1942-1953   Passed away while active [read more...]

William Bowser   Badge #61   1919-1956   Passed away while active. [read more...]

Paul Boyle   Badge #57   1978-2015   Retired as Captain [read more...]

George Branch   LODD   Badge #127   1947-1980   Died on duty.   • George was sent to th… [read more...]

William Branch • Call Fireman No1 Motor Engine Patricia • Corporal of 1st Regiment, Canadian Garrison Artillery at outbreak of war,… [read more...]

Harry Bremner   Badge #131   1950-1979   • Retired [read more...]

John Breynton (Brenton) Union Fire-Club (1719-1799) • Joined the Union Fire-Club after 1757 and before January 14, 1759 (date not leg… [read more...]

Captain Benjamin Bridge Benjamin Bridge was born circa 1750 and was married before 1775 to Elizabeth Ingalls. They had a daughter named Sarah; he … [read more...]

William Brinton Badge #207 1968-1973   • Resigned   • William Elmer Brinton, Born Halifax, NS Aug. 5, 19… [read more...]

Chief Patrick Broderick 1873-1916 • Union Engine Company member from 1973-1894. • Patrick was made Chief of the Halifax Fire Depart… [read more...]

William Thomas Broderick   Badge #   ____-1917   LODD    • Captain William Thomas Broderick… [read more...]

John Brooks   Badge #16   1908-1943   • Prior to 1908, Brooks had a stint with the Department, but he was dis… [read more...]

Edward Brown • Call fireman on No5 Engine Company. • Enlisted 1st Canadian Artillery August 1 1914. Home duty. [read more...]

Henry Brown   • Badge #38   • 1913-1929   • Died in Hospital [read more...]

John Brown   Badge #60   1924-1925 • Resigned   [read more...]

Kenneth Joseph Brown   Badge #113   1943-1949   • Resigned [read more...]

Robert Brown   Badge #   1977-   • Retired Captain [read more...]

Ronald Brown   Badge #44   1958-1989   • Retired [read more...]

Peter Browne   Badge #48 1955-1991   • Peter was the Halifax Professional Firefighters' Union president in th… [read more...]

Shaun Brownell   Badge #146   1988-2016   • Retired as Engineer [read more...]

Chief Gerald Brundige   Badge #   1939-1975   • Chief from 1963-1975 [read more...]

Graham Brundige   Badge #   1969-   • Retired Captain [read more...]

George BruntBadge #71950-1952Resigned [read more...]

Call fireman No1 Motor Engine.  Enlisted private 25th Battalion November 5th, 1914. Went overseas May 6th, 1915. Wounded in action while s… [read more...]

William Brunt   Halifax Fire Department   (1876-1917)   Badge #   LODD   Brunt was transferr… [read more...]

Reg Brushett   Badge #63   1929-1946   Resigned [read more...]

Finlay Bryden   Badge #192   1968-1993   Originally Spryfield Fire. Retired after injuring himself in an all terr… [read more...]

Donald Bryson   Badge #90   1969-1974   Resigned [read more...]

Raymond Buckland   Badge #151   1957-1987   Retired [read more...]

Gerald Bulger   Badge #152   1957-1982   Retired [read more...]

John Burbidge joined the Union Fire-Club after 1757 (date not legible). The rest of what we know comes from biographi.ca. BURBIDGE, JOHN, sol… [read more...]

Donald Burns   Badge #211   1968-1995   Retired [read more...]

Edward Burns   Badge #153   1957-1992   Retired as District Chief [read more...]

Garnet Burns   Badge #125   1965-____   Retired [read more...]

He was hired in August of 1896. Captain on Hose Wagon 2 [read more...]

Bruce Burrell   1984-2005   Badge #10   Resigned as Deputy Chief to take Chief's job with the City of Calgar… [read more...]

George Butler   Badge #31   1929-1959   Retired [read more...]

John Butler joined the Union Fire-Club after 1757 and before January 1759 (date not legible). From biographi.ca (Allan C. Dunlop): BU… [read more...]