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Historic Toronto fire stations are primarily in the downtown core and with the former Toronto Fire Department. Fire stations built from the late 19th century and up to 1950s varied in style. Fire halls built from the 1950s to 1980s tended to be utilitarian in design and found in the suburbs (North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke).
The Toronto Fire Department and successor Toronto Fire Services has operated fire boats since 1923. Fireboat Charles A. Reed was the first fireboat operated by the service; it was a wood-hull boat that entered service in 1923 and remained in use until 1964. [18]
The hall was built in 1878 as part of the transformation of the Toronto Fire Department that saw it move from a volunteer to a professional organization. The station was home to horse drawn hose car. The clock tower, that quickly became a symbol of the neighbourhood, was added in 1899. From the top of the tower a lookout would watch for fires.
This is a list of fire departments in the world. A fire department or fire brigade also known as a fire and rescue service or fire service is a public or private organization that provides firefighting , rescue and emergency medical services for a certain jurisdiction , which is typically a municipality , county or fire protection district.
Timmins Fire Department; Toronto Fire Services; V. Vaughan Fire and Rescue Services This page was last edited on 27 September 2019, at 11:18 (UTC). ...
No. 8 Hose Station, Toronto, Ontario; The Old Fire Hall, Toronto, Ontario; List of historic Toronto fire stations, Ontario; Fire Fighters Museum (Winnipeg, Manitoba), in a 1904 fire station building; Caserne de pompiers, Chambly, Quebec, photo here; Prince Albert Historical Museum, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, in the city's 1912 fire hall
Toronto Fire Services repurposed the heritage structure, and reopened it as a public education center, on October 13, 2016. [7] [8] Recommendations that the fire hall be closed had been offered since at least 1987. [6] Ford first attempted to have the station closed in 2012, but it received a brief reprieve, in 2013.
The Old Fire Hall in 2007. The Old Fire Hall is the name given to the original home of The Second City company in Toronto and is located at 110 Lombard Street. [1] The Old Fire Hall was built in 1886 and served as the Toronto Fire Department Headquarters until 1910.