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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 latest ...
The city's poor fire fighting services were highlighted by the Great Toronto Fire in 1849 and again in the Great Fire of Toronto in 1904. After the latter fire, which destroyed much of Bay Street from The Esplanade West to Melinda Street, the Fire Department in Toronto became a critical city service and has evolved into the full-time service ...
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.
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
The Port Credit Fire Department and Streetsville Fire Departments were added upon the amalgamation of those communities with Mississauga in 1974. MFES was mainly made up of the Toronto Township Volunteer Fire Department, itself created from volunteer units in the 1870s. By 1975, Mississauga's fire service was a full-time service.
Pages in category "Fire stations in Canada" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... List of historic Toronto fire stations; P.
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.
A replacement fire station was established on the west side of Chaplin Crescent just north of Eglinton Avenue West. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] By September 2021, electrical and communications systems had been installed and were ready for use between Caledonia and Chaplin stations, although vehicle testing there would be conducted later in 2021.