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Fire service pic of the day: Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency — Engine 47, Goffs, Nova Scotia, 2007.
1993 Volvo FE42/Fort Garry pumper #93-240E, originally purchased by the Goffs Volunteer FD before HRFE amalgamation. Equipped with 1,050-Imp-gpm pump, 1,000-Imp-gal water tank and 15-gal foam tank. Later served Rawdon District FD and was donated to Codroy Valley, NL in 2019.
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We’d love to see one of our amazing supporters take home the cash!
Ticket deadline: 9 PM tonight
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1892 Holloway, designated as Chemical 2, the same apparatus driven by William Fidler before his retirement. William 'Bull' Maguire at the helm here in 1955. #hfxfirehistory
along with Head of the Port Authority, Mr Ozzie Timmons. Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency has worked with the Port of Halifax for many decades in training as well as public displays to promote #fireprevention.
As #FirePreventionWeek is upon us again, we thought we'd take the opportunity to introduce you to some of our past engagements with the City of Halifax and its people.
Pictured below, Lieutenant James Roach, (Badge #116 1943-1975) is shown during one of our waterfront displays
Halifax Fire's 1919 American LaFrance aerial in the first West St station. Note the tray ceiling, exactly the same as the current ceiling in #HfxStation2 today. Both stations were designed by Halifax Firefighter William Fidler.
William wore many hats, including that of an architect, but was best known as an Engineer on Chemical 2 in his final years with Halifax Fire.
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Do you have family or close friends that once served with the Halifax Fire Department or even before that with the Union Engine Company, Union Protection Company or any of the many fire related services that operated on behalf of the Insuring Companies in Halifax?
We want to talk to you!
Documents, photos, scrapbooks, artifacts and even stories passed down are all important to us. We are constantly digging to find, document and preserve our history. Your help is necessary to keep this
information available for generations to come and not let it become lost forever.
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🔥 It’s Ticket Day! 🔥
Last week’s winner walked away with over $305,000!
We’d love to see one of our amazing supporters take home the cash! 🎉
⏳ Ticket deadline: 9 PM tonight!
🎟️ Grab yours now! firefighters5050.com/182
Thank you for your support, and best of luck! 🚒❤️
A member of the Axe Fire Company, John Metzler, was a stonemason who built the now well-known Henry House on Barrington Street, between 1834 and 1835. The house was named after his first tenant: William Alexander Henry.
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🔥 It’s Ticket Day! 🔥
Last week’s winner walked away with over $300,000!
We’d love to see one of our amazing supporters take home the cash! 🎉
⏳ Ticket deadline: 9 PM tonight!
🎟️ Grab yours now! firefighters5050.com/182
Thank you for your support, and best of luck! 🚒❤️
September 11, 2001 - We Remember. 🇺🇸
Twenty-five years later, the images of that day remain etched into our memories.
On September 11, 2001, the world watched in horror as unimaginable tragedy unfolded. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives -
Today, the Halifax Fire Historical Society remembers those who never came home.
We remember their families, their colleagues and the countless first responders whose lives were forever changed.
And we remember the extraordinary courage shown in the face of unimaginable circumstances.
We will never forget.
Remember the fallen. Honour the brave. Never forget.
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