Nelson No. 1 Fire Hall - Nelson, British Columbia
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wildwoodke
N 49° 29.306 W 117° 17.442
11U E 478946 N 5481795
This bell is mounted on the front of the No.1 Fire Hall in Nelson, British Columbia
Waymark Code: WM2VR4
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/27/2007
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The Nelson Fire Hall No. 1 is recognized as being the oldest operating fire hall in British Columbia. It was completed in June 1913.
History (from the City of Nelson Website)
"On August 26, 1912, the City Council approved tenders for the construction of the new Fire hall and awarded the contract to John Burns and Son in the amount of $17,973.00. The construction proceeded immediately and was completed in June 1913 when the Fire Department accepted the use of the Fire hall.
The new fire hall was designed to house four horses and two fire wagons and served the community until 1918 when the City purchased its first motorized fire apparatus, a 1918 American La France Pumper Truck.
Today
Today the Fire Department has four "state of the art" pieces of fire apparatus which respond to in excess of four hundred fire calls annually. Today's role of the department includes such tasks as Medical First Responders, "Jaws of Life" Vehicle extraction, High Angle Rope Rescue, contract dispatching for two adjacent Fire Departments, Confined Space Rescue as well as Hazardous Goods Incidents. The department not only serves the City of Nelson but a large contracted area for the Regional District of Central Kootenay.
The City of Nelson has now recognized distinction of operating from the oldest fire station in the Province of British Columbia.
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