Fire Station No. 5
Posted by: wildwoodke
N 51° 01.562 W 114° 05.699
11U E 703711 N 5656736
Fire Station No. 5 is the oldest in service fire station in the city of Calgary, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WM25AM
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/07/2007
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The station is located next door to a city library and is often visited by children and their parents walking by. Residents affectionately refer to it as the "Little Firehall".
Two of the oldest antique rigs in the city sit in the garden area in front of Station No. 5. The two steel-wheeled hose reels were used to carry hoses to fire calls in Calgary's earlier days.
Built in 1952, this is the oldest fire hall still in service in The City of Calgary.
Paid or Volunteer: Paid
Related Website: [Web Link]
Physical Address: 3129 14 St. S.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada
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Has Fire Pole: Not Listed
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Number of Firetrucks: Not Listed
Number of Emergency Staff: Not Listed
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