Established 1899 Creston Fire Hall - Firehouses on Waymarking.com

The Creston Fire Department came into existence on February 21, 1899. The first Fire Department list of volunteers contained 29 names. The department's first fire truck was a refitted a Chevy truck, purchased in October 1931 for $325. Their next truck was came in 1951, built by locals, with a 175 GPM pump and 250 gallon tank, two wooden and one aluminum ladder. In 1956 a Lafrance Ford pumper, known as Engine 1, was purchased and served until being sold to Pleasant Valley, Idaho in 1998.

In 1981 the Town purchased the old Overwaitea Store at 200—10th Avenue North to renovate it into a better fire hall. Opened in May of 1982, it remains the fire hall you see here. Now known as Creston Fire and Rescue, the department has 30 plus members who respond to 200 plus calls per year. The department is comprised of a full time Fire Chief and a full time Deputy Fire Chief, with the rest of the members providing paid, on-call services.

Here's their equipment lineup:
2010 ? - Ferrara pumper (saw this one through the window)
Engine 1 - 2001 GMC T8500 - Superior - 1050 Gallons - 500 GPM (SN#SE2543)
Tender 1 - 2003 Sterling vacuum tanker 2900 Gallons
Tanker 1 - 1986 GMC C7000 - Hub 350 Gallons - 1200 GPM
Rescue 1 - 2000 Ford F550 - 2002 Profire - 1998 General (portable - 100 GPM)
Support Unit - 1997 E-One Protector (210/167) (SN#16476)

Paid or Volunteer: Part Paid / Part Volunteer EMS Involvement: yes Has 911 Dispatch: yes Has Emergency Call Box: no Has Emergency Siren: no Has Fire Pole: no Average Alarms Per Year: 200 Number of Firetrucks: 6 Related Website: [Web Link] Physical Address: 200 - 10th Avenue North Creston, BC Canada Number of Emergency Staff: 30 Rating:

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