Vernon Fire-Rescue Services
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N 50° 16.029 W 119° 16.239
11U E 338180 N 5570800
This is the downtown fire hall in Vernon, on the corner of 35th Avenue and 30th Street, two blocks east of Highway 97 (32nd Street) which passes through the heart of the city.
Waymark Code: WMMH0B
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 09/20/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Kurt Franke
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This is station #1 of the three serving the city of Vernon. The City of Vernon Fire-Rescue Services is manned by a combination of Career and Paid-per-Call firefighters, the staff consisting of 27 Career Firefighters, 4 Fire dispatchers, 26 Paid-per-Call firefighters and 4 administrative staff. While the administrative staff is stationed at this station, the firefighters and dispatchers are distributed among the department's three fire stations. This station's apparatus lineup follows:
  • Engine 78 - 2000 Pierce Dash (1750/500/10A/25B/61' boom)
  • Ladder 79 - 1991 Pierce Lance / Superior/Smeal (1500/500/105') (SN#SE 1168)
  • Engine 80 - 1996 Spartan Gladiator MFD / Hub (1500/500) (SN#2260-659)
  • Engine 82 - 2010 Spartan Gladiator / Hub (1500/500/?F)
  • Engine 83 - 1986 Kenworth / Hub (1500/500) (SN#1050)
  • Rescue 87 - 2002 Ford F550 / ERS (SN#J02651)
  • 2012 Freightliner M2 / Hub tanker (420/1500/?F)
Paid or Volunteer: Paid

EMS Involvement: yes

Has 911 Dispatch: yes

Has Emergency Call Box: no

Has Emergency Siren: no

Has Fire Pole: no

Number of Firetrucks: 7

Related Website: [Web Link]

Physical Address:
3401 - 30th Street
Vernon, BC Canada
V1T 5E7

Number of Emergency Staff: 57

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Average Alarms Per Year: Not Listed
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