While the much smaller town of Windermere, just down the road a couple of kliks, has a
large, brand new fire hall, Invermere soldiers on with their much older, much more pedestrian fire hall.
Manned by an all volunteer force of 28 members, the station is filled with at least seven pieces of active apparatus and possibly their parade truck, the 1953 Bickle Seagrave pumper. The department's website contains no information on the size of the force nor the number of calls responded to each year.
However, in January of 2012, when the Invermere Fire Service celebrated its 60th anniversary
an article was published in the Columbia Valley Pioneer which included much of the history of the service.
The equipment lineup:
Unit 200 - Ford F350 Dually Chief's Truck
Engine 201 - 2000 Freightliner FL80/Hub Pumper (1050/1000/5F) (SN#2475-784)
Engine 202 - 2007 Freightliner M2/Rosenbauer Pumper (1050/1000) (SN#1388806)
Rescue 203 - 2010 Pierce Saber Road Rescue Unit (SN#22253)
Rescue 204 - 1998 Ford F350/1978 E-One (250/250) (SN#585) (Body ex-Prince George Fire Rescue)
Tender 206 - 2003 International 4400/Southern Fire Equipment Tandem Tender (-/3000)
Engine 207 - 2008 Pierce Arrow XT PUC Pumper (1500/650/25F) (SN#19999) (Demo, purchased 2012)
Parade - 1953 Bickle Seagrave Sedan pumper (840/500)
Retired Vehicles:
1991 Ford F150 / Local light rescue
1982 International CO1810B / Hub pumper (840/1000) (SN#745)
1976 Ford C900 / Thibault pumper (840/800) (SN#T76-123)