Little Fort Volunteer Fire Department
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N 51° 25.477 W 120° 12.435
10U E 694155 N 5700745
Little Fort Volunteer Fire Department is located at 911 Little Fort Hwy. and is part of the Community Hall. Exit off the Southern Yellowhead Hwy.
Waymark Code: WM14RHA
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/16/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Kurt Franke
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Little Fort Volunteer Fire Department

In 2018, the fate of the Little Fort Volunteer Fire Department with three other small communities was undetermined. The only options were to close these, operated by their own societies, fire departments or become part of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

Fortunately, the petition was approved and the Little Fort Volunteer Fire Department survived, along with the other three communities.

Most interesting about this time, the Little Fort Volunteer Fire Department became an extension of the Little Fort Community Hall. Prior to this the fire department had just a small metal building to store equipment. This has since been removed.

Since becoming part of Thompson-Nicola Regional District, extensive training was required, stricter hiring criteria was enacted and new standards and guidelines were set by the TNRD.

1996 Freightliner FL 70 / 3D pumper
1982 Chevrolet tanker

Training is conducted in the community hall. There are 10 firefighter volunteers on call. They have assisted other fire departments locally with traffic emergencies and wild fires in the area. They respond to emergencies for local residents and businesses in Little Fort.

Little Fort is the center for some of the best fly fishing in North America, with hundreds of quality lakes and several pristine rivers in the area. The area is well known for it wide mouth trout and kokanee drawing anglers from across British Columba and Canada.

Little Fort is a tiny community of approximately 300 residents with the economy boosted by traffic on the Yellowhead Highway. There are just a few businesses in town one being the High Five Diner including motel and campground, Little Fort Fly and Tackle, a food store, community hall which is also home to the fire department. Little Fort also relays on traditional businesses like farming and cattle ranching, forestry, fishing resorts, and guest ranches.
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer

EMS Involvement: yes

Has 911 Dispatch: yes

Number of Firetrucks: 2

Physical Address:
911 Little Fort Hwy.
Little Fort, British Columbia Canada
V0E 2C0


Number of Emergency Staff: 10

Has Emergency Call Box: Not Listed

Has Emergency Siren: Not Listed

Has Fire Pole: Not Listed

Average Alarms Per Year: Not Listed

Related Website: Not listed

Rating: Not listed

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