Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department
Inc.
This
department was formed in 1924 as the Village of Rothesay Fire
Department. It was comprised of all volunteers and their first apparatus
was a 1924 Ford Model “T” chemical unit. Over the years the
department grew in size and changed locations several times. In 1966,
when several of the surrounding villages were incorporated the
department began official fire protection to the six municipalities in
the Kennebecasis Valley. In 1967 the first two (2) career fire fighters
were hired, Chief Geoff Sayre and Deputy Chief Earl Carleton.
In
1982 the Quispamsis fire Station was officially opened, giving us a
faster response time to the growing population in that area. In 1989 the
department was regionalized and became jointly owned by all six
municipalities. Then in 1998 the provincial government amalgamated the
valley into two large towns, Quispamsis and Rothesay. This amalgamation
included the former six municipalities as well as a large portion of the
parish of Rothesay. Along with portions of three local service districts
the total coverage area is in excess of 120 square kilometers.
With
these changes and the increasing size of the force and equipment it was
apparent a new fire station was necessary to house the organization. On
April 22, 2001 the new fire station on Campbell Drive in Rothesay was
officially opened.
The
department is a composite organization comprised of a Chief, Deputy
Chief, Divisional Chief, twenty-eight career staff, six part-time fire fighters, and
thirty volunteer fire fighters. Housed in the two fire stations are two
rapid intervention vehicles, three pumpers, a Quint, three tankers, an equipment
van, a Boston Whaler rescue boat, an all terrain vehicle and three
service vehicles.
1924
Ford Model “T” chemical unit
2000
Freightliner Pumper
2001
Ford F-550 Rapid Intervention Vehicle
2009
Sutphen SP 70 "Quint"
