City of Vancouver Archives

[View of water hoses pouring from Canadian Pacific Station to put out fire at Pier D]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-114
Item
July 27, 1938

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of man on handcar crossing over fire hoses laid across tracks at Capilano Shingle Company fire]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-120
Item
Apr. 16, 1943

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of firefighters with a hose battling blaze at Dominion Construction Company millwork plant at 150 West 1st Avenue]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-155
Item
Aug. 11, 1955

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of firefighters and damage at waterfront fire at Benson's Shipyard]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-407
Item
May 30, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing a ruptured fire hose.

[View of firefighter using a water hose and the damage to the Canadian Pacific Railway Pier D]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-115
Item
July 27, 1938

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of fire engines parked in Firehall No. 1]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-259
Item
[ca. 1962]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of fire at G.H. Cottrell Warehouse, 139 Water Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-018
Item
Oct. 30, 1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing fire fighters climbing a ladder at building with hoses and engines below and spectators watching from below and from across the street at a rooming house.

[View of fire at G.H. Cottrell Warehouse, 139 Water Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-019
Item
Oct. 30, 1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the warehouse ablaze and firemen on a ladder. A crowd of spectators is visible in the foreground.

[View of evacuation drill at Department of Veterans' Affairs Shaughnessy Hospital]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-238
Item
1961

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing a hospital patient transported by stretcher out a window with firefighters and a fire truck waiting below; three cameramen are filming the activity.

[View of evacuation drill at Department of Veterans' Affairs Shaughnessy Hospital]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-239
Item
1961

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the a ladder extended from a fire truck to the exterior of the hospital building.

[View of evacuation drill at Department of Veterans' Affairs Shaughnessy Hospital]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-237
Item
1961

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing firefighters placing a hospital patient in a stretcher.

[View of damage and firefighters battling blaze at Dominion Construction Company millwork plant at 150 West 1st Avenue]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-153
Item
Aug. 11, 1955

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of damage and firefighters battling blaze at Dominion Construction Company millwork plant at 150 West 1st Avenue]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-152
Item
Aug. 11, 1955

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of damage and firefighters battling blaze at Dominion Construction Company millwork plant at 150 West 1st Avenue]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-154
Item
Aug. 11, 1955

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of Canadian Pacific Railway Pier D on fire and two fireboats working on the water while crowds watch]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-106
Item
July 27, 1938

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of Canadian Pacific Railway Pier D on fire and two fireboats working on the water while crowds watch]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-108
Item
July 27, 1938

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of Canadian Pacific Railway Pier D on fire and two fireboats working on the water]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-105
Item
July 27, 1938

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of Canadian Pacific Railway Pier D on fire]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-104
Item
July 27, 1938

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of apparatus used by Vancouver Fire Department in its "Chemistry of Fire" demonstration]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-228
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of activity on dock concerning the Canadian Pacific Railway Pier D on fire]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-110
Item
July 27, 1938

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View from railyard showing the Canadian Pacific Railway Pier D on fire]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-113
Item
July 27, 1938

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fireboat No. 2 fighting waterfront blaze]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-445
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fireboat No. 2 fighting waterfront blaze]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-446
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fireboat No. 2 fighting waterfront blaze]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-447
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department vehicles parked in front of Fire Hall No. 3, 12th Avenue and Quebec Street, showing Fire Prevention Week sign]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-170
Item
[ca. 1956]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department staff using portable fire extinguisher]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-227
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department staff trying on fire jackets]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-222
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department staff trying on fire jackets]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-223
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department staff showing firefighting apparatus to boy scouts]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-288
Item
[ca. 1965]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department staff member explaining tools to interviewer and boy scouts]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-252
Item
1962

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department staff member demonstrating hoisting of ladder]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-224
Item
[ca. 1964]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department staff member demonstrating combustion elements]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-229
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department staff demonstrating H-H inhalator to civilians]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-230
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department staff aboard horse-drawn Canadian Steamers, near No. 7 Firehall, 5th Avenue at Yew Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-007
Item
[ca. 1908]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing uniformed fire fighters riding in horse-drawn fire wagons; Parnell McCarville (right center) came on duty July 29, 1907, others unidentified.

[Vancouver Fire Department Rescue and Safety staff on stage demonstrating resuscitation]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-231
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department Rescue and Safety squad giving demonstration]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-350
Item
[ca. 1950]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department Rescue and Safety squad administering oxygen to patient at home]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-356
Item
[ca. 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department recruits hoisting ladder]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-225
Item
[ca. 1964]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Vancouver Fire Department horse drawn steam fire engine in parade

AM1376-: CVA 76-07
Item
1936

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Item is a photograph of a horse drawn [1901 Waterous Engine] steam fire engine in an unidentified parade on E Hastings Street, outside the Ukrainian National Hall (875 E Hastings Street). Spectators line the street.

Vancouver Fire Department at Hall 3# - 1933

AM1376-: CVA 76-01
Item
1933

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Item is a photograph portrait of the firefighters of firehall No 3 standing in front of their [1930 American LaFrance City Service Ladder Truck] outside Hall number 3.

Vancouver Fire Department 1905

COV-S280-: CVA 354-465
Item
1905

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a composite photograph showing firefighters, fire chiefs, horse-drawn fire apparatus, exterior and interior views of fire stations including an alarm switch board, firemen responding to call and sliding down a pole and horses lined up to pull hose wagons.

[Two members of South Vancouver Fire Department with Studebaker C.S.T. by roadside]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-070
Item
[ca. 1927]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Two firemen in Point Grey Fire Department Chief's automobile]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-039
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Steampumper #1 at Vancouver Fire Department

AM1052-: AM1052 P-2522
Item
[196-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Item is a postcard showing a steampumper at the Vancouver Fire Department. Caption on back of postcard: "Although the Vancouver Fire Department was formed early in 1886, ordered equipment did not arrive in time to deal with the great fire that started on June 13. From 1888, when the first horses were purchased, the engines were no longer drawn by men, and in 1889 a paid Fire Department was formed with 'call men', who were paid $15.00 per month."

[Spectators watching fire at Cottrell Warehouse on Water Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-375
Item
Oct. 30, 1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Spectators watching fire at Cottrell Warehouse on Water Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-374
Item
Oct. 30, 1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing firefighters climbing a ladder to the burning building and a large mass of smoke surrounding the warehouse.

Portrait of Fire Chief Thompson, Mayor Malkin, and civic dignitaries

AM1376-: CVA 76-12
Item
1930

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Item is a photograph portrait of Fire Chief C. W. Thompson and assembled civic dignitaries, including Mayor W. H. Malkin, posing on a 1929 Bickle "Canadian" Pump truck.