At The Trafalgar No. 2 Fire Station, Eaton Estate, 1940's
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- Trafalgar was slow to form its own fire brigade. After years of relying on the Bronte and Oakville brigades, in 1935 Forbes Wilson was named fire chief with George Wright, deputy chief. It was in 1939 that a new pumper arrived and kept on the Eaton estate just east of the town of Oakville on Lakeshore Road at Morrison Road. (The permanent fire station on the east side of Trafalgar Township was not built until 1949.) Dick Dando, who lived and worked on the Eaton estate was the volunteer firefighter receiving the alarm calls, alerting the firefighters and maintaining the truck. This new firefighting force was Trafalgar Township No. 2. Bronte, the older service, was Trafalgar Township No. 1.
In this photograph, the volunteer firefighters from both stations are at Trafalgar No. 2, the Eaton estate (called Ballymena). The truck is likely the new Ford Bickle Seagrave 420-per-minute pumper with a 200-gallon water tank, a 35-foot ladder, 1,000 feet of 2 1/2 hose, 500 feet of one inch booster hose and more.
- Notes
- "Reflections of a Proud Heritage Oakville Fire Department 1909-2009" is available for viewing at the Oakville Public Library and area historical societies.
Information about the development of the fire fighting units in this record is taken from this book. - Inscriptions
- This photograph appears in the book, "Reflections of a Proud Heritage Oakville Fire Department 1909-2009". However, several men are identified differently, namely J. White/Jack Osborne and K. Giles/Dick Scarrow in the standing men.
Printed on the photo in this record, standing left to right: Cliff Gilliam, J. White, Grant Bray, K. Giles, Gord Booth, Roy McKay, S. Gilliam, Freeman Bray.
Same row in the book, p. 74: Cliff Gilliam, Jack Osborne, Grant Bray, Dick Scarrow, Gord Booth, Roy McKay, Sherman Gilliam, Chief Freeman Bray.
The photo in this record, kneeling left to right: M. McKim, Doug McDonald, Jack Rogers, Ken Lewis, Perce Joyce, Truman Atchinson, Jack Pollock.
Same row in the book, p. 74: Meridith McKim, Doug McDonald, Jack Rogers, Ken Lewis, Percey Joyce, Truman Aitchison, Jack Pollock.
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- TTBHS000786
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- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
- Language of Item
- English
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.4599543056514 Longitude: -79.6524286479188
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- Recommended Citation
- At The Trafalgar No. 2 Fire Station, Eaton Estate, 1940's
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
