Toronto Fire Historical Society. Guardians of Toronto Fire Service history. Share your Toronto Fire history with us [email protected] 🇨🇦🚒🔥
Ontario, Canada
Joined April 2018
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In 1813, U.S. troops stole Toronto’s only fire "engine" (a 17th-C Blackfriar water pump like this one) and kept it at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn. It was paraded in Manhattan as a war trophy in the 1850s, then sent to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD - it may be there still.
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Not all wounds are visible and taking care of your mental health is no different or any less important than looking after your physical well-being. There’s no need to suffer in silence and there are resources available to help. Let’s talk. #MentalHealth #EndTheStigma #Toronto
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Watching my friend and colleague @marksaunderstps announce his retirement makes me feel both sad, as he will be sadly missed, but happy as he can now focus on enjoying his family and his well deserved retirement. Congrats Chief in your well deserved retirement!
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Fun @CTVNews piece on Ossington's missing clock tower, with guest commentary by @OssingtonBIA superwoman Meg Marshall! toronto.ctvnews.ca/mobile/vi… @joe_cressy @TOFireHistory #TeamClocktower
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Hugh McKinnon (Police Chief 1886-1895)
Hugh McKinnon became Chief in 1866. He was Deputy Chief under Chief Alexander David Stewart and before that was Chief @BLVLPolice Belleville, Ontario. #HPSArchives #HamOnt #PoliceHistory #HamOntHistory – at Hamilton, Ontario
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Received a generous gift of a 1920/30/40’s scrapbook tonite. Many pics, articles and more included. Will share more as we get it researched and digitized. Our veterans are among our most valuable connections. As always, #Respect and #Reverence above all.
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The Clocktower Project---to restore the clock tower to Toronto's oldest surviving Fire Hall, at 16 Ossington---is in full swing, thanks to @joe_cressy, @ossingtonbia, @hullmark_prez, @bellwoodsbeer, @TOFireHistory, and @OssingtonCA! facebook.com/groups/Ossingto…
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Looks so welcoming!
And so worth the trip to #Yarmouth to visit. Many well preserved examples of @HFXFirefighters history including apparatus used by our #UnionEngineCo and #UnionProtectionCo in the 19th century.
Tell them the folks at @HFXFireHistory sent you! 👨🏻🚒 – at Halifax, Nova Scotia
We have a new sign! No problem noticing that one!#firefighters #museum #novascotia #yarmouthns #visitnovascotia
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'Thank you isn’t enough,' firefighter says of colleague who is donating liver to his son. I met Nadine and Mark during my tenure in @TownOfAjax fire. This is an incredible example of caring compassion. As Nadine says “You got this”! toronto.ctvnews.ca/thank-you…
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Toronto Civic Railway streetcars pick up passengers on Danforth Avenue just east of Broadview, in DANFORTH service around 1915. Image via @TorontoArchives The photographer is unknown. bit.ly/2E3arhe
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February 1907, #Halifax sends a consortium to Toronto to inspect their Aerial truck. Pictured here is Halifax Councillor JJ Hines in the Boler hat with other members of #HalifaxFire and #TorontoFire in front of their Lombard St station, built in 1886. #FireHistory #FireApparatus – at Halifax, Nova Scotia
