Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the City of Vancouver, a major coastal and seaport city located in the Lower Mainland region of the Canadian Province of British Columbia. The VFRS also provides contracted service to the … See more
Today VFRS responds to over 70,000 emergency calls annually and provides fire, medical first response, rescue, HazMat, technical rescue, high angle rescue, wildland … See more
Vancouver's first fire brigade was formed on May 28, 1886 as a group of volunteers with no official equipment. Within a couple of weeks a fire would … See more
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Text under CC-BY-SA licenseVancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS) was founded in 1886 and today serves the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, providing fire, medical first response, rescue and extrication services. In 2017, VFRS responded to 67,000 emergency calls.
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Employees: 800
- Motto: People Who Care About You
- Established: 1886
- Staffing: Career
The Great Vancouver Fire destroyed most of the newly incorporated city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 13, 1886. It started as two land-clearing fires to the west of the city. The first fire was farther away from the city and was clearing land for the roundhouse of the terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The second fire was clearing land to extend the city to the we…
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Location: Vancouver
- Date(s): June 13, 1886
- Cause: Out of control land clearing fires
- Deaths: Exact number unknown
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