r/Firefighting • u/MostBoringStan • Jan 29 '25

Photos The tiny station where I volunteer

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I mentioned it in another post and somebody asked to see it, so here it is.

Big enough for our 2 trucks, our gear, a couple tiny washrooms, office for the chief, and a table for our meetings. If the entire crew shows up for a meeting, there isn't much more room.

We have about 10 volunteers, and cover an area with a radius of about 50km. Even with that large of an area, we only get maybe 10 calls in a year, and the last year was even slower with only 7.

There are a lot of posts with nice shiny trucks in front of nice big stations, so I thought I'd share what the other side of the spectrum is like.

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u/Mstrlnd Jan 30 '25

Nice. What kind of trucks do you use?
Is it the only station in the 50km radius?

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u/MostBoringStan Jan 30 '25

We have a pump truck and a water tank truck.

Yes, we are the only station in our area. The next closest stations are over 100km away, both ways down the highway.

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u/Mstrlnd Jan 30 '25

So if there is a bigger fire oder emergency you'll have to work a long time on your own. Could be hard sometimes, i think. Respect for your work there!