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Burnaby Fire Department and Penningtons teddy bears
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95961
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire fighters and Penningtons employees posed with a box of teddy bears and a fire truck in the background. The bears were purchased by Penningtons customers for donation to children.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1731
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire fighters and Penningtons employees posed with a box of teddy bears and a fire truck in the background. The bears were purchased by Penningtons customers for donation to children.
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Laurel Krause, the assistant manager at Penningtons, and David Graystone, of the Burnaby Fire Department, check out some of the more than 60 teddy bears purchased by customers of the North Rd. store to be donated to the fire department to give to kids who've been in accidents, or to charities that help kids. Looking on are Darcey O'Riordan and George Assaf, of the Burnaby Fire Department, and Brenda Kult, the manager at Penningtons."
Images
Burnaby firemen display new uniforms
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1474
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of seven men standing in front of a fire truck, dressed in what has been described as the Burnaby Fire Department's new uniforms. The fire truck is parked in front of the Burnaby Public Hall, Burnaby's first municipal hall.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of seven men standing in front of a fire truck, dressed in what has been described as the Burnaby Fire Department's new uniforms. The fire truck is parked in front of the Burnaby Public Hall, Burnaby's first municipal hall.
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV999.55.23
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1939
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Related Material
- For a copy print of this photograph, see BV999.55.24
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
Images
Burnaby's second fire truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36139
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1936 and 1952]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of fireman Abe Killer sitting behind the wheel of Burnaby's second fire truck, a 1927 Packard. Albert "Abe" Killer was a fireman from 1936 to 1952.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1936 and 1952]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 226-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-22
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of fireman Abe Killer sitting behind the wheel of Burnaby's second fire truck, a 1927 Packard. Albert "Abe" Killer was a fireman from 1936 to 1952.
- Names
- Killer, Albert "Abe"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Child in a fire truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1461
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Billy Banks sitting in the driver's seat of a fire truck, holding the steering wheel and wearing fireman's helmet.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 6 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph was likely taken out of an album as there is black paper residue on its recto
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Billy Banks sitting in the driver's seat of a fire truck, holding the steering wheel and wearing fireman's helmet.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Fire Trucks
- Names
- Banks, Billy
- Accession Code
- BV999.55.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1930]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
District Chief Bill Banks
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1471
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1937]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill Banks, Officer in Charge of Fire Area no. 1 in South Burnaby, sitting behind the steering wheel of Burnaby Fire Department fire truck no. 2. Bill Banks was the owner of Burnaby Garage where he built and serviced fire trucks for the municipality.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill Banks, Officer in Charge of Fire Area no. 1 in South Burnaby, sitting behind the steering wheel of Burnaby Fire Department fire truck no. 2. Bill Banks was the owner of Burnaby Garage where he built and serviced fire trucks for the municipality.
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV999.55.20
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1937]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "fire chief Banks"
Images
Fire Department at Fire Hall No. 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35199
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire department trucks and firefighters, in front of fire hall No. 2. Note the old Burnaby Municipal Hall on the left.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-056
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire department trucks and firefighters, in front of fire hall No. 2. Note the old Burnaby Municipal Hall on the left.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - City Halls
- Transportation - Fire Trucks
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7252 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Fire engine at Burnaby Fire Department Safety Fair
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97422
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dwight Fraser helping his child, two-year-old Jordan, down from a 1954 LaFrance fire engine on display at the Burnaby Fire Department's Safety Fair at Lougheed Mall.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2784
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dwight Fraser helping his child, two-year-old Jordan, down from a 1954 LaFrance fire engine on display at the Burnaby Fire Department's Safety Fair at Lougheed Mall.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Jordan Fraser, 2, gets a helping hand from his dad, Dwight, after getting a chance to try the wheel of the Burnaby Fire Department's 1954 LaFrance fire engine. The engine was one of the displays at the department's Safety Fair, at Lougheed Mall."
- Geographic Access
- Austin Road
- Street Address
- 9855 Austin Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cameron Area
Images
Firefighter Fred Blake beside fire truck no. 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1295
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1939 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Firefighter Fred Blake leaning on the side of Burnaby Fire Department's twelve cylinder Packard combination hose and chemical fire truck. This was the third fire truck in the fleet. Fred was hired as a Burnaby firefighter in April 1939.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Firefighter Fred Blake leaning on the side of Burnaby Fire Department's twelve cylinder Packard combination hose and chemical fire truck. This was the third fire truck in the fleet. Fred was hired as a Burnaby firefighter in April 1939.
- Accession Code
- BV998.31.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1939 (date of original)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 02-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Fred Blake with 12 cyl./ PACKARD combination hose/ and chemical truck. 1939"
- Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 PANDORA ST BURNABY BC V5C 2B2"
Images
Fire fighter Jim Dixon with battery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96681
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire fighter Jim Dixon holding up a smoke detector battery for the camera. A fire truck is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2303
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire fighter Jim Dixon holding up a smoke detector battery for the camera. A fire truck is visible in the background.
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Jim Dixon, of the Burnaby Fire Department, says this weekend's change to Daylight Savings Time is the perfect opportunity to check the batteries in household smoke detectors."
Images
Fire fighters Lieutenant Pat Flanagan and Captain Steven Hardy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96282
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire fighters Lieutenant Pat Flanagan (left) and Captain Steven Hardy. They are dressed in Fire Department uniforms and a Burnaby Fire Department fire truck is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1965
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire fighters Lieutenant Pat Flanagan (left) and Captain Steven Hardy. They are dressed in Fire Department uniforms and a Burnaby Fire Department fire truck is visible in the background.
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Lieutenant Pat Flanagan (left) and Captain Steven Hardy, of the Burnaby Fire Department, are amongst 76 firefighters from around the province who are to be honored with medals for long and exemplary service, at a ceremony on Friday."
Images
Fireman Lewis Auvache and Captain Ernie Ledger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35332
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1937] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fireman Lewis Auvache (left) and Ernie Ledger, Burnaby Fire Department Captain. This photograph was taken in front of No. 2 fire hall on Kingsway in South Burnaby. Lewis Auvache would later go on to marry Sylvia Murley and would become Fire Chief in Burnaby between 1964 and 1972.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1937] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-189
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fireman Lewis Auvache (left) and Ernie Ledger, Burnaby Fire Department Captain. This photograph was taken in front of No. 2 fire hall on Kingsway in South Burnaby. Lewis Auvache would later go on to marry Sylvia Murley and would become Fire Chief in Burnaby between 1964 and 1972.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Fireman sitting on the tailgate of a fire truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1496
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1939]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified fireman sitting on the tailgate of (what appears to be) a 1939 Ford fire truck, parked in front of a fire hall. Note the neatly folded fire hose stored at the back of the truck.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph was likely taken out of an album as there is black paper residue on its recto
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified fireman sitting on the tailgate of (what appears to be) a 1939 Ford fire truck, parked in front of a fire hall. Note the neatly folded fire hose stored at the back of the truck.
- Accession Code
- BV999.55.45
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1939]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Fire safety exercises
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96920
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of members of the Burnaby Fire Department and unidentified children participating in fire safety exercises and with a fire truck.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2475
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of members of the Burnaby Fire Department and unidentified children participating in fire safety exercises and with a fire truck.
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
Fire truck and firemen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34060
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1935
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby fire truck and two firemen at Royal Oak and Kingsway. A house is just visible behind them.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1935
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 8.9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 004-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby fire truck and two firemen at Royal Oak and Kingsway. A house is just visible behind them.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Annotation on the back of photograph reads, "Property of B.C. Bellinger"
- Geographic Access
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
- Windsor Area
Images
Fitness World fire
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97305
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Day, a gym patron, standing across from Fitness World on North Road, near Lougheed, during a fire. Burnaby Fire Department fire trucks are parked in front of the gym.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2701
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Day, a gym patron, standing across from Fitness World on North Road, near Lougheed, during a fire. Burnaby Fire Department fire trucks are parked in front of the gym.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Fire Trucks
- Buildings - Recreational - Gymnasiums
- Natural Phenomena - Fires
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Bob Day watches as Burnaby firefighters work to douse a minor blaze behind the sign at Fitness World on North Rd. Day was working out in the gym when staff told everyone to leave because of the fire."
- Geographic Access
- North Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cameron Area
Images
Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory466
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1927-1990
- Length
- 00:04:05
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the equipment used by the fire department over the years, in particular about the pump and ladder trucks, and about Chief Waddell's wise choice of locations for the fire halls.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the equipment used by the fire department over the years, in particular about the pump and ladder trucks, and about Chief Waddell's wise choice of locations for the fire halls.
- Date Range
- 1927-1990
- Length
- 00:04:05
- Names
- Waddell, Gordon
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 21, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:43:35
- Interviewee Name
- Nixon, Al
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Al Nixon
Track three of interview with Al Nixon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_3.mp3Jennifer Campbell and Mark Lambert at Fire Station No. 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96662
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jennifer Campbell, of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, in the driver's seat of a fire truck at Burnaby Fire Station No. 5, as fire fighter Mark Lambert looks on. Lambert is the chairperson for the Burnaby Firefighters' Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2284
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jennifer Campbell, of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, in the driver's seat of a fire truck at Burnaby Fire Station No. 5, as fire fighter Mark Lambert looks on. Lambert is the chairperson for the Burnaby Firefighters' Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Jennifer Campbell, of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, gets a guided tour of fire engine by Burnaby firefighter Mark Lambert, the chairperson for the Burnaby Firefighter's Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. Campbell was at Burnaby fire hall #5 to collect a $30,000 donation from money raised by the firefighters in their annual boot drive and through the Firefighter's Charitable Ball."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 4211 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Kevin Stapelmann with new Burnaby fire truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96871
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire fighter Kevin Stapelmann shining a new Burnaby Fire Department fire truck.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2429
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire fighter Kevin Stapelmann shining a new Burnaby Fire Department fire truck.
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby firefighter Kevin Stapelmann makes sure the department's newest fire truck is looking its best."
Images
Lynden Volunteer Fire Department fire truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1467
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a fire truck with "L. V. F. D." (Lynden Volunteer Fire Department) written on the side of the hood, and "LYNDEN" on top of rear fender. Located in Lynden, Washington.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a fire truck with "L. V. F. D." (Lynden Volunteer Fire Department) written on the side of the hood, and "LYNDEN" on top of rear fender. Located in Lynden, Washington.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Fire Trucks
- Accession Code
- BV999.55.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [193-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Satinder Mann with a fire truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96286
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire fighter Satinder Mann checking the control panel of a fire truck that had caught fire.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1969
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby fire fighter Satinder Mann checking the control panel of a fire truck that had caught fire.
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby firefighter Satinder Mann checks the damage to the burned-out control panel of one of the department's pumper trucks that caught fire Thursday morning. Mann was on the truck that responded to help put out the fire. Mann says he was surprised when the call for help turned out to be from another fire truck. "It just came in as a vehicle fire," he says."