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| - The Maitland & District Volunteer Fire Department (MDVFD) is station 500 of the East Hants Fire Service mutual-aid group in Hants County, Nova Scotia. The department serves a district containing approximately 450 dwelling buildings and a population of approximately 1,000, in a 200 square km rural area along Nova Scotia Highway 215 from Urbania to Lower Selma, and Highway 236 from Maitland to Lattie's Brook. The department was formed in 1974; previous to then, firefighting was done ad-hoc by anyone available, using limited equipment. The first official Fire Chief was Albert Jr. “Ab” Annand. The department featured in the 2001 short film The June Bug Symphony. MDVFD operates and trains most closely with departments in Kennetcook (station 1000), Noel (station 700) and Shubenacadie (station 100). Automatic aid includes these departments along with Rawdon (station 800) and Lantz (station 400) in East Hants, and Cobequid in . MDVFD is a member of the EHS Nova Scotia Medical First Response program, and is paged for all lights-and-siren ambulance responses. The nearest ambulance bases are Kennetcook (32 km away) and Milford (39 km away).
* 1 Chief
* 1 Deputy Chief
* 3 Captains
* Training Officer role is held by a Captain.
* 12 Firefighters
* 1 Junior Firefighter 1999 Freightliner FL70 with 1995 Hale pump Assembled by Metalfab in 2004
* Primary fire-attack apparatus
* 1050 imperial gallon (1250 US gallon) per minute Hale pump
* 800 imperial gallons (960 US gallons) onboard water
* 20 imperial gallons Class A foam
* Extension, roof & attic ladders
* 2 x preconnected 1.75" hoselines
* 1 x preconnected 2.5" hoseline
* 2 x 1.75" attack hose bundles wyed to 2.5" supply line
* 1100 feet 4" supply line
* Carries 4 compartment-mounted SCBA
* Onboard 5000W generator to power electric tools and portable lighting 1998 Freightliner FL80 Assembled by Metalfab in 2005.
* Water supply and secondary fire-attack apparatus
* 525 imperial gallon (625 US gallon) per minute Hale pump
* 1500 imperial gallons (1800 US gallons) onboard water
* 1750 imperial gallon (2100 US gallons) portable tank
* 2 preconnected 1.75" hoselines
* 40' extension ladder 2012 Ford F550 4x4, Assembled by Leblanc Fire Truck in 2011. Body by Knapheide
* Primary Medical First Response apparatus
* Responds to Structure Fires as Auxiliary and Command vehicle
* Equipped for Vehicle Extrication and Wildland Fire operations
* Carries wildland and general-purpose pumps and 800 feet of wildland hose
* Fitted with a 3-cylinder 6000 psi Cascade System
* Carries 3 SCBA in seat mounts
* Carries Amkus hydraulic extrication tools: Ram, Combi-Tool, and Cutter
* Onboard 3000W inverter to power electric tools and portable lighting Assembled in-house by Department personnel
* Medical First Response, Rescue and Wildland apparatus
* Carried medical response, extrication, and wildland equipment
* Carried 2 SCBA
* Sold to Five Islands and District Fire Brigade. Truck No. 3 / Rescue 531, 1998 to 2006 Acquired from Department of National Defence in 1998 Configured in-house by Department personnel
* Medical First Response apparatus and utility vehicle
* Carried medical response and hydraulic extrication tools
* Sold to civilian owner. Built by Metalfab Fire Apparatus
* Primary fire-attack apparatus and walk-in rescue truck
* 625 imperial gallon (750 US gallon) per minute Hale pump
* 300 imperial gallons (360 US gallons) onboard water
* Crew seating area in rear compartment, later replaced with stowage for hydraulic extrication tools
* Sold to civilian owner. Built by Metalfab Fire Apparatus
* Water supply and secondary fire-attack apparatus
* 425 imperial gallon (500 US gallon) per minute Hale pump
* 1300 imperial gallons (1560 US gallons) onboard water
* Sold to West River Fire Department. Maitland & District Volunteer Fire Department maintains a page on Facebook
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