Canada Eh?

[Ian Stronach]

With help from Walt McCall's incredible knowledge of fire apparatus we have put together the list of what we believe to be all the steel tractor drawn aerials in Canada.

 

The photos are of Montreal's 1944 Bickle Seagrave with a replacement early-1950's GMC tractor which was in service until 1974 when replaced by a Thibault custom rear-mount and Verdun, QC's 1932-1948-1956 ALF - Thibault - IH 75', likely the most unique tiller in Canada (details below).  It was the reserve ladder until the Thibault-Mack aerialscope was put in service in 1977 (one of three in Canada).

• Trois Rivieres, QC – 1937 Bickle Seagrave 100’
  
  
• Victoria, BC – 1938 Bickle Seagrave 85’
  
  
• Winnipeg, MB - 1939 Lafrance 500 series 100’
  
  
• Halifax, NS – 1940 Bickle Seagrave 100’
  
  
• Westmount, QC – 1943 Lafrance 500 series 100’. This truck tipped over at a fire in 1961 and was replaced with two, 1963 Thibault-Merryweather 100’ trucks
  
  
• Montreal, QC – 1944 Bickle Seagrave 85’ (new GMC tractor 1955?)
  
  
• Quebec City, QC – 1944 Bickle Seagrave 85’ (new 1973 IH tractor)
  
  
• Quebec City, QC – 1949 Bickle Seagrave 85’
  
  
• Quebec City, QC – 1949 Bickle Seagrave 85’
  
  
• Windsor, ON – 1949 Pirsch 100’ Senior Model 41
  
  
• Verdun, QC – 1956 (?) Thibault-IH 75’.  Thibault steel aerial replaced
  1932 Verdun ALF Type 331 front-drive aerial -- the only one ever built. Thibault converted the frame to a trailer and inserted the International KB tractor under it.
  
  
• Halifax, NS – 1966 King Seagrave 100’
  
  
• Vancouver, BC – 1966 Hub-Gro
  ve-IH 100’
  
  
• Quebec City, QC – 1973 Thibault-IH 100’
  
  
• Quebec City, QC – 1976 Thibault-KW 100’
  
  
• Quebec City, QC – 2011 Pierce 100’
  
  
• Quebec City, QC – 2013 Pierce 100’