Subject: Fire Department and Fires

Cranbrook City Council

Cranbrook City Council has last meeting of the year before elections, with most council deciding to go up for reelection.

Internal ID:	0052.0674
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 15th 1922

City Council Report

Regular meeting of Cranbrook City Council dealing with payments of bills, update on utilities and extensions of sewerage to buildings outside city limits, to be paid for by property owners.

Internal ID:	0052.0695
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 18th 1912

Council Meeting

Cranbrook City Council hold regular meeting paying due accounts, enlarging cemetary, painting fire hydrants, getting rid of noxious weed in City limits and notice of upcoming by-laws.

Internal ID:	0052.0709
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 13th 1912

City Works Report

Cranbrook Civic Department presents annual report for 1929 with subzero weather and no snow protection resulting in frozen water lines, which required water wagons to deliver throughout the city for six weeks.

Internal ID:	0052.0771
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 16th 1930

Tourist Park

Cranbrook demolishing old firehall and salvaged lumber will be used in construction of ten cabins in municipal tourist camp.

Internal ID:	0052.0849
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 13th 1930

Government Building Fire

Cranbrook firemen respond to a fire on the roof of the government building probably cause by a spark from the chimney.

Internal ID:	0052.0877
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 17th 1930

Royal Hotel Fire

Hot ashes piled against wooden fence in rear of Royal Hotel caused a blaze which required Cranbrook fire department to use chemicals to extinguish.

Internal ID:	0052.0881
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 17th 1930

Cranbrook Brewing Fire

Cranbrook Brewing Company had to call out fire department, when a probable cigarette end dropped through a hole in the floor of the brewery office, required part of the wall and several floor boards to be chopped away.

Internal ID:	0052.0962
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 19th 1930

New Cafe Fire

Newspaper article reporting on a fire at the New Cafe on Van Horne Street in Cranbrook, with estimated damage of one thousand dollars.

Internal ID:	0053.0033
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 19th 1927

Cosmopolitan Repairs

Cranbrook Cosmopolitan Hotel, which was seriously damaged by fire, has been put back to its original condition.

Internal ID:	0053.0089
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 21st 1930

Gate Valves

Cranbrook has gate valves attached to eight fire hydrants, allowing a second hose to be attached without shutting off the water.

Internal ID:	0053.0111
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 4th 1930

Council Report

Cranbrook council trying to conserve on finances by selling off old steam fire siren, may be purchased by Kimberley, and other alderman making inquiry on weight coal prior to delivery. Two house fires called fire department out.

Internal ID:	0053.0152
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 18th 1930

Two Fires

Cranbrook fire department called out twice in the last week, one was a chimney fire in Chinatown and the other a blaze in a sawdust pile.

Internal ID:	0053.0157
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 18th 1930

Cranbrook Fire Hall

City of Cranbrook Fire Hall #1 on Eleventh Avenue (Fenwick).

Internal ID:	0136.0016
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Proposed Cranbrook Heritage Square

Model of proposed Heritage Square constructed in 1972 by Garry Anderson.

Internal ID:	0136.0053
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1972

Proposed Cranbrook Heritage Square

Model of proposed Heritage Square constructed in 1972 by Garry Anderson.

Internal ID:	0136.0054
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1972

Cranbrook Architecture - Fire Hall

The City of Cranbrook Fire Hall, built in 1929, operates as Cran brook's #1 Fire Hall located on 11th Avenue South (Fenwick Avenue).

Internal ID:	0141.0017
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1976

Firehall, Cranbrook. BC

City of Cranbrook Fire Hall built 1929, 11th Avenue South (aka Fenwick Avenue)

Internal ID:	0151.0045
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1976

Cranbrook Fire Hall

City of Cranbrook Fire Hall, 11th Avenue South (aka Fenwick Avenue) Cranbrook, BC

Internal ID:	0151.0175
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1976

Cranbrook Fire Department

A view of the back of the second Cranbrook Fire hall, situated beside City Hall and facing out onto Norbury Avenue. Note the uniforms and team.

Internal ID:	0223.0002
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Cranbrook Fire Hall and City Hall

A look at the front of Cranbrook's second fire hall and of the City Hall, both facing onto Norbury Avenue.

Internal ID:	0223.0006
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1920

Early Baker Street Scene

Baker Street looking east, 1904. Baker Street was longer then, with the first Fire Hall to the left of the photo, followed by the Townsite Office. On the right G.T. Rogers extended past the Cranbrook Hotel.

Internal ID:	0380.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1904

Cranbrook City Hall

An early view of Cranbrook's City Hall with the 2nd fire hall to the left and the Knights of Pythias Hall to the right.

Internal ID:	0457.0449
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1920

Cranbrook City Hall

An early view of Cranbrook's City Hall with the 2nd fire hall to the left and the Knights of Pythias Hall to the right.

Internal ID:	0457.0450
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1920

Cranbrook Wall of Honour

Dedication plaque for the Wall of Honour, listing many of Cranbrook's firemen.

Internal ID:	0474.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	2009

Cranbrook Wall of Honour

A plaque of major donors associoated with the research, construction and funding for the Cranbrook Wall of Honour in Rotary Park.

Internal ID:	0474.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	2009

Cranbrook United Way Support

City of Cranbrook - Support for the United Way. Does anyone know this fireman?

Internal ID:	0493.0157
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1980

10th Ave. School Circa 1987, Kids learning about Firefighters

Kids learning about Firefighters

Internal ID:	2000.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1987

10th Avenue School Ice Rink

Showing the 10th Avenue School's ice rink flooded by the Firemen. Just Clowning around in snow grade 3 at 10th Avenue. If you can identify anyone, please do.