WFRS History

When Windsor was incorporated in 1854, most of the buildings in the bustling little town on the Canadian shore of the Detroit River were no more...

Fully-Motorized Walkerville Fire Department, 1913 Fully-Motorized Walkerville Fire Department, 1913 One of the two 1913 W.E. Seagrave Combinations One of the two 1913 W.E. Seagrave Combinations...

Engine 4, Engine 1A and Ladder 1, 1939. - Walt McCall Collection Engine 4, Engine 1A and Ladder 1, 1939. - Walt McCall Collection Windsor Fire...

One of the 1972 Plymouth Command Cars in action at an extra-alarm fire on Riverside Drive E. One of the 1972 Plymouth Command Cars in action...

1929 Studebaker Commander Was Later Converted Into W.F.D's first Rescue Unit 1929 Studebaker Commander Was Later Converted Into W.F.D's first Rescue Unit Chief Clarence DeFields poses...

Riverside's 1924 Model "T" Ford/LaFrance Riverside's 1924 Model "T" Ford/LaFrance Pumper No. 1 - 1938 Bickle/Ford Pumper No. 1 - 1938 Bickle/Ford Pumper No. 2 -...

Engine 3 catches hydrant on Riverside Dr. W. Engine 3 catches hydrant on Riverside Dr. W. Engine 5 pumps away... Engine 5 pumps away... Windsor Aerials...

The two 1915 Menard Combination Hose Wagons The two 1915 Menard Combination Hose Wagons 1916 Menard Tractor/1910 Seagrave 85' Aerial 1916 Menard Tractor/1910 Seagrave 85' Aerial...

Fire Chief Ray May and Fire Inspector Emmett Byrne at demonstration of Fire Rescue Boat on Windsor waterfront, 1961 Fire Chief Ray May and Fire Inspector...

Former East Windsor ladder truck, 1924 American-LaFrance, in service as Windsor's Ladder 3, 1939 Former East Windsor ladder truck, 1924 American-LaFrance, in service as Windsor's Ladder...