Vehicles

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​During the more than 175 years of firefighting in Cambridge, many vehicles and pieces of equipment have served the citizens of this community.
 
The Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre has one motorized vehicle in its collection.​
1938 Bickle Seagrave Pumper
​Since it entered service in July 1938, this truck served at the Dickson Street fire hall and holds a special place of honour in the Museum, as it sits in the same spot it occupied when the station was operating. Its first crew said "it rides like a million dollars." While it could carry 80 imperial gallons of water, along with 1,200 feet of hose, it could pump 600 imperial gallons of water per minute; its six-cylinder engine produced 130 hp and reached speeds of 50 mph. It carried as many as eight firefighters.
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Galt's brand new truck as it leaves the Bickle Seagrave factory in Woodstock, Ontario


​Some of the historic vehicles and equipment used in Cambridge are preserved in other collections, notably:
 
1892 Ronald Steam Fire Pumper
Built by the Ronald Co.,  in Chatham, Ontario with a boiler built at the Waterous Engine Works Co. in Brantford, Ontario. It served the Town of Hespeler beginning in 1892 and is now on exhibit at Number 2 Fire Station, Brantford, Ontario. See Brantford Fire Station No. 2 Virtual Tour
 
Hose Sleigh for Winter Use
It served the Town of Galt and is now on exhibit at Doon Heritage Village, Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener, Ontario

1951 Bickle Seagrave Pumper
This vintage pumper served for many years with the Preston Fire Department. It replaced that department’s original 1928 Bickle pumper and was bought by the Town for the considerable amount of $19,850. When the truck was finally retired, it was bought and restored by the Cambridge Professional Fire Fighters Association. It appears regularly in parades, at special events and has been a regular visitor to the Museum.
1951 Bickle Seagrave Pumper