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After 1924, when the Township of East York was incorporated, Fire Districts or Fire Areas were formed.2
Todmorden firefighters1922
Todmorden, Ontario
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The Fire Districts were within the same boundaries as the School Sections and were numbered 6, 7 and 8.4
Fire District No. 7 fire brigade1926
Todmorden, Ontario
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Each area had its own Volunteer Fire Department with a Chief, Deputy Chief and Officers. The equipment varied in each area. Fire Districts 6 and 8 had carts as well as motorized equipment, while No. 7 had a Model T Ford truck only.6
East York firefighters1928
East York, Ontario
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In 1928, East York Council appointed the first paid firemen and on October 22, four former volunteers began their careers as professional firefighters.8
Fire alarms were phoned in to the Township Office on Sammon Avenue. A 24-hour service was provided with a switchboard operator answering calls by day, and a watchman responding at night.The Sammon Street garage was replaced in 1954 with a modern fire hall on Woodbine Avenue.
By 1960, East York boasted that it had the lowest per capita fire loss for Canadian municipalities with a population over 10,000.
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