In 1911, No. 8 Hose Station across from the church at College and Bellevue became the first to get a motor-driven fire engine, which used both chemicals and water to fight fires. It was so successful that city council voted to buy more the following year, but also prudently bought a horse-drawn vehicle. - Photo courtesy: Toronto Fire Department
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In 1911, No. 8 Hose Station across from the church at College and Bellevue became the first to get a motor-driven fire engine, which used both chemicals and water to fight fires. It was so successful that city council voted to buy more the following year, but also prudently bought a horse-drawn vehicle.

- Photo courtesy: Toronto Fire Department