Stewiacke & District Volunteer Fire Department

09/11/2026

We are excited to announce that we have posted a new fundraising tracker in the front of our current station in support of our future station! While we have been saving for some time, we wanted to share our progress with our community so you can be a part of the excitement and the journey ahead.

So, why are we planning for a new fire station?

From the outside, our station may look fine. Inside, however, we have reached it's limits.

Our current station:

• Limits the number of firefighters we can accommodate
• Cannot fit many modern, taller fire apparatus
• Has extremely limited space between trucks and firefighter gear
• Stores our PPE in the same area as our apparatus
• Has no proper showers or post-incident decontamination area
• Is not fully accessible for members of the public
• Was not designed for the technology, equipment, and challenges firefighters face today

We have been planning for the future for several years. We presented our 5-10 year plan to Stewiacke Town Council in 2023, 2025 and 2026, and in June 2026 a report was submitted requesting that the land in front of our current station be designated for a future fire station.

We also hired architect to compare our station with other departments serving similar populations, areas and call volumes.The conclusion was clear: our facility is significantly undersized for the demands being placed on it.

Firefighting has changed. Our community is growing. Technology and equipment are evolving, and the challenges firefighters face are becoming more complex. We aren't planning a station for today. We are planning for the next 50 years.

That is why we are starting our fundraising efforts now. This isn't about building a bigger or fancier fire hall. It's about building a safer, more functional and accessible facility that allows our volunteers to train, respond, and operate effectively. This will allow us to continue providing the best possible emergency service to the Town of Stewiacke, Municipality of Colchester, and beyond.

We have a lot of work ahead of us, and it will take several years of hard work, fundraising, and community support to make this vision a reality.

We look forward to sharing our progress with you along the way.

More details can be found at https://www.stewiackefire.ca/new-station-fundraising-updates

Thank you for continuing to support us!

08/30/2026

After much consideration, we’ve made the difficult decision that our Annual Dinner & Dance will not be taking place this year.

Like many things, the cost of hosting an event has increased significantly. Unfortunately, in order to cover those rising costs, ticket prices would have had to increase to a level that we simply didn’t feel was fair or reasonable for our members, families, and community to attend.

Our Dinner & Dance has always been about bringing our firefighters, families, friends, and community together - and we want to keep it that way. Rather than putting the burden of increased costs on those who support us, we’ve decided to take a year off.

We truly appreciate everyone who has supported our Annual Dinner & Dance over the years.

If you’d still like to support you can take part in the Nova Scotia Firefighters 50-50 by visiting https://rafflebox.ca/raffle/nsfd/34/. Every bit of support helps our team and the communities we proudly serve.

We are looking at our options for next year - so stay tuned.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding!

Weekly 50/50 Jackpot Supporting N.S. Firefighters! Draw #327

08/20/2026

Thanks for coming Truro Fire Service! We're happy to support our neighbors for calls and trainings!

Thank you to Stewiacke & District Volunteer Fire Department for allowing our new recruits to come to your training facility for the day! They had an excellent day of training which included hose management, searching, VEIS and firefighter rescues.

08/17/2026

This past weekend some of our members honored the Highway of Heroes motorcycle ride as it passed underneath the Riverside Road overpass heading from Shearwater to Truro.

This ride remembers veterans and first responders and we were grateful to have the opportunity to support those riding.

See you next year!

08/01/2026

Reminder of the parade this morning in the Town of Stewiacke

We will be assisting with road closures at approximately 10:55AM.

Enjoy your weekend!

07/31/2026

Town Days Fireworks have been postponed until Sunday evening

07/30/2026

Last night, we had the privilege of welcoming the members of Lantz Volunteer Fire Department to our station with their new Quint!

We have shared a strong mutual aid partnership with Lantz for many years. They provide invaluable support as our Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) and are also an integral part of our Joint Swift Water Rescue Team alongside Brookfield Fire & Emergency Services.

Their new Quint is an outstanding addition to the resources available not only for our community but for the surrounding areas as well. We greatly appreciated the opportunity to see the truck in action, learn about its capabilities, and gain a better understanding of how it can support us should we ever require its assistance at an emergency incident.

Congratulations to Lantz on this fantastic addition to your fleet, and thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with our members. We look forward to continuing our strong partnership for many years to come!

07/26/2026

🚒 DID YOU KNOW? 🚒

During the summer months, our department operates weekend duty crews to help ensure volunteers are available and ready to respond when an emergency call comes in.

Because we are a 100% volunteer fire department, our members give up their own personal time to be on duty for the weekend. Sometimes that means spending time at the station training, maintaining equipment, or sharing a meal together. Other times, it simply means staying close to home, ready to respond at a moment's notice if the pager goes off.

No matter where they are, the goal is the same: to have a dedicated group of volunteers available to provide a fast response to our community when help is needed.

The next time you see fire trucks around town on a summer weekend, or notice a little extra activity at the station, there's a good chance it's your volunteer firefighters giving up their weekend to train, stay ready, and serve their community.

07/22/2026

Sharing this in an effort to spread the word and help Alex reach his goal of contacting everyone involved in this tragic event

Our team spent a majority of July 22nd there and days following assisting in the search efforts

Thank you Alex for your efforts with this!

07/22/2026

Training doesn't stop just because it's summer!

If you see our fire trucks out and about around the Town of Stewiacke this evening, don't be alarmed - we'll be conducting training exercises to keep our members prepared for when the real call comes.

Thank you for your patience if you encounter us on the road. As always, if you see emergency lights, please slow down and give us plenty of space.

We're training today so we're ready tomorrow.