Jul
20

VIDEO: TheProvinceOnline shares video of 125th Anniversary!

TheProvinceOnline, YouTube channel for The Province newspaper, made a video of Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services’ 125th Anniversary Event, complete with our very own tunes playing in the background!

Jul
13

VIDEO: Vancouver21.com blogs about the 125th Anniversary

Vancouver21.com blogged about the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services’ 125th Anniversary Celebration in Gastown on June 12, 2011. Here is their post, along with a YouTube video of the ceremony, including the firefighters band leading everyone in O Canada.

Jul
11

VIDEO: Pictures and Music of the 125th Anniversary of the VFRS

Video/musical recap of the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services celebration of their 125th Anniversary event in Gastown, Vancouver. Fire departments from around Metro Vancouver and from Victoria sent their gorgeous vintage fire trucks, historical firefighting equipment, and friendly, hardworking firefighters and volunteers, to help us celebrate in style! The band was there, too…

Jul
06

VIDEO: Olympics Flashback

Olympics 2010 Torch Runner and Firefighter, Brian Bogdanovich, carries the torch to City Hall, and passes it on to the VPD. The Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band was there, too, providing music support and entertainment. We love this “flashback” look at that wonderful event!

Jun
23

VFRS Hosts Youth Fire Academy!

In April and in May 2011, the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services hosted two week-long fire academies for high school kids.

They did a great job, and we thought you might enjoy seeing and hearing a little about what happened there!

Check out this video: VFRS Youth Fire Academy 2011