• Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band at Bright Nights in Stanley Park 2010

    Bright Nights in Stanley Park 2010

    Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band, with Randene Neill of Global TV BC, at Bright Nights in Stanley Park 2010

  • The Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band, official band for the City of Vancouver, performing for a special event in May, 2010.

    Band Banner

    Our brand-new banner, made especially for the 2010 Olympics Torch Relay!

  • The band with Vancouver City Manager, Dr. Penny Ballam, Olympic Torch Relay 2010

    Band at City Hall

    The band and official City and Olympics 2010 dignitaries gather on the steps of City Hall after the Olympic Torch Relay passed by.

  • Image of band, guests, and firefighters at the 2011 Fallen Firefighters' Memorial

    2011 Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial Ceremony

    2011 Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony

    A solemn occasion in which we honoured fallen firefighters in a ceremony held on the steps of the Legislature Building in Victoria, BC.

  • Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band in rehearsal

    Rehearsal

    Trumpet section, plus the drummer, of the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band, in rehearsal in Burnaby.

  • Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Fire Engine No. 5, Metro Vancouver, BC.

    Fire Engine No. 5

    Fire Engine No. 5

    The kids especially love it when the band brings a fire truck or two along for the gig!

  • Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Lieutenant Dan belts out a Frank Sinatra tune at an official City of Vancouver event, Spring 2010.

    Dan Sings Frank Sinatra

    Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Lieutenant Dan belts out a Frank Sinatra tune!

  • Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Training Chief Brian (Ret.), trumpet player, preparing for an official City of Vancouver event. May 2010.

    Brian

    Brian, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Chief Training Officer (Ret.) and trumpet player, preparing for an official City of Vancouver event.

  • Herald Trumpets, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band, performing for an official City of Vancouver event, May 2010.

    Herald Trumpets

    Herald Trumpets, performing for an official City of Vancouver event.

     

  • Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band and Ladder Truck at the start of the 2009 Santa Claus Parade

    Santa Claus Parade 2009

    Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band and Ladder Truck at the very start of the 2009 Rogers Santa Claus Parade, Vancouver, BC.

  • Fire Chief John McKearney, with Dan and Wayne sporting the band's new tubas, standing in front of Ladder 7, preparing for the 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade, Vancouver.

    St. Patrick’s Day 2012

    The Fire Chief, John McKearney, with tuba players Dan and Wayne sporting their brand new instruments, in front of Ladder 7 before the 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Vancouver.

  • Band becomes a unit of the VFRS

    As of Oct 22, 2012, the Firefighters Band is now a formal unit of Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services!

Jul
26

MUSIC: Blue Skies [Vocal]

By | Music

MP3 of Blue Skies: Written in 1927, the year the Vancouver Firefighters Band (our original name) was founded, and sung by Carla a mere 84 years later in the recently re-named Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band, this cheerful song endures!

Jul
20

VIDEO: TheProvinceOnline shares video of 125th Anniversary!

By | Video

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
19

MUSIC: Woodchopper’s Ball

By | Music, Photos

Audio recording of the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band playing Woody Herman’s 1939 classic, Woodchopper’s Ball, at the VFRS’ 125th Anniversary Celebration in Gastown, June 12, 2011.

Jul
17

MUSIC: Funky Turtle

By | Music, Photos

Recording of the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band playing the Funky Turtle at the VFRS’ 125th Anniversary, June 12, 2011.

Jul
13

VIDEO: Vancouver21.com blogs about the 125th Anniversary

By | News, Video

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.

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