Kamloops’ first fire hall was built in 1905 as a wood-frame structure. At the time, a team of well-trained horses and a fire wagon were housed on site, ready to respond when needed. Fire call boxes placed throughout the city were used to alert the volunteer firefighters.

In 1911, Kamloops entered a new era of firefighting with the purchase of its first motorized fire trucks, marking a shift away from horse-drawn responses and toward a more modern fire service.

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