About LCFD

11063 Okanagan Centre Road EastLake Country, BC V4V 1H3

The new Station 71 and Fire Administration building includes the offices of the Fire Chief, the Deputy Fire Chief, the Emergency Services Clerk, Fire Inspectors and Maintenance Officers. The fire equipment and personnel moved over to the new station at 11063 Okanagan Centre Road East at the end of December 2021.

In 1956, 10 residents formed the Winfield Volunteer Fire Brigade. A siren was installed on the roof of Al's Cafe and residents were asked not to call the cafe if the siren sounded as the phone line needed to be free to call the volunteers. The only equipment was shovels and garden hoses carried in the trunks of the volunteers' cars.

The fire district was incorporated in 1959 and money to buy a fire truck and property and funds to build a fire hall was received from the province. The Winfield Volunteer Fire Department was born!

By 1974 the department had responded to 44 alarms. In 1983 the number grew to 107; in 2003 there were 560 and 888 in 2009.

In 1995, when the District of Lake Country incorporated, the Winfield Fire Protection District was dissolved and the Winfield Volunteer Fire Department became a part of the Lake Country Fire Department with Station 71 and Fire Administration located at 10591 Okanagan Centre Road East.

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16625 Commonage Road

The new residents of Coral Beach established the first unofficial fire department in the Carr's Landing area. Volunteers pulled second-hand hose from a trailer that carried a gas-powered water pump and built a fire hall garage on Coral Beach Road. In 1982 the community of Carr's Landing formed a steering committee to develop a fire protection area. By 1984, a temporary fire shed was built using volunteer labour and a used 1958 pumper truck was purchased from the Westbank Volunteer Fire Brigade. The Carr's Landing Fire Department was now officially a part of the Central Okanagan Regional District Fire Protection Area. In August 1984 the Coral Beach Fire Department amalgamated with Carr's Landing Brigade.

As the brigade grew, it became obvious that facilities for training and to house equipment were simply inadequate. A new fire hall was built 1987.

In 1995, when the District of Lake Country incorporated, the Carr's Landing Volunteer Fire Department became a part of the Lake Country Fire Department.

15656 Oyama Road

The Oyama Volunteer Fire Department is the oldest of our three departments. The first fire hall was built in 1958. An British WWII air-raid siren was installed on the roof of the packing house and the first fire truck was purchased from the Rutland Fire Department.

A new fire hall was soon needed to fit the expanding needs of the Oyama Fire Protection District, so in 1970 the volunteers moved into the old United Church, which was further expanded in 1988 with the help of a BC Lotteries grant and many volunteer hours.

When the District of Lake Country incorporated in 1995, the Oyama Volunteer Fire Department became part of the Lake Country Fire Department.