Fire Services in York Region

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[edit] Overview

Fire services in York Region are provided for and by each municipality. There are 35 fire stations across the region. Most services consist of full time members, but some services have volunteer firefighters.

The departments in south York Regional deals mostly with residential and commercial incidents. The northern departments deals with rural residential and agricultural fire needs.

[edit] History

Fire departments in York Region date back to the 19th Century and all were volunteer units. It was until later in the 20th Century did full time fire departments emerge. Some departments in the region still retain volunteer units. East Gwillimbury Fire was the last all volunteer service in the region until 2008 when the first crew of career firefighters was hired.

Small local departments slowly merged to form large departments in the 1960s and 1970s. În the late 1990s, York Region was planning to merge all of York's fire services into one large unit. Resistance from firefighters and others prevent the plan from coming into reality.

The use of "Fire Department" gave way to "Fire and Emergency" as the firefighter's roles expanded in the 1990s.

[edit] Command

Each department has their own Chief and senior officers.

[edit] Rank

  • Firefighter trainee
  • Firefighter of Fire Supression Officer
  • Volunteer Firefighter
  • Captain
  • Platoon Chief
  • Deputy Chief
  • Fire Chief
  • Lieutenant
  • Fire Prevention Officer
  • Chief Mechanical Officer
  • Chief Prevention Officer
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Training Officer

[edit] Operations

Town of Georgina Fire and Rescue
Established 1978
Staffing Composite - Full Time and volunteer
Strength 90
Stations 3
Engines 3
Trucks 2
Rescues 3
EMS Units see York Region EMS
EMS Level ALS & BLS
Fire chief Bill O'Neill

Town of Georgina Fire and Rescue provides fire fighting services to the communities of Keswick, Ontario, Sutton, Ontario and Pefferlaw, Ontario. The department deals mainly with rural fire situations (residential, commercial and agriculture fires), but it has marine and hazmat capabilities. Georgina Fire and Rescue has a mix of full time and volunteer staff with total strength of 90 personnel. A fleet of 19 apparatus are spread across 3 stations. Georgina Fire and Rescue was created from the merger of several local fire departments including Keswick Fire Department and Georgina Fire Department.

[edit] Stations

  • Station 1-4 - 165 The Queensway South, Keswick
  • Station 1-6 - 37 Snooks Road, Sutton
  • Station 1-8 - 270 Pefferlaw Road, Pefferlaw
  • Station 1-9 - 234 Chief Joseph Snake Road, Georgina Island
East Gwillimbury Emergency Services Department
Staffing Volunteer (Queensville Full-time daytime weekdays)
Strength 90
Stations 3
Engines 4
Rescues 3
EMS Level ALS & BLS
Fire chief Ken Beckett

East Gwillimbury Emergency Services Department serves the communities of Holland Landing, Ontario, Mount Albert, Ontario and Queensville, Ontario. The fire service operates over an area of 238 square kilometres or 91.89 square miles. All firefighters are volunteers and each station has a staff of 27 and all must be residence of the the Town of East Gwillimbury. The fire service is capable of handling a variety of situation, but it is mostly a rural fire unit.

[edit] Stations

  • Station 2-4 - 19314 Yonge Street, Holland Landing - HQ
  • Station 2-6 - 22 Princess Street, Mount Albert
  • Station 2-8 - 1590 Queensville Side Road, Queensville
King Township Fire & Emergency Services
Motto: "Everyone Goes Home"
Staffing Composite - Full Time and volunteer
Strength 105
Stations 3
Trucks 19
EMS Units see York Region EMS
EMS Level ALS & BLS
Fire chief Bryan Burbidge

King Township Fire & Emergency Services serves the communities of King City, Ontario, Schomberg, Ontario and Nobleton, Ontario. It serves an area of 3000 square kilometres and a population of almost 20,000 residents. The towns fire service is composed of full time and volunteer fire fighters or fire suppression officers.

[edit] Stations

  • Station 3-4 - King City - King Road
  • Station 3-6 - Schomberg - 91 Proctor Drive
  • Station 3-8 - Nobleton - King Road
Central York Fire Services
Established 2002
Staffing Full time
Strength 80 firefighters + 29 senior officers
Stations 4
Engines 4
Trucks 2 - aerials
Squads 3
Rescues 1
EMS Units see York Region EMS
Fire chief John Molyneaux

Central York Fire Services provides fire services to the Town of Newmarket and Aurora. It has 80 firefighters and 29 senior officers on staff at three fire stations. The fire service was created from the merger of the former Town of Newmarket Fire Department and Town of Aurora Fire Department in 2002. The fire services has 15 vehicles of which 12 are fire fighting ones.

[edit] Stations

  • Station 4-1 - 984 Gorham Street, Newmarket - HQ
  • Station 4-2 - McCaffrey Street, Newmarket
  • Station 4-3 - 220 Edward Street, Aurora
  • Station 4-4 - 1134 Wellington Street East, Aurora - Fred Bolsby Fire Hall
Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire Department
Staffing Composite - Full Time and volunteer
Strength 64
Stations 2
Trucks 5
Rescues 1
EMS Units see York Region EMS
EMS Level ALS & BLS
Fire chief Chris Powers

Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire Department provides fire fighting services to Whitchurch-Stouffville and Stouffville, Ontario. The services protects 26,000 residents with 14 full-time fire suppression staff, 2 full-time fire prevention Officers, a full-time administrative assistant. There are also 50 trained volunteer firefighters. The fire service has 10 vehicles in the their fleet.

[edit] Stations

  • Station 5-1 - 6392 Main Street
  • Station 5-2 - 15400 Highway 48
Vaughan Fire and Rescue
Motto: Pride and Honour
Staffing Composite - Full Time and volunteer
Strength 250
Stations 9
Engines 5
Rescues 2
EMS Units see York Region EMS
EMS Level ALS & BLS
Fire chief Greg Senay

Vaughan Fire and Rescue provides fire and emergency needs to the communities in the City of Vaughan (Maple, Ontario, Kleinburg, Ontario, Concord, Ontario, Thornhill, Ontario west of Yonge Street and Woodbridge, Ontario). There are over 250 firefighters on staff with a mix of full time and volunteers. The fire services deals with rural scenarios in the north and urban in the south part of the city.

[edit] Stations

  • Station 7-1 - 835 Clarke Ave (west of Bathurst St.)
  • Station 7-2 - 9290 Keele St (north of Rutherford Rd)
  • Station 7-3 - 325 Woodbridge Ave (west of Kipling Ave)
  • Station 7-4 - 10665 Islington Ave (south of Hwy 27) (volunteer station)
  • Station 7-5 - 2 Fieldstone Ave (west from Weston Rd, North of Hwy 7)
  • Station 7-6 - 120 McLeary Ct (east from Creditstone, North of Hwy 7)
  • Station 7-7 - 40 Eagleview Heights (Major Mackenzie & Hwy 400)
  • Station 7-8 - 111 Racco Pkwy (Dufferin & Hwy 407)
  • Station 7-9 - 9601 Islington Ave (Rutherford Rd & Islington Ave)
Richmond Hill Fire Department
Established 1881
Staffing Full Time
Strength 116
Stations 5
Engines 4
Trucks 2
Rescues 2
EMS Units see York Region EMS
EMS Level ALS & BLS
Fire chief Shane Baker

Richmond Hill Fire Department provides fire services to the Town of Richmond Hill. It has 116 fire fighters on staff at 5 fire stations.

[edit] Stations

  • Station 8-1 - 191 Major Mackenzie Drive West
  • Station 8-2 - 13067 Yonge Street
  • Station 8-3 - 1371 16th Avenue
  • Station 8-4 - 1365 Elgin Mills Road East
  • Station 8-5 - 150 High Tech Road
Markham Fire and Emergency Services
Established 1970
Staffing Full time
Strength 200
Stations 8
EMS Units see York Region EMS
EMS Level ALS & BLS
Fire chief Don McClean

Markham Fire has 200 firefighters on staff is responsible for fire and EMS support of Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport. Two more stations are scheduled to be built in 2009 and 2010. One will be located near Woodbine Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive. The second will be near Ninth Line and Bur Oak Drive. The service began as the Markham Village Fire Department and acquired Union FD in 1964. The Markham Fire Department was created in 1970 and later renamed with the current name.

Markham Fire and Emergency Services provides fire protection to the communities in the Town of Markham:

  • Unionville
  • Cornell
  • Cachet
  • Milliken
  • Armadale
  • Dickson Hill
  • Buttonville
  • Thornhill

[edit] Fire Chiefs

  • Myrl Smith 1970-1985
  • Ken Beckett 1985-1996
  • Tony Mintoff 1996-1999
  • Bob Myles 1999 - acting Chief
  • Shayne Mintz 1999 - acting Chief
  • Jim Sales 1999-2001

[edit] Stations

  • Station 9-1 - 7801 Bayview Avenue
  • Station 9-2 - 10 Riviera Drive
  • Station 9-4 - 7300 Birchmount Road
  • Station 9-5 - 316 Main Street, Unionville
  • Station 9-6 - 5567 Fourteenth Avenue
  • Station 9-7 - 209 Main Street, Markham
  • Station 9-8 - 650 Bur Oak Drive

[edit] APPARATUS

APPARATUS DESIGNATIONS - The numbering works like this:

  • The first number is the district
  • The second number is the station number
  • The third number is the apparatus number
  • 1 - Engine (Pumper)
  • 2 - Engine (Pumper)
  • 3 - Telesquirt
  • 4 - Tanker
  • 5 - Tanker
  • 6 - Aerial
  • 7 - Aerial Platform
  • 8 - Hazmat
  • 9 - Rescue
  • 0 - Utility

The apparatus numbers are pronounced by saying the last 2 digits individually from the first. For example, 729 would be pronounced Seven-Two-Nine, NOT Seven Twenty Nine, and 849 would be pronounced Eight-Four-Nine, NOT Eight Forty Nine, and so on.

For units with 4 digits, such as Fire Prevention, Training, and spare apparatus, the last 3 digits are pronounced individually from the first digit. For example 4401 would be pronounced Four-Four-Zero-One, NOT Forty-Four-O-One.

GEORGINA

STATION 1-4 - 165 The Queensway South (Keswick)Full time & Volunteer

  • 141 - 2001 Freightliner / Fort Garry Engine
  • 143 - 1992 Spartan 55' Telequirt
  • 144 - 1998 Almonte GMC Tanker
  • 149 - 1995 Almonte GMC Vandura Rescue Unit
  • 140 - 1998 F-250 Ford pickup
  • 1401- 2004 Dodge Caravan - Fire Prevention Officer
  • 1402 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser - Public Education
  • 140A 1990 Husky Air Boat Marine Rescue
  • Haz Mat/Emergency Operations Unit - Wells Cargo 24’ Trailer

STATION 1-6 - 37 Snooks Road (Sutton) Full time and Volunteer

  • 161 - 2003 Almonte / Freightliner Engine
  • 163 - 1998 E-One - Freightliner 50'Telesquirt
  • 164 - 2002 Almonte / GMC Tanker
  • 169 - 1988 Almonte Ford E-350 Light Rescue
  • 160 - 2000 Dodge Caravan - Utility

STATION 1-8 270 Pefferlaw Road (Pefferlaw)Volunteer Staffed

  • 181 - 1999 Fort Garry / International Engine
  • 184 - 1998 Almonte / GMC Tanker
  • 189 - 1996 Almonte / GMC Light Rescue

EAST GWILLIMBURY

STATION 2-4 (Holland Landing - Volunteer )

  • 241 - 2008 Spartan Advantage / Rosenbauer Engine
  • 244 - 1990 International Tanker/Pumper
  • 246 - 2003 Freightliner FL80 / General 65' Aerial
  • 249 - 2002 Freightliner FL80 / Fort Garry Heavy Rescue

STATION 2-6 (Mount Albert - Volunteer )

  • 261 - 1997 Freightliner FL80 Superior Engine
  • 262 - 2007 Ford F550 4x4 / Rosenbauer Mini-Pumper
  • 264 - 2005 Freightliner M2 / Rosenbauer Tanker/Pumper
  • 269 - 2005 Freightliner M2 / Rosenbauer Heavy Rescue

STATION 2-8 (Queensville - Full Time (Days) and Volunteer Staff)

  • 281 - 1997 Freightliner FL80 / Fort Garry Engine
  • 284 - 1997 Freightliner FL80 / Superior Tanker/Pumper
  • 289 - 1997 Freightliner FL80 / Superior Heavy Rescue

KING TOWNSHIP

STATION 3-4 (King City)

  • 342 - 1998 E-One Freightliner FL80
  • 343 - 1990 Pierce Lance/Superior
  • 344 - 1990 Dependable International 4900
  • 349 - 2001 Spartan Advantage - Dependable


STATION 3-6 (Schomberg)

  • 360 - Dodge Durango District Chief's Unit
  • 361 - 2001 Spartan/Dependable Rescue Pumper
  • 362 - 1969 Ford/LaFrance Pumper (Retired-Parade/Training Unit)
  • 363 - 1993 Superior/E-One 55'Aerial
  • 364 - 1992 Ford/Dependable Pumper/Tanker
  • 365 - 2002 Freightliner/Dependable Tanker
  • 369 - 2004 American LaFrance Rescue Pumper
  • Command 30 - 1986 Ford Command/Rehab. Unit
  • 1929 International/Bickle Antique Engine (Retired Parade Unit)(Original Schomberg Unit)
  • 1940 Ford Antique Engine (Retired Parade Unit)


STATION 3-8 (Nobelton)

  • 381 - 2007 Ferrara Inferno
  • 384 - 1991 Ford F800 Dependable
  • 389 - 2009 Dependable Heavy Rescue


CENTRAL YORK

STATION 4-1

  • 411 - 2006 American Lafrance Eagle Rescue Engine
  • 412 - 1999 Freightliner/Fort Garry Engine (Reserve)
  • Chief 4-3 - 2009 Chev Tahoe
  • 1931 Bickle Antique Fire Engine

STATION 4-2

  • 421 - 1997 E-One Cyclone II Engine
  • 423 - 1998 Freightliner 55 foot telesquirt (Reserve)
  • 427 - 2006 American Lafrance Eagle 105 foot Aerial Platform

STATION 4-3

  • 431 - 2006 American Lafrance Eagle Pumper
  • 432 - 1987 Mack/Superior Pumper (Reserve)
  • 438 - 1998 Freightliner Rescue / Hazardous Material Response unit
  • 1926 International Lorne Pumper - historic unit

STATION 4-4

  • 441 - 1999 Freightliner/E-One Engine Tanker
  • 434 - 1989 White/ GMC Superior Pumper / Tanker
  • 443 - 1987 Ford 55 foot telesquirt (Reserve)

WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE

STATION 5-1 - 6392 Main Street, Stoffville

  • 511 - 2007 Seagrave Spartan Rescue Pumper
  • 514 - 2007 Seagrave Spartan Tanker/Pumper (2700 US Gal)
  • 516 - 1993 E-One Superior 75' Aerial
  • 519 - 2008 Seagrave Spartan Heavy Rescue

STATION 5-2 - 15400 Hwy. 48, Stoffville

  • 521 - 2008 Seagrave Spartan Rescue Pumper
  • 522 - 1996 Superior / International Pumper
  • 524 - 2004 Superior / Freightliner Tanker
  • 525 - 1996 Superior / Freightliner Tanker
  • 510 - 1997 Ford F-250 Utility Truck / Forestry Trailer Unit

VAUGHAN FIRE RESCUE

STATION 7-1 (Thornhill)

  • 711 - 2002 Spartan Advantage
  • 716 - 2001 Spartan Gladiator Aerial 100'

STATION 7-2 (Maple)

  • 723 - 1988 Pierce Dash
  • 726 - 2000 Spartan Advantage Aerial
  • 729 - 2001 Spartan Advantage Heavy Rescue
  • 720 - Pickup Truck
  • Chief 7-3 - Platoon Chief

STATION 7-3 (Woodbridge)

  • 731 - 2006 Spartan Advantage Engine
  • 732 - 2002 Spartan Advantage
  • 737 - 2009 Spartan Gladiator 90' Platform Aerial (in Service, Sept 21st, 2009)
  • 738 - 1991 International 4900 Dependable Hazmat Truck (Staffed as Required)

STATION 7-4 (Kleinburg)

  • 741 - 1994 Volvo FE42 Engine (Volunteer Staffed)
  • 744 - 2003 Freightliner FL80 Dependable Tanker (Volunteer Staffed)
  • 740 - Utility

STATION 7-5 (Woodbridge)

  • 756 - 1998 Spartan Gladiator 55' Aerial
  • 759 - 2005 Freightliner M2 Dependable Heavy Rescue (Technical Rescue)

STATION 7-6 (Concord)

  • 761 - 2006 Spartan Advantage Engine

STATION 7-7 (Vellore)

  • 771 - 2006 Spartan Advantage Engine
  • 774 - 2004 Peterbilt 330 Tanker
  • 776 - 2000 Spartan Advantage 55' Aerial

STATION 7-8

  • 786 - 2003 Spartan Advantage 55' Aerial

STATION 7-9

  • 790 - 2005 Freightliner MT REHAB (Volunteer Staffed)
  • 796 - 2006 Spartan Advantage 55' Aerial

RICHMOND HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT

STATION 8-1 - 191 Major Mackenzie Drive West (HQ)

  • 813 - 2003 Spartan Gladiator/Smeal Quint - 23m Ladder
  • 814 - 2004 Freightliner/Dependable Tanker (8000L)
  • 818 - 1989 Pierce Arrow Heavy Rescue/HAZMAT
  • Chief 8-3 (Platoon Chief)- 2007 Chev Suburban
  • Command 81 (Command Post) 1999 Motor Coach

STATION 8-2 - 13067 Yonge Street - Oak Ridges

  • 823 - 1999 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal Quint (23m Ladder)
  • 824 - 2004 Freightliner / Dependable Tanker (8100L)
  • 829 - 1992 Ford Super Duty - Water Rescue Unit (Zodiac Boat Trailer)

STATION 8-3 - 1371 16th Avenue

  • 833 - 1989 Pierce Arrow Quint - 23m Ladder
  • 836 - 1999 Spartan Gladiator Aerial - 32m Ladder

STATION 8-4 - 1365 Elgin Mills Road East

  • 841 - 1998 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal Pumper
  • 849 - 2006 Spartan/Dependable Heavy/Technical Rescue "Squadzilla"

STATION 8-5 - 150 High Tech Road

  • 851 - 2006 Spartan/Smeal Foam Engine
  • 850 - 1996 Ford Super Duty Light Rescue Truck
  • 853 - 1999 Spartan Gladiator Quint - 17m Ladder

MARKHAM FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES

STATION 9-1

  • 911 - 2003 Spartan Gladiator Engine
  • 916 - 2002 Spartan Gladiator 100' Aerial

STATION 9-2

  • 921 - 2007 Spartan Gladiator Classic

STATION 9-4

  • 941 - 1996 Spartan Baron Dependable Engine
  • 9806 - 1988 Mack MR686P Thibault Pumper (Spare)

STATION 9-5

  • 951 - 2003 Spartan Gladiator Engine
  • 954 - 1991 Mack RB688S Dependable Tanker
  • 956 - 2002 Spartan Gladiator 105' Aerial
  • 9853 - 1990 Pierce Lance Superior 50' Telesqurt


STATION 9-6

  • 961 - 2003 Spartan Gladiator Engine

STATION 9-7

  • 971 - 2003 Spartan Gladiator Engine

STATION 9-8

  • 981 - 2006 Spartan Gladiator Engine
  • 9871 - 1998 International 4900 Superior Pump (Spare)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

North: Bradford West Gwillimbury Fire & Emergency Services
West: Brampton Fire & Rescue Fire Services in York Region East: Fire Services in Durham Region
South: Toronto Fire Services

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