Edmonton Fire Rescue Services

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services

Agency overview
Established	1906
Employees	1000 - including firefighters, dispatchers and other staff
Fire chief	Ken Block (1 February 2009-)
Facilities and equipment
Stations	29
Engines	33
Trucks	10
Rescues	7 (+ 6 boats)
Tenders	45
Website
http://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/about-fire-rescue-services.aspx

Originally Strathcona Fire Hall No. 1, built in 1909, became Fire Hall No. 6 in the 1912 amalgamation with Edmonton. It has housed the Walterdale Theatre since 1974, and has been an Alberta Historic Site since 14 July 1976. The tower still holds the original bell.
53.5193°N 113.4962°W / 53.5193; -113.4962 (Strathcona No. 1)

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Headquarters, Administration Offices, & Number 1 Station

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (also Edmonton Fire and Rescue Services) is the fire department for the City of Edmonton, Alberta.

The Edmonton Fire Department began as a volunteer fire corps in 1891 and the first full department was created in 1906.

Operations

Apparatus leaving Number 2 Fire Station (Downtown)

Number 3 Station

New Number 5 Station

Current Number 6 Station

Number Eleven Station

There are 29 stations throughout the city.

#	Name	Address	Units	Coordinates
1	Headquarters	10351 96 Street	Pump 1, Rescue 1, Rapid Deployment Craft 1 District Chief	53.5478°N 113.4835°W / 53.5478; -113.4835 (Station 01)
2	Downtown	10217 107 Street	Pump 2, Ladder 2, Investigator 1, 2, K9	53.5436°N 113.5042°W / 53.5436; -113.5042 (Station 02)
3	University	11226 76 Avenue	Pump 3, Rescue 3, Technical Rescue	53.5126°N 113.5221°W / 53.5126; -113.5221 (Station 03)
4	Jasper Place	10949 156 Street	Pump 4, Rescue 4, District Chief	53.5556°N 113.5898°W / 53.5556; -113.5898 (Station 04)
5	Norwood	9020 111 Avenue (formerly 11169 101 Street)	Pump 5, Ladder 5	53.5613°N 113.4805°W / 53.5613; -113.4805 (Station 05)
6	Mill Creek	8105 96 Street	Pump 6, Ladder 6	53.5173°N 113.4762°W / 53.5173; -113.4762 (Station 06)
7	Highlands	5025 118 Avenue	Pump 7, Ladder 7 Brush 7	53.5700°N 113.4194°W / 53.5700; -113.4194 (Station 07)
8	Hagmann	12503 128 Street	Pump 8, Tender 8	53.5812°N 113.5424°W / 53.5812; -113.5424 (Station 08)
9	Roper Station	5604 50 Street	Pump 9, Rescue 9, District Chief	53.4937°N 113.4189°W / 53.4937; -113.4189 (Station 09)
10	Lauderdale	12735 101 Street	Pump 10, Ladder 10 Hazmat 1,2,3 Air monitoring unit	53.5855°N 113.4933°W / 53.5855; -113.4933 (Station 10)
11	Capilano	6110 98 Avenue (formerly 6625 101 Avenue)	Pump 11, Rescue 11 River boom trailer	53.5384°N 113.4288°W / 53.5384; -113.4288 (Station 11)
12	Meadowlark	9020 156 Street	Pump 12	53.5238°N 113.5908°W / 53.5238; -113.5908 (Station 12)
13	Rainbow Valley	4035 119 Street	Pump 13, Tender 13	53.4779°N 113.5381°W / 53.4779; -113.5381 (Station 13)
14	Londonderry	7312 144 Avenue	Pump 14, Rescue 14	53.6067°N 113.4536°W / 53.6067; -113.4536 (Station 14)
15	Coronet	5120 97 Street	Pump 15	53.4890°N 113.4801°W / 53.4890; -113.4801 (Station 15)
16	Mill Woods	2904 66 Street NW	Pump 16, Ladder 16	53.4596°N 113.4351°W / 53.4596; -113.4351 (Station 16)
17	Castle Downs	15505 Castle Downs Road	Pump 17, Tender 17	53.6176°N 113.5168°W / 53.6176; -113.5168 (Station 17)
18	Clareview	13808 Victoria Trail	Pump 18, Tender 18	53.6014°N 113.3870°W / 53.6014; -113.3870 (Station 18)
19	Callingwood	6210 178 Street	Pump 19, Mobile Command	53.4967°N 113.6303°W / 53.4967; -113.6303 (Station 19)
20	Kaskitayo	2303 105 Street NW	Pump 20, Rescue 20	53.4545°N 113.5009°W / 53.4545; -113.5009 (Station 20)
21	Rossdale	9315 101 Street	Rescue 21 (2017 est), Foam Truck, Fan trailer	53.5285°N 113.4932°W / 53.5285; -113.4932 (Station 21)
22	Oliver	10124 123 Street	Pump 22, Salvage/Air 22, Service 1	53.5422°N 113.5346°W / 53.5422; -113.5346 (Station 22)
23	Morin	10130 178 Street	Pump 23, Ladder 23 Brush 23	53.5430°N 113.6280°W / 53.5430; -113.6280 (Station 23)
24	Terwillegar	131 Haddow Close	Pump 24, Ladder 24 Brush 24, District Chief	53.4592°N 113.5910°W / 53.4592; -113.5910 (Station 24)
25	Lake District	8403 167 Avenue	Pump 25, District Chief	53.6283°N 113.4703°W / 53.6283; -113.4703 (Station 25)
26	Meadows	2803 34 Street NW	Pump 26, Tender 26	53.4584°N 113.3931°W / 53.4584; -113.3931 (Station 26)
27	Ellerslie	1203 Ellwood Road SW	Pump 27, Ladder 27, Brush 27	53.4290°N 113.4758°W / 53.4290; -113.4758 (Station 27)
28	Heritage Valley	12110 26 Avenue SW	Pump 28	53.4108°N 113.5385°W / 53.4108; -113.5385 (Station 28)
29	Lewis Farms	9204 213 Street	Pump 29, Tender 29	53.5265°N 113.6880°W / 53.5265; -113.6880 (Station 29)

Fleet

EFRS has a total of 127 pieces of equipment:

• 33 pumpers
• 8 tankers
• 11 aerials
• 8 rescue trucks
• 6 rescue boats
• 2 dangerous goods response vans
• 1 decontamination trailer
• 1 ventilation unit
• 1 mobile command centre
• 1 hose tender
• 1 rehabilitation bus
• 1 salvage truck
• 1 canine van
• Several all-terrain vehicles
• Variety of support vehicles

See also

• Edmonton Police Service

External links

• Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (official site)
• Edmonton Firefighter's