Kitchener Fire Department
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Canada |
| Address | 270 Strasburg Road Kitchener, Ontario N2E 3M6 |
| Agency overview | |
| Employees | 229 (2020) |
| Annual budget | $33.4 million (2020) |
| Fire chief | Robert Gilmore |
| EMS level | ALS and BLS |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 7 |
| Engines | 8 (including 2 spares) |
| Trucks | 1 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Quints | 1 |
| Rescues | 1 |
| Ambulances | See Region of Waterloo Paramedic Service |
| Tenders | 1 |
| HAZMAT | 1 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Kitchener Fire Department provides fire protection, technical rescue services, hazardous materials response, and first responder emergency medical assistance to the city of Kitchener, Ontario.[1] The department has seven fire stations and 229 employees.[2]
Fire Stations and Apparatus
[edit]In 2019, apparatus were re-numbered with a numerical prefix of 1 as part of regional re-organization. For example, Pumper 1 became Pumper 11, Pumper 2 became Pumper 12, and so on.
| Station # | Pumper Company | Aerial Company or Tower Company | Miscellaneous or Support Units |
Address | Build year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Headquarters) |
Pumper 11 | Aerial 11 | Rescue 11 Haz-Mat 11 Pumper 18 (Spare) Pumper 19 (Spare) Car 123 (Platoon Chief) |
270 Strasburg Road | 1999 |
| 2 | Pumper 12 | Aerial 12 | 187 Lancaster Street West | 2000 | |
| 3 | Tower 13 | 1035 Ottawa Street North | 2001 | ||
| 4 | Pumper 14 | 25 Fairway Road North | 1998 | ||
| 5 | Pumper 15 | Rescue 15 (Spare) Box 690 (canteen unit) |
1700 Queens Boulevard | 1998 | |
| 6 | Pumper 16 | 149 Pioneer Drive | 1993 | ||
| 7 | Pumper 17 | Tanker 17 | 1440 Huron Road | 2008 |
Pumpers
[edit]- 2x 2018 Rosenbauer Commander rescue pumpers (shop# 4547 and 4548) (Pumpers 11 and 16)
- 1x 2017 Rosenbauer Commander rescue-pumper (shop# 4545) (Pumper 15)
- 2x 2013 Spartan ERV Gladiator rescue-pumpers (shop# 4542 and 4543) (Pumpers 12 and 14)
- 1x 2013 KME Predator Severe Service pumper-tanker (shop# 4540) (Tanker 17)
- 3x 2008 KME Predator rescue pumpers (shop# 4534, 4535, and 4536) (Pumpers 17, 18, and 19)
Aerials
[edit]- 1x 2013 Pierce Impel 75' quint (shop# 4544) (Tower 13, former Pump 1)
- 1x 2009 Pierce Velocity 100' platform quint (shop# 4539) (Aerial 11, former Aerial 4)
- 1x 2007 Pierce Velocity 100' quint (shop# 4538) (Aerial 12)
Other
[edit]- 1x 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe command vehicle (Car 123)
- 1x 2018 KME Predator heavy rescue (shop# 4546) (Rescue 11)
- 1x 2014 Ford F-450 / Dependable command unit (shop# 4500)
- 1x 2008 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Dependable heavy rescue (shop# 4537) (Rescue 15, former Rescue 1)
- 1x 2001 Spartan Metro Star FF / SVI haz-mat unit (shop# 4526) (Haz-Mat 11)
Retired
[edit]- 2x 2007 Spartan Gladiator / Rosenbauer rescue-pumpers (shop# 4531 and 4532)
- 1x 2005 American LaFrance Eagle / LTI 75' quint (shop# 4529) (former Pump 6, sold to NOTL Fire)
- 1x 2003 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Dependable rescue-pumper (shop# 4528)
- 1x 2002 Spartan Gladiator FF / Luverne pumper-tanker (shop# 4527) (sold to Woolwich Township Fire Department)
- 1x 2000 Spartan Metro Star FF / SVI heavy rescue (shop# 4525)
- 1x 1999 Pierce Dash / Fort Garry 100' platform (shop# 4524)
References
[edit]- ^ Banger, Chase (28 November 2019). "Building destroyed by fire in Kitchener". CTV News Kitchener. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Kitchener Fire fast facts". City of Kitchener. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
