Kitchener Fire Department

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Kitchener Fire Department
Kitchener Fire Department logo.png
Operational area
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Address270 Strasburg Road
Kitchener, Ontario
N2E 3M6
Agency overview
Employees229 (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]

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Fire Stations and Apparatus

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 CompanyAerial Company or Tower CompanyMiscellaneous or
Support Units
AddressBuild year
1
(Headquarters)
Pumper 11Aerial 11Rescue 11
Haz-Mat 11
Pumper 18 (Spare)
Pumper 19 (Spare)
Car 123 (Platoon Chief)
270 Strasburg Road1999
2Pumper 12Aerial 12187 Lancaster Street West2000
3Tower 131035 Ottawa Street North2001
4Pumper 1425 Fairway Road North1998
5Pumper 15Rescue 15 (Spare)
Box 690 (canteen unit)
1700 Queens Boulevard1998
6Pumper 16149 Pioneer Drive1993
7Pumper 17Tanker 171440 Huron Road2008

Pumpers

Aerials

Other

Retired

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References

  1. Banger, Chase (28 November 2019). "Building destroyed by fire in Kitchener". CTV News. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. "Kitchener Fire fast facts". Kitchener. Retrieved 8 April 2020.