Fire Services in Durham Region

Fire services in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada, are provided by each municipality. There are 27 fire stations across the region.

Operations

Ajax Fire and Emergency Services consists of 100 full-time staff operating from two fire halls. The department has six pumpers, two aerials, a pumper/tanker and rescue truck. The stations are as follows:

* Hall 1 - 40 Westney Road North
* Hall 2 - 435 Monarch AvenueA third headquarters hall is under construction at Rossland and Salem Road. It is scheduled to open in 2008.

Brock Township Fire Department is mainly a part-time operation, with 68 part-time staff and a full-time chief operating from three fire halls. Vehicles operated include six pumpers, three rescue vehicles and three tankers. The department operates from the following stations:

* Hall #1 - Sunderland
* Hall #2 - Cannington
* Hall #3 - Beaverton

Clarington Fire Services consists of 50 full-time staff and approximately 120 part-time staff operating from five fire halls. Equipment consists of seven pumpers, one aerial, one rescue, one brush truck and five tankers. The department operates from the following stations:

* Hall #1 - 2240 Highway 2, Bowmanville (HQ) (Staffed by full-time firefighters)
* Hall #2 - 247 King St. East, Newcastle (Staffed by part-time firefighters)
* Hall #3 - 5708 Main St., Orono Staffed by part-time firefighters)
* Hall #4 - 2611 Trulls Rd., Courtice (Staffed by full-time firefighters)
* Hall #5 - 2354 Concession 8, Enniskillen Staffed by part-time firefighters)

Oshawa Fire Services consists of over 170 full-time staff operating from five fire stations. The service operates seven pumpers, two aerials, one aerial platform, one rescue and one tanker. There are five fire stations:

* Hall #1 - 199 Adelaide Avenue West (HQ)
* Hall #2 - 1111 Simcoe Street South
* Hall #3 - 50 Beatrice Street East
* Hall #4 - 50 Harmony Road North
* Hall #5 - 1550 Harmony Road North

Oshawa Fire Services responds to calls at Oshawa Airport.

Pickering Fire Services consists of 91 full-time staff and 26 part-time firefighters operating from 4 fire halls. The department has five pumpers, an aerial, two telesquirts, three tankers, two heavy rescue trucks and a brush truck. The stations are as follows:

* Hall # 2 - 553 Kingston Road (Staffed by full-time firefighters)
* Hall # 4 - 4941 Old Brock Road, Claremont (Staffed by part-time firefighters)
* Hall # 5 - 1616 Bayly Street - (HQ - (Staffed by full-time firefighters)
* Hall # 6 - 1115 Finch Avenue (Staffed by full-time firefighters)

Scugog Township Fire Department is mainly a part-time operation, but there are a number of full-time staff. The department operates five pumpers and two rescue units from two fire halls. These stations are:

* Hall #1 - 30 Crandel St., Port Perry
* Hall #2 - 3550 Durham Road 57, Caesarea

Uxbridge Fire Department consists of three full-time staff and 34 part-time staff operating from one fire hall. Equipment consists of three pumpers, one tanker and a rescue. The single station is located at 17 Bascom Street.

Whitby Fire and Emergency Services consists of over 140 full-time staff operating from 5 fire halls. The department has eight pumpers, one telesquirt, one elevated platform, a tanker and rescue truck. The stations are as follows:

* Hall # 1 - 6745 Baldwin St., Brooklin
* Hall # 2 - 1600 Manning Rd.
* Hall # 3 - 1501 Brock St. South
* Hall # 5 - 111 McKinney Dr. (HQ)
* Hall # 6 - 734 Dundas St. West

ee also

* Durham Regional Police Service
* Durham Region EMS
* Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services

External links

* [http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/services/fire/main.html Pickering Fire Services]
* [http://www.whitby.ca/index.php?select=townhall&category=departments&
]
* [http://www.clarington.net/htdocs/department_fxs.html#fire Emergency and Fire Services]
* [http://town.uxbridge.on.ca/township/administration/services/fire/fire.htm Uxbridge Fire Department]
* [http://www.townofajax.com/PageFactory.aspx?PageID=63 Ajax Fire]
* [http://www.oshawa.ca/com_res/fire_pro.asp Oshawa Fire]

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