Kitchener Fire Department | |
Country: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Country0 |
Address: | 270 Strasburg Road Kitchener, Ontario N2E 3M6 |
Annual Budget: | $33.4 million |
Employees: | 229 |
Chief: | Robert Gilmore |
Stations: | 7 |
Engines: | 8 (including 2 spares) |
Quints: | 1 |
Ladders: | 1 |
Platforms: | 1 |
Rescues: | 1 |
Ambulances: | See Region of Waterloo Paramedic Service |
Tenders: | 1 |
Hazmat: | 1 |
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]
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 | |
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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 |