Canadian Forces Fire and Emergency Services

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Canadian Forces Fire and Emergency Services provides fire and emergency services to Canadian Forces land bases in Canada where local services are not available or sufficient.

Some bases also require airport fire fighting capabilities, especial those in air bases.

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[edit] Manpower

Firefighters in the Canadian Forces are non-commissioned members, but they are required to under go basic training. For the first four years, the firefighter is based on land then followed by three years as a corporal aboard a naval ship.

There are four platoons assigned to each base.

[edit] Rank

  • Fire Chief Captain or Chief Warrant Officer
  • Deputy Fire Chief Master Warrant Officer
  • Inspector normally a Sergeant or a Master Corporal
  • Senior Firefighter a Sergeant
  • Firefighter Private, Corporal, Master Corporal

[edit] Operations

A list of some of the CFBs with fire and EMS services:

Training for CF firefighters takes places at the Canadian Forces Fire Academy at CFB Borden.

[edit] Equipment

Model/Type Period or Years in Use Origins
E-One Cyclone Rescue Pumper Flag of the United States United States
Spartan Advantage FF pumper Flag of the United States United States
1970s Spartan Pumper Flag of the United States United States
Spartan Gladiator aerial Flag of the United States United States
Thibault C-700 Pumper Flag of Canada Canada
International Harvester Cargostar pumper Flag of the United States United States
Western Star Range truck Flag of the United States United States
Ford-Marmon-Herrington T9E1 half-track Flag of the United States United States
E-One Bronto aerial truck Flag of the United States United States
E-One Titan ARFF airport tender Flag of the United States United States
Alvis Pyrene crash tender
Sterling Acterra command unit Flag of Canada Canada
Alvis Pyrene foam unit
Oshkosh 6000 airport tender Flag of the United States United States
P-4 Oshkosh Otis crash truck Flag of the United States United States
Bickle Seagrave Flag of the United States United States
Willys Jeep Chief Car
Marville 1967 pumper
Dodge 57-51 Pumper Flag of the United States United States
1942 Cheverolet pumper Flag of the United States United States
International R-196 Tank Truck Flag of the United States United States
Mack Truck or American LaFrance 6 tonne 6x6 foam truck Flag of the United States United States
International G-13 LRV Flag of the United States United States
American LaFrance pumper Flag of the United States United States
Baden Unimog
Oshkosh MB5 Flag of the United States United States
Oshkosk T-1000 Deployable Flag of the United States United States
GMC Pumper 1937 Flag of the United States United States
Tracked Pumper 1940 Flag of the United States United States
1938 and 1940 Ford G-15 Crash Flag of the United States United States
International G10 Pumper Flag of the United States United States
Ford G15 Flag of the United States United States
Ford F-series Hazmat Flag of Canada Canada
Walter 4500 airport tender
Waltek 6000 airport tender
Ford G17 Flag of the United States United States
Army Range Truck
Ford G-13 LRV Flag of the United States United States
E-62 Flusher
Ford C/Thibault 750
American LaFrance Series 1000 aerials
International KB57/FMC
1970 International/Van Pelt
GMC M135 Range Truck
Ford WOT6
FWD P-2 8X8
Thornycroft Nubian Tender
Hahn 1500 pumper
Ford/E-One 1000/500 pumper
Pirsch 750/300

[edit] References