Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal
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| Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal |
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| Established | 1863 |
| Staffing | Career |
| Strength | 2,300 uniformed 400 other & support [1] |
| Stations | 65 |
| Engines | 67 |
| Trucks | 51 |
| EMS Level | BLS |
| Fire chief | Serge Tremblay |
Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM) is responsible for fire and rescue operations in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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[edit] History
Paid fire services in the city of Montreal date back to 1863.
In 2002, as the result of provincially-mandated municipal mergers, the 22 existing suburban fire services were merged with that of the City of Montreal to form the SIM, which now serves over 1.8 million people.
[edit] List of predecessor departments
- Anjou Fire Department
- Baie d'Urfé Volunteer Fire Department
- Cote Saint Luc Fire Department
- Dollard-des-Ormeaux Fire Department - EMS
- Dorval Fire Department
- Hampstead Fire Department
- LaSalle Fire Department
- Lachine Fire Department
- Montreal East Fire Department
- Montreal North Fire Department
- Montreal West Fire Department - EMS
- Outremont Fire Department - EMS
- Pointe Claire-Beaconsfield-Kirkland Fire Department - EMS
- Roxboro Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Saint-Laurent Fire Department
- Saint-Leonard Fire Department
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Fire Department
- Sainte-Genevieve Fire Department
- Senneville Fire Department
- Service de la prévention des incendies Pierrefonds-Ile Bizard
- Service de la prévention des incendies de Montréal
- Town of Mount Royal Fire Department
- Verdun Fire Department
- Westmount Fire Department - EMS
Note: EMS means department responded to calls for emergency medical service
[edit] Operations
The SIM comprises the following operating divisions:
- Opérations et prévention Nord
- Division 11 - Stations 51, 56, 57, 58, 61
- Division 12 - Stations 52, 53, 54, 55
- Division 13 - Stations 62, 63, 71, 72, 73, 74
- Division 20 - Stations 9, 21, 22, 37, 41
- Division 21 - Stations 17, 18, 35, 42, 43, 49
- Division 25 - Stations 8, 14, 28, 38, 44
- South Operations and Prevention (Opérations et prévention Sud)
- Division 14 - Stations 64, 65, 77, 78, 79
- Division 15 - Stations 3, 15, 23, 33, 66, 67
- Division 17 - Stations 4, 27, 34, 46, 75, 76
- Division 18 - Stations 2, 5, 10, 19, 20. 25
- Division 22 - Stations 16, 26, 29, 30, 31, 47, 50
- Division 23 - Stations 13, 39, 40, 45, 48
There are 66 fire stations across Montreal, staffed by 2700 employees (2300 fire fighters and 400 support staff).
