Canadian Forces Fire and Emergency Services provide 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, especially those in air bases.
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Firefighters in the Canadian Forces are non-commissioned members, but they are required to undergo 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.
Following is a list of some of the CFBs with fire and EMS services:
Training for CF firefighters takes places at the Canadian Forces Fire Academy (CFFA) at CFB Borden in Borden, Ontario. The CFFA is mandated and internationally accredited in the delivery of Fire Service Curriculum in the areas of Fire Prevention, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, Structural Fire Fighting, Fire Investigation, Rescue and Respiratory Protection Programme Administration.[1]
The Canadian Forces uses a mix of airport and standard fire apparatus across Canada. Previous Canadian Army fire vehicles were mostly civilian models and some converted military truck chassis.
| Model | Type | Origins |
|---|---|---|
| E-One Cyclone | rescue pumper | United States |
| Spartan Advantage FF | pumper | United States |
| 1970s Spartan | pumper | United States |
| Spartan Gladiator | aerial | United States |
| Carl Thibault C-700 | pumper | Canada |
| International Harvester Cargostar | pumper | United States |
| Western Star | range truck | United States |
| Ford-Marmon-Herrington T9E1 | converted half-track | United States |
| E-One Bronto | aerial truck | United States |
| E-One Titan ARFF | airport tender | United States |
| Alvis Pyrene | crash tender | United Kingdom |
| Sterling Acterra | command unit | Canada |
| Alvis Pyrene | foam unit | United Kingdom |
| Oshkosh 6000 | airport tender | United States |
| Oshkosh P-4 Otis | crash truck | United States |
| Bickle Fire Engines/Seagrave 2000/1000 1950s | pumper | Canada |
| Willys Jeep | Chief car | United States |
| Ford F1 (F-series) 1950s | pumper | United States |
| Ford 1/2 Ton 1940s | pumper | United States |
| Dodge 57-51 | pumper | United States |
| Cheverolet 1.5 ton 1942 | pumper | United States |
| International R-196 | tanker truck | United States |
| Mack Truck or American LaFrance 6 tonne 6x6 | foam truck | United States |
| International G-13 LRV | crash truck | United States |
| American LaFrance | pumper | United States |
| Baden Unimog | converted crash tender | Germany |
| Oshkosh MB5 | crash tender | United States |
| Oshkosh T-1000 Deployable | crash tender | United States |
| GMC Pumper 1937 | pumper | United States |
| Tracked Pumper 1940 | pumper | United States |
| Ford G-15 Crash (1938-1940) | crash truck | United States |
| International G10 Pumper | pumper | United States |
| Ford G15 | crash truck | United States |
| Ford F-series | Hazmat | Canada |
| Waltek C4500 | airport tender | Canada |
| Waltek 6000 | airport tender | Canada |
| Ford G17 | crash truck | United States |
| Army range truck | ||
| Ford G-13 LRV | crash truck | United States |
| Etnyre Street Flusher Fire Truck E-62 | Converted street flusher | |
| Ford/Carl Thibault C750 | pumper | United States/ Canada |
| American LaFrance Series 1000 | aerial | United States |
| International KB57/FMC 250gpm pump | pumper | United States |
| International Loadstar-P.E. Van Pelt 1250/500 1970 | pumper | United States |
| GMC M-135 | range truck | United States |
| Ford WOT6 | fire truck | United States |
| FWD P-2 8X8 | crash tender | United States |
| Thornycroft Nubian | crash tender | United Kingdom |
| Hahn 1500 | pumper | United States |
| Ford/E-One 1000/500 | pumper | United States |
| Peter Pirsch 750/300 | pumper | United States |