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 three fire halls. The department has six pumpers, two aerials, a pumper/tanker and rescue truck. The stations are as follows:

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

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:

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:

Oshawa Fire Services responds to calls at Oshawa Airport.

Pickering Fire Services consists of 94 full-time staff and 8 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. All stations are now full time halls and are as follows:

Hall # 1 was located at Kingston Road at Rosebank Road in a quantset hut. The old Brougham Fire Hall is now an abandoned antiques store on Highway 7 between Old Brock Road and Brougham Road.

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:

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, two elevated platforms, a tanker and rescue truck. The stations are as follows:

See also

External links

North: Fire Services in Kawartha Lakes
West: Toronto Fire Services/Fire Services in York Region Fire Services in Durham Region East: Fire Services in Northumberland County