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Edmonton Fire Rescue Services

Fire department for the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Field	Value
name	Edmonton Fire Rescue Services
logo	[[Image:Edmontonfireresue.png]]
established	1906
annual calls	95,496
strength	1,284 full-time — including firefighters, dispatchers and other staff
staffing	Career
chief	David Lazenby (11 May 2024-)
stations	31
engines	47
trucks	13
rescues	13 (+ 3 boats)
tankers	8
website	http://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/about-fire-rescue-services.aspx

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Headquarters, Administration Offices, & Number 1 Station

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (also Edmonton Fire and Rescue Services) is the fire department for the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The Edmonton Fire Department began as a volunteer fire corps in 1891 and the first full department was created in 1906.

Operations

Apparatus leaving Number 2 Fire Station (Downtown)

There are 31 stations throughout the city.

Name	Address	Pump Companies	Ladder Companies	Rescue Companies	Special Units	Chief Unit	Coordinates
1	Headquarters	10351 96 Street	Pump 1, Pump 1A	Ladder 1		Public Information Officers (PIO)	Chief of Department,
2	Downtown	10217 107 Street	Pump 2		Rescue 2
3	University	11226 76 Avenue	Pump 3		Rescue 3	Technical Rescue Team Support Unit
4	Jasper Place	10949 156 Street	Pump 4		Rescue 4		District Chief - Car 4
5	Norwood	9020 111 Avenue
(formerly 11169 101 Street)	Pump 5, Pump 5A			Parade 1950	District Chief - Car 1

6	Mill Creek	8105 96 Street	Pump 6	Ladder 6
7	Highlands	5025 118 Avenue	Closed for renovations
8	Blatchford	8603 Flying Club Road NW	Pump 8
9	Roper Station	5604 50 Street	Pump 9		Rescue 9		District Chief - Car 2
10	Lauderdale	12735 101 Street	Pump 10		Hazmat 1, Hazmat 2
11	Capilano	6110 98 Avenue
(formerly 6625 101 Avenue)	Pump 11, Pump 11A			River boom trailer
12	Meadowlark	9020 156 Street	Pump 12
13	Rainbow Valley	4035 119 Street	Pump 13
14	Londonderry	7312 144 Avenue	Pump 14		Rescue 14
15	Coronet	5120 97 Street	Pump 15
16	Mill Woods	2904 66 Street NW	Pump 16	Ladder 16
17	Castle Downs	15505 Castle Downs Road	Pump 17	Ladder 17
18	Clareview	13808 Victoria Trail	Pump 18	Ladder 18		All Terrain Pump 18
19	Callingwood	6210 178 Street	Pump 19		Rescue 19
20	Kaskitayo	2303 105 Street NW	Pump 20		Rescue 20
21	Rossdale	9315 101 Street			Rescue 21	Mobile Command, Foam Truck 21,
22	Wîhkwêntôwin	10124 123 Street	Pump 22	Ladder 22
23	Morin	10130 178 Street	Pump 23	Ladder 23		All Terrain Pump 23
24	Terwillegar	131 Haddow Close	Pump 24	Ladder 24		All Terrain Pump 24, Mule 24	District Chief - Car 3
25	Lake District	8403 167 Avenue	Pump 25			Investigator 1, Investigator 2, Investigator K9, Service 1, Fan Trailer	District Chief - Car 5
26	Meadows	2803 34 Street NW	Pump 26			Tanker 26, Salvage 1, Service truck 2
27	Ellerslie	1203 Ellwood Road SW	Pump 27	Ladder 27
28	Heritage Valley	12110 26 Avenue SW	Pump 28			Tanker 28
29	Lewis Farms	9204 213 Street	Pump 29			Tanker 29 (Super Tanker), Service 29
30	Pilot Sound	15850 50 St NW	Pump 30			Tanker 30 (Super Tanker)
31	Windermere	3865 Allan Drive SW	Pump 31	Tanker 31
	Fire Services Centre	18603 106A Avenue

Fleet

An EFRS ladder truck heading east on Whyte Ave

EFRS had 158 assets in its fleet as of 2021.

47 Pumps (including 11 in reserve and one being considered for disposal)
8 Tankers
9 Ladders
13 rescue trucks (including one in reserve)
3 rescue boats
16 specialty vehicles (including two in reserve)
43 light vehicles (including 10 in reserve and one being considered for disposal)
15 trailers (including two in reserve)

References

(March 28, 2024). "Edmonton's fire department looks to send firefighters to fewer medical calls - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca".
Johnny Wakefield, [https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/shirley-benson-the-first-ever-woman-to-become-an-edmonton-firefighter-celebrates-another-historic-accomplishment, "Shirley Benson: The first ever woman to become and Edmonton firefighter celebrates another historic accomplishment"], ''Edmonton Journal'', March 21, 2018
CBC Edmonton, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/city-hires-calgary-deputy-chief-to-head-up-edmonton-fire-rescue-services-1.5566037 "City hires Calgary deputy chief to head up Edmonton Fire Rescue Services"], ''CBC'', May 12, 2020
"Fire Fighting - City of Edmonton Archives".
[http://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/fire_rescue/fire-stations.aspx Edmonton Fire Stations]
KPMG. (February 1, 2021). "Review of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services".

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