Toronto Fire Services

The Toronto Fire Services is the fire of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The emergency number, as in other North American cities, the usual 911 The fire department has 83 fire stations, including Downtown, as well as in the wider area of ​​Toronto. The Toronto Fire Services belong to the Emergency Services, which consist of police and civil protection. The main task is to fight fires, rescue people and victim support other units in the medical field. It is the largest fire department in Canada and the fourth largest in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles in North America.

History

The first fire department in Toronto became fully operational in 1874. This consisted of several smaller independently run units; the firemen were just trained volunteers, which was taught to operate the pumps to use water from the surrounding lakes for deletion. Because of that poor training and the devastating fire in 1904, which raged in the Baystreet to Melindastreet and a majority of the houses uninhabitable, the criticism of the people rose to the ill-trained firefighters. Therefore, the government at that time a professional, municipal fire departments, which enabled a fundamental and far-reaching and demanding training of firefighters founded in Toronto.

Commander and ranks

The current commander of the Toronto Fire Services since early 2011, Chief William Stuart. The firemen always begin after basic training as an auxiliary firefighter for the first 6 to 18 months. After this time, you are regarded as a full fireman / firefighter. After various training and years of work, it is possible to achieve the following ranks:

  • First Class Firefighter
  • Fire Captain
  • District Chief
  • Platoon Chief
  • Division Commander
  • Deputy Fire Chief
  • Fire Chief

Organization

The Toronto Fire Services operates 81 fire stations, divided into four geographical areas of responsibility.

  • The North Command contains the northern districts 11-14 with a total of 20 fire stations. It is responsible for the congregations in North York, Forrest Hill and Toronto.
  • The South Command includes the southern districts 31-34 with a total of 22 fire stations. It is responsible for Downtown Toronto, Toronto Islands, and parts of East York and York.
  • The East Command includes the eastern districts 21-24 with a total of 21 fire stations. It is responsible for the congregations Scarborough, parts of East York and Toronto.
  • The Western Command includes the western districts 41-44 with a total of 20 fire stations. It is responsible for the congregations Etobicoke, York, Toronto and Swansea.

Equipment

The fire department of Toronto has 179 fire engines and two fire boats. The fire engines of the Toronto Fire Services have an extendable rescue and firefighting ladder with a length between 22 to 34 meters.

Toronto Fire Services Fire Boat W. L. Mackenzie

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