Edmonton Fire Rescue Services

Originally Strathcona Fire Hall No. 1, built in 1909, became Fire Hall No. 6 in the 1912 amalgamation with Edmonton. It has housed the Walterdale Theatre since 1974, and has been an Alberta Historic Site since 14 July 1976. The tower still holds the original bell.
53°31′09″N 113°29′46″W / 53.5193°N 113.4962°W

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services

Agency overview
Established	1906
Employees	1000 - including firefighters, dispatchers and other staff
Fire chief	Ken Block (1 February 2009-)[1]
Facilities and equipment
Stations	25
Engines	33
Trucks	11
Rescues	8 (+ 6 boats)
Tenders	1
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.

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)

Number 3 Station

New Number 5 Station

Current Number 6 Station

Number Eleven Station

There are 29 stations throughout the city.^[2]

#	Name	Address	Coordinates
1	Headquarters	10351 96 Street	53°32′52″N 113°29′01″W / 53.5478°N 113.4835°WCoordinates: 53°32′52″N 113°29′01″W / 53.5478°N 113.4835°W
2	Downtown	10217 107 Street	53°32′37″N 113°30′15″W / 53.5436°N 113.5042°W
3	University	11226 76 Avenue	53°30′45″N 113°31′20″W / 53.5126°N 113.5221°W
4	Jasper Place	10949 156 Street	53°33′20″N 113°35′23″W / 53.5556°N 113.5898°W
5	Norwood	9020 111 Avenue (formerly 11169 101 Street)	53°33′41″N 113°28′50″W / 53.5613°N 113.4805°W
6	Mill Creek	8105 96 Street	53°31′02″N 113°28′34″W / 53.5173°N 113.4762°W
7	Highlands	5025 118 Avenue	53°34′12″N 113°25′10″W / 53.5700°N 113.4194°W
8	Hagmann	12503 128 Street	53°34′52″N 113°32′33″W / 53.5812°N 113.5424°W
9	Roper Station	5604 50 Street	53°29′37″N 113°25′08″W / 53.4937°N 113.4189°W
10	Lauderdale	12735 101 Street	53°35′08″N 113°29′36″W / 53.5855°N 113.4933°W
11	Capilano	6110 98 Avenue (formerly 6625 101 Avenue)	53°32′18″N 113°25′44″W / 53.5384°N 113.4288°W
12	Meadowlark	9020 156 Street	53°31′26″N 113°35′27″W / 53.5238°N 113.5908°W
13	Rainbow Valley	4035 119 Street	53°28′40″N 113°32′17″W / 53.4779°N 113.5381°W
14	Londonderry	7312 144 Avenue	53°36′24″N 113°27′13″W / 53.6067°N 113.4536°W
15	Coronet	5120 97 Street	53°29′20″N 113°28′48″W / 53.4890°N 113.4801°W
16	Mill Woods	2904 66 Street NW	53°27′35″N 113°26′06″W / 53.4596°N 113.4351°W
17	Castle Downs	15505 Castle Downs Road	53°37′03″N 113°31′00″W / 53.6176°N 113.5168°W
18	Clareview	13808 Victoria Trail	53°36′05″N 113°23′13″W / 53.6014°N 113.3870°W
19	Callingwood	6210 178 Street	53°29′48″N 113°37′49″W / 53.4967°N 113.6303°W
20	Kaskitayo	2303 105 Street NW	53°27′16″N 113°30′03″W / 53.4545°N 113.5009°W
21	Rossdale	9315 101 Street	53°31′43″N 113°29′36″W / 53.5285°N 113.4932°W
22	Oliver	10124 123 Street	53°32′32″N 113°32′05″W / 53.5422°N 113.5346°W
23	Morin	10130 178 Street	53°32′35″N 113°37′41″W / 53.5430°N 113.6280°W
24	Terwillegar	131 Haddow Close	53°27′33″N 113°35′28″W / 53.4592°N 113.5910°W
25	Lake District	8403 167 Avenue	53°37′42″N 113°28′13″W / 53.6283°N 113.4703°W
26	Meadows	2803 34 Street NW	53°27′30″N 113°23′35″W / 53.4584°N 113.3931°W
27	Ellerslie	1203 Ellwood Road SW	53°25′44″N 113°28′33″W / 53.4290°N 113.4758°W
28	Heritage Valley	12110 26 Avenue SW	53°24′39″N 113°32′19″W / 53.4108°N 113.5385°W
29	Lewis Farms	9204 213 Street	53°31′35″N 113°41′17″W / 53.5265°N 113.6880°W

Fleet

EFRS has a total of 127 pieces of equipment:

• 33 pumpers
• 8 tankers
• 11 aerials
• 8 rescue trucks
• 6 rescue boats
• 2 dangerous goods response vans
• 1 decontamination trailer
• 1 ventilation unit
• 1 mobile command centre
• 1 hose tender
• 1 rehabilitation bus
• 1 salvage truck
• 1 canine van
• Several all-terrain vehicles
• Variety of support vehicles

See also

• Edmonton Police Service

References

1. "City of Edmonton Announces New Fire Chief". City of Edmonton. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
2. Edmonton Fire Stations

External links

• Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (official site)
• Edmonton Firefighter's