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The Toronto Fire Services was created in 1998 from the merger of the former fire departments of the original City of Toronto, East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough and York. It is the largest fire department in Canada [ 4 ] and the 5th largest municipal fire department in North America.
The hall was built in 1878 as part of the transformation of the Toronto Fire Department that saw it move from a volunteer to a professional organization. The station was home to horse drawn hose car. The clock tower, that quickly became a symbol of the neighbourhood, was added in 1899.
This is a list of fire departments in the world. A fire department or fire brigade also known as a fire and rescue service or fire service is a public or private organization that provides firefighting , rescue and emergency medical services for a certain jurisdiction , which is typically a municipality , county or fire protection district.
112 – emergency number across the European Union and on GSM mobile networks across the world; 119 – emergency number in Jamaica and parts of Asia; 122 – emergency number for specific services in several countries; 911 – emergency number in North America and parts of the Pacific; 999 – emergency number in many countries
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Historic Toronto fire stations are primarily in the downtown core and with the former Toronto Fire Department. Fire stations built from the late 19th century and up to 1950s varied in style. Fire halls built from the 1950s to 1980s tended to be utilitarian in design and found in the suburbs (North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke).
Toronto Fire Services repurposed the heritage structure, and reopened it as a public education center, on October 13, 2016. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Recommendations that the fire hall be closed had been offered since at least 1987. [ 6 ]
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