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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.
There are 67 fire stations across Montreal staffed by 2700 employees, including 2300 fire fighters and 400 support staff. Montreal firefighters tackling a church on fire. Each station is under the supervision of a Captain and several Lieutenants, who wear red helmets in the field. Field command is divided into six divisions.
No. 8 Hose Station, Toronto, Ontario; The Old Fire Hall, Toronto, Ontario; List of historic Toronto fire stations, Ontario; Fire Fighters Museum (Winnipeg, Manitoba), in a 1904 fire station building; Caserne de pompiers, Chambly, Quebec, photo here; Prince Albert Historical Museum, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, in the city's 1912 fire hall
The city's poor fire fighting services were highlighted by the Great Toronto Fire in 1849 and again in the Great Fire of Toronto in 1904. After the latter fire, which destroyed much of Bay Street from The Esplanade West to Melinda Street, the Fire Department in Toronto became a critical city service and has evolved into the full-time service ...
Toronto Fire Services; V. Vaughan Fire and Rescue Services This page was last edited on 27 September 2019, at 11:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
List of historic Toronto fire stations; P. Prince Albert Historical Museum This page was last edited on 2 May 2020, at 03:57 (UTC). Text is ...
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). The latest ...
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. From the top of the tower a lookout would watch for fires.