Kitchener Fire Department
Operational area
Country Canada
Address270 Strasburg Road
Kitchener, Ontario
N2E 3M6
Agency overview
Employees229 (2020)
Annual budget$33.4 million (2020)
Fire chiefRobert Gilmore
EMS levelALS and BLS
Facilities and equipment
Stations7
Engines8 (including 2 spares)
Trucks1
Platforms1
Quints1
Rescues1
AmbulancesSee Region of Waterloo Paramedic Service
Tenders1
HAZMAT1
Website
Official website

The Kitchener Fire Department provides fire protection, technical rescue services, hazardous materials response, and first responder emergency medical assistance to the city of Kitchener, Ontario.[1] The department has seven fire stations and 229 employees.[2]

Fire Stations and Apparatus

In 2019, apparatus were re-numbered with a numerical prefix of 1 as part of regional re-organization. For example, Pumper 1 became Pumper 11, Pumper 2 became Pumper 12, and so on.

Station # Pumper Company Aerial Company or Tower Company Miscellaneous or
Support Units
Address Build year
1
(Headquarters)
Pumper 11 Aerial 11 Rescue 11
Haz-Mat 11
Pumper 18 (Spare)
Pumper 19 (Spare)
Car 123 (Platoon Chief)
270 Strasburg Road 1999
2 Pumper 12 Aerial 12 187 Lancaster Street West 2000
3 Tower 13 1035 Ottawa Street North 2001
4 Pumper 14 25 Fairway Road North 1998
5 Pumper 15 Rescue 15 (Spare)
Box 690 (canteen unit)
1700 Queens Boulevard 1998
6 Pumper 16 149 Pioneer Drive 1993
7 Pumper 17 Tanker 17 1440 Huron Road 2008

Pumpers

Aerials

Other

Retired

References

  1. ^ Banger, Chase (28 November 2019). "Building destroyed by fire in Kitchener". CTV News Kitchener. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Kitchener Fire fast facts". City of Kitchener. Retrieved 8 April 2020.