Kitchener Fire Department

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| address = 270 Strasburg Road
Kitchener, Ontario
N2E 3M6

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| annual budget = $33.4 million {{small|(2020)}}

| employees = 229 {{small|(2020)}}

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| chief = Robert Gilmore

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| stations = 7

| engines = 8 (including 2 spares)

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| website = {{Official website|https://www.kitchener.ca/en/living-in-kitchener/kitchener-fire-department.aspx}}

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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.{{cite web |last=Banger |first=Chase |title=Building destroyed by fire in Kitchener |url=https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/building-destroyed-by-fire-in-kitchener-1.4707593 |work=CTV News Kitchener |access-date=8 April 2020 |date=28 November 2019}} The department has seven fire stations and 229 employees.{{cite web |title=Kitchener Fire fast facts |url=https://www.kitchener.ca/en/city-services/kitchener-fire-fast-facts.aspx |publisher=City of Kitchener |access-date=8 April 2020}}

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.

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!Station #

!Pumper Company

!Aerial Company or Tower Company

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Support Units

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!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 =

  • 2x 2018 Rosenbauer Commander rescue pumpers (shop# 4547 and 4548) (Pumpers 11 and 16)
  • 1x 2017 Rosenbauer Commander rescue-pumper (shop# 4545) (Pumper 15)
  • 2x 2013 Spartan ERV Gladiator rescue-pumpers (shop# 4542 and 4543) (Pumpers 12 and 14)
  • 1x 2013 KME Predator Severe Service pumper-tanker (shop# 4540) (Tanker 17)
  • 3x 2008 KME Predator rescue pumpers (shop# 4534, 4535, and 4536) (Pumpers 17, 18, and 19)

= Aerials =

  • 1x 2013 Pierce Impel 75' quint (shop# 4544) (Tower 13, former Pump 1)
  • 1x 2009 Pierce Velocity 100' platform quint (shop# 4539) (Aerial 11, former Aerial 4)
  • 1x 2007 Pierce Velocity 100' quint (shop# 4538) (Aerial 12)

= Other =

  • 1x 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe command vehicle (Car 123)
  • 1x 2018 KME Predator heavy rescue (shop# 4546) (Rescue 11)
  • 1x 2014 Ford F-450 / Dependable command unit (shop# 4500)
  • 1x 2008 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Dependable heavy rescue (shop# 4537) (Rescue 15, former Rescue 1)
  • 1x 2001 Spartan Metro Star FF / SVI haz-mat unit (shop# 4526) (Haz-Mat 11)

=Retired=

  • 2x 2007 Spartan Gladiator / Rosenbauer rescue-pumpers (shop# 4531 and 4532)
  • 1x 2005 American LaFrance Eagle / LTI 75' quint (shop# 4529) (former Pump 6, sold to NOTL Fire)
  • 1x 2003 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Dependable rescue-pumper (shop# 4528)
  • 1x 2002 Spartan Gladiator FF / Luverne pumper-tanker (shop# 4527) (sold to Woolwich Township Fire Department)
  • 1x 2000 Spartan Metro Star FF / SVI heavy rescue (shop# 4525)
  • 1x 1999 Pierce Dash / Fort Garry 100' platform (shop# 4524)

References

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