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Overview

Fire services in York Region are provided for and by each municipality. There are 35 fire stations across the region. Most services consist of full time members, but some services have volunteer firefighters.

The departments in south York Regional deals mostly with residential and commercial incidents. The northern departments deals with rural residential and agricultural fire needs.

Operations

Town of Georgina Fire Department
Agency overview
StaffingComposite
Fire chiefBill O'Neill
EMS levelALS & BLS
Facilities and equipment
Stations3
Engines3
Trucks2
Rescues3
Ambulancessee York Region EMS
Tenders3

Stations

  • Station 1-4 - 165 The Queensway South, Keswick
  • Station 1-6 - 37 Snooks Road, Sutton
  • Station 1-8 - 270 Pefferlaw Road, Pefferlaw
East Gwillimbury Fire
Agency overview
StaffingVolunteer
Fire chiefKen Beckett
EMS levelALS & BLS
Facilities and equipment
Stations3
Ambulancessee York Region EMS

Stations

  • Station 2-4 - 19314 Yonge Street, Holland Landing - HQ
  • Station 2-6 - 22 Princess Street, Mount Albert
  • Station 2-8 - 1590 Queensville Side Road, Queensville


King Township Fire & Emergency Services
Agency overview
Employees105
StaffingComposite
Fire chiefBryan Burbidge
EMS levelALS & BLS
Motto"Everyone Goes Home"
Facilities and equipment
Stations3
Trucks19
Ambulancessee York Region EMS

Stations

  • Station 3-4 - King City - King Road
  • Station 3-6 - Schomberg - 91 Proctor Drive
  • Station 3-8 - Nobleton - King Road
Central York Fire Services
Agency overview
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefJohn Molyneaux
Facilities and equipment
Stations4
Ambulancessee York Region EMS

Note: provides services for Aurora and Newmarket

Stations

  • Station 4-1 - 984 Gorham Street, Newmarket - HQ
  • Station 4-2 - McCaffrey Street, Newmarket
  • Station 4-3 - 220 Edward Street, Aurora
  • Station 4-4 - 1134 Wellington Street East, Aurora - Fred Bolsby Fire Hall
Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire Department
Agency overview
StaffingComposite
Fire chiefChris Powers
EMS levelALS & BLS
Facilities and equipment
Stations2
Ambulancessee York Region EMS

Stations

  • Station 5-1 - 6392 Main Street
  • Station 5-2 - 15400 Highway 48



Vaughan Fire and Rescue
Agency overview
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefGreg Senay
EMS levelALS & BLS
Facilities and equipment
Stations9
Ambulancessee York Region EMS

Stations

  • Station 7-1 - 835 Clarke Ave (west of Bathurst St.)
  • Station 7-2 - 9290 Keele St (north of Rutherford Rd)
  • Station 7-3 - 325 Woodbridge Ave (west of Kipling Ave)
  • Station 7-4 - 10 665 Islington Ave (south of Hwy 27)
  • Station 7-5 - 2 Fieldstone Ave (west from Weston Rd, North of Hwy 7)
  • Station 7-6 - 120 McLeary Ct (east from Creditstone, North of Hwy 7)
  • Station 7-7 - 40 Eagleview Heights (Major Mackenzie & Hwy 400)
  • Station 7-8 - 111 Racco Pkwy (Dufferin & Hwy 407)
  • Station 7-9 - 9601 Islington Ave (Rutherford Rd & Islington Ave)
Richmond Hill Fire Department
Agency overview
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefShane Baker
EMS levelALS & BLS
Facilities and equipment
Stations5
Ambulancessee York Region EMS

Stations

  • Station 8-1 - 191 Major Mackenzie Drive West
  • Station 8-2 - 13067 Yonge Street
  • Station 8-3 - 1371 16th Avenue
  • Station 8-4 - 1365 Elgin Mills Road East
  • Station 8-5 - 150 High Tech Road
Markham Fire and Emergency Services
Agency overview
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefDon McClean
EMS levelALS & BLS
Facilities and equipment
Stations8
Ambulancessee York Region EMS

Stations

  • Station 9-1 - 7801 Bayview Avenue
  • Station 9-2 - 10 Riviera Drive
  • Station 9-4 - 7300 Birchmount Road
  • Station 9-5 - 316 Main Street, Unionville
  • Station 9-6 - 5567 Fourteenth Avenue
  • Station 9-7 - 209 Main Street, Markham
  • Station 9-8 - 650 Bur Oak Drive

Markham Fire has 200 firefighters on staff is responsible for fire and EMS support of Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport. Two more stations are scheduled to be built in 2009 and 2010. One will be located near Woodbine Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive. The second will be near Ninth Line and Bur Oak Drive.

APPARATUS

APPARATUS DESIGNATIONS - The numbering works like this:

  • The first number is the district
  • The second number is the station number
  • The third number is the apparatus number


  • 1 - Engine (Pumper)
  • 2 - Engine (Pumper)
  • 3 - Telesquirt
  • 4 - Tanker
  • 5 - Tanker
  • 6 - Aerial
  • 7 - Aerial Platform
  • 8 - Hazmat
  • 9 - Rescue
  • 0 - Utility


GEORGINA

STATION 1-4 (Keswick)

  • 141 - Freightliner Engine
  • 143 - Spartan Telequirt
  • 144 - GMC Tanker
  • 149 - GMC Rescue Unit
  • 140 - Ford pickup
  • 1401 Fire Prevention Officer - Dodge Caravan
  • Public Education - Chrysler PT Cruiser
  • Marine Rescue - Husky Air Boat
  • Haz Mat/Emergency Operations Unit - Wells Cargo 24’ Trailer


STATION 1-6 (Sutton)

  • 161 - Freightliner Engine
  • 163 - Freightliner Telesquirt
  • 164 - GMC tanker
  • 169 - Ford rescue
  • 160 - Dodge Caravan


STATION 1-8 (Pefferlaw)

  • 181 - International
  • 184 - GMC tanker
  • 189 - GMC


EAST GWILLIMBURY

STATION 2-4 (Holland Landing)

  • 241 - Freightliner Engine
  • 244 - International Tanker
  • 246 - Freightliner Aerial
  • 249 - Freightliner Rescue


STATION 2-6 (Mount Albert)

  • 261 - Freightliner Engine
  • 262 - International Engine
  • 264 - Tanker
  • 269 - Freightliner Rescue


STATION 2-8 (Queensville)

  • 281 - Freightliner Engine
  • 284 - Freightliner Tanker
  • 289 - Freightliner Rescue


KING TOWNSHIP

STATION 3-4 (King City)

  • CHIEF 3-1 - Ford F-150
  • 340
  • 341
  • 343
  • 344
  • 349


STATION 3-6 (Schomberg)

  • 360 - Dodge Durango District Chief's Unit
  • 361 - Spartan/Dependable Rescue Pumper
  • 362 - 1969 Ford/LaFrance Pumper (Retired-Parade/Training Unit)
  • 363 - Superior/E-One 55'Aerial
  • 364 - Ford/Dependable Pumper/Tanker
  • 365 - Freightliner/Dependable Tanker
  • 369 - American LaFrance Rescue Pumper
  • Command 30 - Ford Command/Rehab. Unit
  • 1929 International/Bickle Antique Engine (Retired Parade Unit)(Original Schomberg Unit)
  • 1940 Ford Antique Engine (Retired Parade Unit)


STATION 3-8 (Nobelton)

  • 380
  • 381
  • 384
  • 389


CENTRAL YORK

STATION 4-1

  • 411 - 2006 American Lafrance Eagle Rescue Engine
  • 412 - 1997 E-One Cyclone II Engine (Reserve)
  • 1931 Bickle Antique Fire Engine


STATION 4-2

  • 421 - 1999 Freightliner/Fort Garry Engine
  • 423 - 1998 Freightliner 55 foot telesquirt (Reserve)
  • 427 - 2006 American Lafrance Eagle 105 foot Aerial Platform


STATION 4-3

  • 431 - 2006 American Lafrance Eagle Pumper
  • 432 - 1987 Mack/Superior Pumper (Reserve)
  • 438 - 1998 Freightliner Rescue / Hazardous Material Response unit
  • 1926 International Lorne Pumper - historic unit


STATION 4-4

  • 441 - 1999 Freightliner/E-One Engine Tanker
  • 434 - 1989 White/ GMC Superior Pumper / Tanker
  • 443 - 1987 Ford 55 foot telesquirt (Reserve)


WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE

STATION 5-1

  • 511
  • 512
  • 514
  • 516
  • 519

STATION 5-2

  • 521
  • 522
  • 524
  • 525


VAUGHAN FIRE RESCUE

STATION 7-1 (Thornhill)

  • 711
  • 716

STATION 7-2 (Maple)

  • 726
  • 729 (Heavy Rescue)
  • 720 (Pickup Truck)

STATION 7-3 (Woodbridge)

  • 731
  • 732 & 733 (NO LONGER IN SERVICE - VOLUNTEERS DISBANDED Dec 30th, 2007.)
  • 738 (Staffed as Required)

STATION 7-4 (Kleinburg)

  • 741 (Volunteer Staffed)
  • 744 (Volunteer Staffed)
  • 740 (Utility)

STATION 7-5 (Woodbridge)

  • 756
  • 759 (Technical Rescue)

STATION 7-6 (Concord)

  • 761

STATION 7-7 (Vellore)

  • 771
  • 774

STATION 7-8

  • 786

STATION 7-9

  • 796
  • 790 REHAB (Volunteer Staffed)

Staff

Most fire fighters in the region are full time staff with some part-time volunteers.


North:
West: Brampton Fire and Rescue Fire Services in York Region East:Fire Services in Durham Region
South: Toronto Fire Services
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