Ottawa Fire Services

The Ottawa Fire Services (OFS; French: Service des incendies d’Ottawa) provides fire protection, technical rescue services, hazardous materials response, and first responder emergency medical assistance to the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Organization

Like most North American fire departments, the Ottawa Fire Services is organized in a paramilitary fashion. The current Chief of the department is Paul Hutt. Serving under Hutt are three Deputy Chiefs, four Platoon Chiefs, five Division Chiefs, four Rural Sector Chiefs and twenty District Chiefs. At the station level, each urban station has a Captain for each of the four platoons. Each truck in the fleet is under the command of either a Captain or Lieutenant. For rural paid-on-call stations, each station has a station Captain and four Lieutenants.

History

The current Ottawa Fire Services came into existence in 2001 with the amalgamation of nine fire departments from Ottawa and the surrounding areas. The nine former departments include the Ottawa Fire Department, Gloucester Fire Department, Cumberland Fire Department, Kanata Fire Department, Nepean Fire Department, Osgoode Fire Department, Rideau Fire Department, Goulbourn Fire Department and West Carleton Fire Department.

Operations

There are 45 fire stations located across Ottawa, including 16 Paid On-Call stations and 5 composite stations. The stations are assigned to 9 district operations units. On Friday September 3, 2010, Chief deHooge announced that a three-year trial testing the use of 24-hour shift rotations would begin in January 2011. In Canada twelve of the fifteen largest fire departments are using the 24-hour shift rotation.

Equipment

Currently, City of Ottawa firefighters are issued tan Starfield Lion bunker gear, black leather Haix structural fire boots, and traditional black Cairns 664 structural firefighting helmets for firefighters, red 664 for Lieutenants and Captains and white 664 for Chief Officers. In 2015, the department phased out their SCBAs (previously the ISI Viking), and replaced them with the MSA Firehawk M7XT with Rescue Belt II system and Ultra Elite facepiece.

Fire stations and apparatus

Station#District#NeighbourhoodPumper CompanyTower Company or Ladder CompanyPumper Tanker or Tanker unitCar (Chief) unitMiscellaneousunitsAddressBuildyear111Little Italy / ChinatownPumper 11APumper 11BTower 11 Car 10 (District Chief)Water Rescue 11135 Preston Street1985121The GlebePumper 12 Rescue 12Rope Rescue 12635 O'Connor Street1974131Sandy Hill / University ofOttawaPumper 13APumper 13BLadder 13 530 King Edward Avenue1985212Kenson ParkPumper 21 Haz-Mat 21Haz-Mat Support 21Decon 211300 Woodroffe Avenue1986222Lincoln HeightsPumper 22Tower 22 Water Rescue 221397 Richmond Road198923(Headquarters)2WestboroPumper 23Tower 23 Car 1 (Fire Chief)Car 2 (Deputy Chief)Car 3 (Deputy Chief)Car 4 (Deputy Chief)Car 5 (Deputy Chief)Car 6 (Platoon Chief)Car 7 (Reserve Chief)Car 8 (Division Chief)Car 9 (Reserve Chief)Car 20 (District Chief)Safety Officer 23Service Truck 23Public Information Officer1443 Carling Avenue1985242Carleton HeightsPumper 24Ladder 24 Haz-Mat 24IHAT 24230 Viewmount Drive, Nepean1988252CrestviewPumper 25 Foam Tender 2560 Knoxdale Road, Nepean313GreenboroPumper 31 Car 30 (District Chief) 3255 Conroy Road1988323Leitrim Pumper Tanker 32 3202 Leitrim Road, Gloucester1996333HuntclubPumper 33Tower 33 3336 McCarthy Road1983343Riverside ParkPumper 34 700 Brookfield Road198735(Communications)3Alta VistaPumper 35Tower 35 2355 Alta Vista Drive1991363PineviewPumper 36 1935 Cyrville Road2017373Riverside SouthPumper 37Tower 37 Water Rescue 37910 Earl Armstrong Road2004414Glen CairnPumper 41 Pumper Tanker 41Car 40 (District Chief)Squad 41Air Tender 41380 Eagleson Road, Kanata1981424BeaverbrookPumper 42Ladder 42 1021 Teron Road, Kanata1970434Bell's Corners Pumper Tanker 43 Rescue 43Rope Rescue 433845 Old Richmond Road1990444BarrhavenPumper 44 1075 Greenbank Road1979454March Tanker 45 Squad 45Support Unit 4545 Buckbean Ave, Kanata2023464Kanata WestPumper 46 Pumper Tanker 46 Command 46Service Vehicle 4634 Iber Road2011474Barrhaven SouthPumper 47Ladder 47 Tech Rescue 47Tech Rescue Support 473559 Greenbank Road2011515QuarriesPumper 51Tower 51 Car 50 (District Chief) 900 Montreal Road525Convent GlenPumper 52 6213 Jeanne D'Arc Boulevard, Orleans1978535FallingbrookPumper 53Ladder 53Pumper Tanker 53 Rescue 53Squad 53Water Rescue 53500 Charlemagne Boulevard, Orleans199154(Air and Rehab)5Blackburn HamletPumper 54Ladder 54 Rehab 54Air Tender 543080 Innes Road1991555SummersidePumper 55 2283 Portobello Boulevard, Orleans2017565OverbrookPumper 56 275 Coventry Road1986575VanierPumper 57Ladder 57 220 Beechwood Avenue1987616KinburnPumper 61 Tanker 61 3150 Kinburn Side Road1983626Fitzroy HarbourPumper 62 Tanker 62 Water Rescue 62Service Vehicle 626900 Harbour Street1976636Constance Bay Pumper Tanker 63Tanker 63 Brush Truck 63UTV 63Snowmobile 63341 Bayview Drive, Woodlawn1988646CarpPumper 64 Tanker 64Car 60 (District Chief)Rescue 64475 Donald B. Munro Drive666Dunrobin Ladder 66Pumper Tanker 66 3285 Dunrobin Road1987717NavanPumper 71 Tanker 71 Brush Truck 71UTV 711246 Colonial Road727Cumberland VillagePumper 72 Tanker 72 Squad 722245 Old Montreal Road1997737Vars Pumper Tanker 73Tanker 73Car 70 (District Chief)Service Vehicle 736090 Rockdale Road2007818StittsvillePumper 81APumper 81BTower 81Tanker 81Car 80 (District Chief) 1641 Stittsville Main Street828RichmondPumper 82 Tanker 82 Rescue 826280 Perth Street1994838North GowerPumper 83 Tanker 83 Brush Truck 83UTV 832352 Roger Stevens Drive848Corkery Pumper Tanker 84 Brush Truck 84Squad 84UTV 843449 Old Almonte Road1986919Metcalfe Tower 91Pumper Tanker 91 Squad 918011 Victoria Street929OsgoodePumper 92 Tanker 92 Water Rescue 923110 Nixon Drive939Greely Pumper Tanker 93 Rescue 93Brush Truck 93UTV 936891 Parkway Road949ManotickPumper 94 Tanker 94Car 90 (District Chief)Squad 945669 Manotick Main Street1993

Apparatus glossary

Pumper (P) Ladder (L) Tower (T) Rescue (R) Tanker (TA) Pumper/Tanker (PT) Hazardous materials unit (HM) Technical Rescue unit (TR) Squad (S) Service Vehicle (SV) Support Unit (SU) Brush Truck (BT) Water Rescue (WR) Air Management (AM) Rehab Vehicle (RHB) Brush Tanker (BTA) Pod Vehicle (PV) Safety Officer (SFTY) Officers Car (C) Fire Investigator (INV) Foam Truck (FT) Command Vehicle (CMD) Initial Hazard Assessment Team (IHAT) All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Snowmobile (SM)

Support offices

Office Address Division Ottawa Fire Services Headquarters 1445 Carling Avenue Head Office Ottawa Fire Services Headquarters 1445 Carling Avenue Fire Department Administration Ottawa Fire Services Headquarters 1443 Carling Avenue Equipment Maintenance Division Ottawa Fire Services Headquarters 1443 Carling Avenue Safety Officer's Division Ben Franklin Place 101 Centerpointe Drive Bureau of Investigations and Prevention Charles Sim Municipal Garage 2799 Swansea Crescent Fleet Maintenance Division Ottawa Fire Services Training Centre 898 Industrial Avenue Training Division Ottawa Fire Services Communications Centre 1423 Randall Ave Communications and Dispatch Division Ottawa Fire Services Air Management Centre 3080 Innes Road Air Management and Rehabilitation Division

Notable Incidents The history of the Ottawa Fire Services includes several notable incidents, including the 1900 Hull–Ottawa fire.

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