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Coordinates: 53°32′52″N 113°29′01″W / 53.5479°N 113.4835°W / 53.5479; -113.4835 (Station 01)
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Originally Strathcona Fire Hall No. 1, built in 1909, became Fire Hall No. 6 in the 1912 amalgamation with Edmonton. It has housed the Walterdale Theatre since 1974, and has been an Alberta Historic Site since 14 July 1976. The tower still holds the original bell.
53°31′09″N 113°29′46″W / 53.5193°N 113.4962°W / 53.5193; -113.4962 (Strathcona No. 1)
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services
Agency overview
Established1906
Fire chiefKen Block(1 February 2009-)[1]
Facilities and equipment
Stations25
Engines33[citation needed]
Trucks11[citation needed]
Rescues8 (+ 6 boats)[citation needed]
Tenders1[citation needed]8[citation needed]
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Headquarters, Administration Offices, & Number 1 Station

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (also Edmonton Fire and Rescue Services) is the fire department for the City of Edmonton, Alberta.

The Edmonton Fire Department began as a volunteer fire corps in 1891 and the first full department was created in 1906.[citation needed]


Operations

Apparatus leaving Number 2 Fire Station (Downtown)
Number 3 Station
Current Number 6 Station
New Number Eleven Station
Number Twenty-five Station

There are 25 stations throughout the city.[2]

# Neighbourhood Address Coordinates
1 Headquarters 10351 96 Street 53°32′52″N 113°29′01″W / 53.5479°N 113.4835°W / 53.5479; -113.4835 (Station 01)
2 Downtown 10217 107 Street 53°32′37″N 113°30′15″W / 53.5436°N 113.5042°W / 53.5436; -113.5042 (Station 02)
3 McKernan 11226 76 Avenue 53°30′45″N 113°31′20″W / 53.5126°N 113.5221°W / 53.5126; -113.5221 (Station 03)
4 High Park 10949 156 Street 53°33′20″N 113°35′23″W / 53.5556°N 113.5898°W / 53.5556; -113.5898 (Station 04)
5 Alberta Avenue 9020 111 Avenue
(formerly 11169 101 Street)		 53°33′41″N 113°28′50″W / 53.5613°N 113.4805°W / 53.5613; -113.4805 (Station 05)
6 Ritchie 8105 96 Street 53°31′02″N 113°28′34″W / 53.5173°N 113.4762°W / 53.5173; -113.4762 (Station 06)
7 Highlands 5025 118 Avenue 53°34′12″N 113°25′10″W / 53.5700°N 113.4194°W / 53.5700; -113.4194 (Station 07)
8 Hagman 12503 128 Street 53°34′52″N 113°32′32″W / 53.5812°N 113.5423°W / 53.5812; -113.5423 (Station 08)
9 Roper 5604 50 Street 53°29′37″N 113°25′08″W / 53.4937°N 113.4189°W / 53.4937; -113.4189 (Station 09)
10 Lauderdale 12735 101 Street 53°35′07″N 113°29′36″W / 53.5854°N 113.4933°W / 53.5854; -113.4933 (Station 10)
11 Terrace Heights 6110 98 Avenue
(formerly 6625 101 Avenue)		 53°32′18″N 113°25′44″W / 53.5384°N 113.4288°W / 53.5384; -113.4288 (Station 11)
12 Meadowlark Park 9020 156 Street 53°31′26″N 113°35′27″W / 53.5238°N 113.5908°W / 53.5238; -113.5908 (Station 12)
13 Royal Gardens 4035 119 Street 53°28′40″N 113°31′41″W / 53.4779°N 113.5281°W / 53.4779; -113.5281 (Station 13)
14 Kilkenny 7312 144 Avenue 53°36′24″N 113°27′13″W / 53.6068°N 113.4536°W / 53.6068; -113.4536 (Station 14)
15 Coronet 5120 97 Street 53°29′20″N 113°28′48″W / 53.4890°N 113.4801°W / 53.4890; -113.4801 (Station 15)
16 Kameyosek 2904 66 Street NW 53°27′35″N 113°26′06″W / 53.4596°N 113.4351°W / 53.4596; -113.4351 (Station 16)
17 Beaumaris 15505 Castle Downs Road 53°37′03″N 113°31′00″W / 53.6176°N 113.5168°W / 53.6176; -113.5168 (Station 17)
18 Hairsine 13808 Victoria Trail 53°36′05″N 113°23′13″W / 53.6014°N 113.3870°W / 53.6014; -113.3870 (Station 18)
19 Ormsby Place 6210 178 Street 53°29′48″N 113°37′49″W / 53.4967°N 113.6303°W / 53.4967; -113.6303 (Station 19)
20 Ermineskin 2303 105 Street NW 53°27′16″N 113°30′03″W / 53.4545°N 113.5009°W / 53.4545; -113.5009 (Station 20)
22 Oliver 10124 123 Street 53°32′32″N 113°32′05″W / 53.5422°N 113.5346°W / 53.5422; -113.5346 (Station 22)
23 Morin 10130 178 Street 53°32′35″N 113°37′41″W / 53.5430°N 113.6280°W / 53.5430; -113.6280 (Station 23)
24 Falconer Heights 131 Haddow Close 53°27′33″N 113°35′28″W / 53.4592°N 113.5910°W / 53.4592; -113.5910 (Station 24)
25 Belle Rive 8403 167 Avenue 53°28′13″N 113°28′13″W / 53.4703°N 113.4703°W / 53.4703; -113.4703 (Station 25)
26 Silver Berry 2803 34 Street NW 53°27′30″N 113°23′35″W / 53.4584°N 113.3931°W / 53.4584; -113.3931 (Station 26)
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Fleet

EFRS has a total of 127 pieces of equipment:

  • 33 pumpers
  • 8 tankers
  • 11 aerials
  • 8 rescue trucks
  • 6 rescue boats
  • 2 dangerous goods response vans
  • 1 decontamination trailer
  • 1 ventilation unit
  • 1 mobile command centre
  • 1 hose tender
  • 1 rehabilitation bus
  • 1 salvage truck
  • 1 canine van
  • Several all-terrain vehicles
  • Variety of support vehicles

References

  1. ^ "City of Edmonton Announces New Fire Chief". City of Edmonton. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-11-03. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ Edmonton Fire Stations
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