Ottawa Fire Services

Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) provides fire protection, technical rescue services, hazardous materials response, and first responder emergency medical assistance to the city of Ottawa, Ontario.

Ottawa Fire Services
Protecting the Nation's Capital with pride
Operational area
Country Canada
Address1445 Carling Avenue Ottawa, ON K1Z 7L9
Agency overview
Established2001 (2001)
Annual calls93,160 (2017)
Employees1537 (2017)
StaffingCareer, Paid On-Call, and Volunteer
CommissionerAnthony DiMonte
Fire chiefKim Ayotte
EMS levelCFR
Facilities and equipment
Divisions9
Battalions9
Stations45
Engines50
Trucks17
Rescues6
AmbulancesSee Ottawa Paramedic Service
Tenders18
Rescue boats6
Website
Official website

Organization

Like most North American fire departments, the Ottawa Fire Services is organized in a paramilitary fashion. The current Chief of the department is Kim Ayotte. Serving Under Ayotte 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 1044 structural firefighting helmets for firefighters, red 1044s for Lieutenants and Captains and white 1044s 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
Ottawa Fire Services Pumper/Tanker 53.
Station
#		 District
#		 Neighbourhood Pumper Company Tower Company or Ladder Company Pumper Tanker or Tanker unit Car (Chief) unit Miscellaneous
units		 Address Build
year
11 1Little Italy / ChinatownPumper 11A
Pumper 11B		Tower 11Car 10 (District Chief)Water Rescue 11135 Preston Street1985
12 1The GlebePumper 12Rescue 12
Rope Rescue 12		635 O'Connor Street1974
13 1Sandy Hill / University of
Ottawa		Pumper 13A
Pumper 13B		Ladder 13530 King Edward Avenue1985
21 2College WardPumper 21Haz-Mat 21
Haz-Mat Support 21
Decon 21		1300 Woodroffe Avenue1986
22 2Lincoln HeightsPumper 22Ladder 22Water Rescue 221397 Richmond Road1989
23
(Headquarters)		 2WestboroPumper 23Tower 23Car 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 23
Service Truck 23
Public Information Officer		1443 Carling Avenue1985
24 2Carleton HeightsPumper 24Ladder 24Haz-Mat 24
IHAT 24		230 Viewmount Drive, Nepean1988
25 2CrestviewPumper 25Foam Tender 2560 Knoxdale Road, Nepean
31 3GreenboroPumper 31Car 30 (District Chief)3255 Conroy Road1988
32 3LeitrimPumper Tanker 323202 Leitrim Road, Gloucester1996
33 3HuntclubPumper 33Tower 333336 McCarthy Road1983
34 3Riverside ParkPumper 34700 Brookfield Road1987
35
(Communications)		 3Alta VistaPumper 35Tower 352355 Alta Vista Drive1991
36 3PineviewPumper 361935 Cyrville Road2017
37 3Riverside SouthPumper 37Tower 37Water Rescue 37910 Earl Armstrong Road2004
41 4Glen CairnPumper 41Pumper Tanker 41Car 40 (District Chief)Squad 41
Air Tender 41		380 Eagleson Road, Kanata1981
42 4BeaverbrookPumper 42Ladder 421021 Teron Road, Kanata1970
43 4Bell's CornersPumper Tanker 43Rescue 43
Rope Rescue 43		3845 Old Richmond Road1990
44 4BarrhavenPumper 441075 Greenbank Road1979
45 4MarchTanker 45Squad 45
Support Unit 45		640 Cameron Harvey Drive, Kanata1980
46 4Kanata WestPumper 46Pumper Tanker 46Command 46
Service Vehicle 46		34 Iber Road2011
47 4Barrhaven SouthPumper 47Ladder 47Tech Rescue 47
Tech Rescue Support 47		3559 Greenbank Road2011
51 5QuarriesPumper 51Tower 51Car 50 (District Chief)900 Montreal Road
52 5Convent GlenPumper 526213 Jeanne D'Arc Boulevard, Orleans1978
53 5Falling BrookPumper 53Ladder 53Pumper Tanker 53Rescue 53
Squad 53
Water Rescue 53		500 Charlemagne Boulevard, Orleans1991
54
(Air and Rehab)		 5Blackburn HamletPumper 54Ladder 54Rehab 54
Air Tender 54		3080 Innes Road1991
55 5SummersidePumper 552283 Portobello Boulevard, Orleans2017
56 5OverbrookPumper 56275 Coventry Road1986
57 5VanierPumper 57Ladder 57220 Beechwood Avenue1987
61 6KinburnPumper 61Tanker 613150 Kinburn Side Road1983
62 6Fitzroy HarbourPumper 62Tanker 62Water Rescue 62
Service Vehicle 62		6900 Harbour Street1976
63 6Constance BayPumper Tanker 63
Tanker 63		Brush Truck 63
UTV 63
Snowmobile 63		341 Bayview Drive, Woodlawn1988
64 6CarpPumper 64Tanker 64Car 60 (District Chief)Rescue 64475 Donald B. Munro Drive
66 6DunrobinLadder 66Pumper Tanker 663285 Dunrobin Road1987
71 7NavanPumper 71Tanker 71Brush Truck 71
UTV 71		1246 Colonial Road
72 7Cumberland VillagePumper 72Tanker 72Squad 722245 Old Montreal Road1997
73 7VarsPumper Tanker 73
Tanker 73		Car 70 (District Chief)Service Vehicle 736090 Rockdale Road2007
81 8StittsvillePumper 81A
Pumper 81B		Tower 81Tanker 81Car 80 (District Chief)1641 Stittsville Main Street
82 8RichmondPumper 82Tanker 82Rescue 826280 Perth Street1994
83 8North GowerPumper 83Tanker 83Brush Truck 83
UTV 83		2352 Roger Stevens Drive
84 8CorkeryPumper Tanker 84Brush Truck 84
Squad 84
UTV 84		3449 Old Almonte Road1986
91 9MetcalfeTower 91Pumper Tanker 91Squad 918011 Victoria Street
92 9OsgoodePumper 92Tanker 92Water Rescue 923110 Nixon Drive
93 9GreelyPumper Tanker 93Rescue 93
Brush Truck 93
UTV 93		6891 Parkway Road
94 9ManotickPumper 94Tanker 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 Headquarters1445 Carling AvenueHead Office
Ottawa Fire Services Headquarters1445 Carling AvenueFire Department Administration
Ottawa Fire Services Headquarters1443 Carling AvenueEquipment Maintenance Division
Ottawa Fire Services Headquarters1443 Carling AvenueSafety Officer's Division
Ben Franklin Place101 Centerpointe DriveBureau of Investigations and Prevention
Charles Sim Municipal Garage2799 Swansea CrescentFleet Maintenance Division
Ottawa Fire Services Training Center900 Industrial AvenueTraining Division
Ottawa Fire Services Communications Center1423 Randall AveCommunications and Dispatch Division
Ottawa Fire Services Air Management Center3080 Innes RoadAir Management and Rehabilitation Division

Notable Incidents

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

See also

References
    Bibliography
    • Graham, John W. (1922), History of the Ottawa Fire Department. Vol. III., Ottawa, Ontario: Transactions of the Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa, III.
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