Canadian Forces Fire and Emergency Services provide fire and emergency services to Canadian Forces land bases in Canada where local services are not available or sufficient. Some bases also require airport fire fighting capabilities, especially those in air bases.

Personnel

Military firefighters in the

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are non-commissioned members, and are required to undergo

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. After basic training they will go to the Canadian Forces Fire Academy in Borden. From there members will be posted to a military base. The military firefighters are supplemented by civilian Department of National Defence firefighters on many bases. As of 2011, there were approximately 570 military firefighters and 500 civilians. Military firefighters were deployed as part of Canadian military operations in Afghanistan and the response to the

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Ranks

* Fire Chief - Captain/Master Warrant Officer * Deputy Fire Chief - Master Warrant Officer * Chief Fire Inspector - Sergeant * Inspector - Master corporal or Corporal * Platoon Chief - Warrant Officer * Deputy Platoon Chief - Sergeant * Crew Chief - Master corporal * Firefighter - Private or Corporal

Operations

Following is a list of some of the CFBs with fire and EMS services: *

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- Military (Only on tasking) * 3 Wing Bagotville - Military *

CFB Borden Canadian Forces Base Borden (also CFB Borden, French: Base des Forces canadiennes Borden or BFC Borden), formerly RCAF Station Borden, is a large Canadian Forces base located in Ontario. The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force, CF ...

- DND Civilian * 4 Wing Cold Lake - Military * 19 Wing Comox - Military * CFD Dundurn - Composite * 9 Wing Gander - Military (Fire Inspector Position) * 14 Wing Greenwood - Military * Edmonton Garrison - Military/ DND Civilian *

CFB Esquimalt Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt (CFB Esquimalt) is Canada's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters. , 4,411 military personnel and 2,762 civilians work at CFB Esquima ...

- DND Civilian * 5th Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) Gagetown - DND Civilian * 5 Wing Goosebay - Contracted to Serco Canada Inc. * 14 Wing Greenwood - Military *

CFB Halifax Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax is Canada's east coast naval base and home port to the Royal Canadian Navy Atlantic fleet, known as Canadian Fleet Atlantic (CANFLTLANT), that forms part of the formation Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT). It ...

- DND Civilian * 4th Canadian Division Training Centre Meaford - DND Civilian * NFTC 15 Wing Moose Jaw - Contracted to ATCO Frontec *

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- DND Civilian * 12 Wing Shearwater - Military *

CFB Suffield Canadian Forces Base Suffield (also CFB Suffield) is a Canadian Forces base, host to the largest military training area in Canada. It is located in southeastern Alberta, north-northwest of Suffield, northwest of the city of Medicine Hat and sou ...

- DND Civilian * 8 Wing Trenton - Military * 2 Canadian Division Support Base (2 CDSB) Valcartier - DND Civilian * ASU Wainwright - DND Civilian * 17 Wing Winnipeg - Military

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and

CFB North Bay Canadian Forces Base North Bay, also CFB North Bay, is an air force base located at the City of North Bay, Ontario about north of Toronto. The base is subordinate to 1 Canadian Air Division, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is the centre for Nor ...

once had their own fire services, but now receive fire protection from the Kingston and North Bay municipal fire departments respectively.

Training

Canadian Forces Fire and CBRN Academy

Training for CF firefighters takes places at the Canadian Forces Fire and CBRN Academy (CFFCA) at CFB Borden for a period of 6 months. The CFFCA is mandated and internationally accredited in the delivery of Fire Service Curriculum in the areas of

Fire Prevention Fire prevention is a function of many fire departments. The goal of fire prevention is to educate the public on the precautions which should be taken to prevent potentially harmful fires and how to survive these fires in the event that they do o ...

, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, Structural Fire Fighting,

Fire investigation Fire investigation, sometimes referred to as origin and cause investigation, is the analysis of fire-related incidents. After firefighters extinguish a fire, an investigation is launched to determine the origin and cause of the fire or explosion ...

, Rescue and Respiratory Protection Programme Administration.http://www.rockymountainrangers.ca/?p=eductraining Canadian Forces Schools

Equipment

The Canadian Forces uses a mix of airport and structural fire apparatus. Current equipment includes

aircraft rescue and firefighting Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) is a type of firefighting that involves the emergency response, mitigation, evacuation, and rescue of passengers and crew of aircraft involved in aviation accidents and incidents. Airports with schedule ...

apparatus built by E-One and structural fire apparatus with custom Spartan Motors chassis and bodies by Fort Garry Fire Trucks. Additional structural pumpers were purchased through a 2014 contract with E-One. Bodywork for rescue trucks and range (brush) trucks were also supplied by Fort Garry. Other apparatus providers include the American branch of Rosenbauer (aerial platforms) and KME (aircraft rescue and firefighting).

References

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