The Kitchener Fire Department provides
fire protection
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, technical rescue services, hazardous materials response, and first responder emergency medical assistance to the city of
Kitchener,
Ontario
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. The department has seven
fire stations
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and 229 employees.
Fire Stations and Apparatus
In 2019, apparatus were re-numbered with a numerical prefix of 1 as part of regional re-organization. For example, Pumper 1 became Pumper 11, Pumper 2 became Pumper 12, and so on.
Pumpers
* 2x 2018
Rosenbauer
The Rosenbauer Group is the world’s third largest manufacturers of Fire apparatus, fire-service vehicles and firefighting equipment, based in Leonding, Austria.
Rosenbauer supplies the fire fighting sector in over 100 countries with a wide ran ...
Commander rescue pumpers (shop# 4547 and 4548) (Pumpers 11 and 16)
* 1x 2017 Rosenbauer Commander
rescue-pumper (shop# 4545) (Pumper 15)
* 2x 2013
Spartan ERV Gladiator rescue-pumpers (shop# 4542 and 4543) (Pumpers 12 and 14)
* 1x 2013
KME Predator Severe Service pumper-tanker (shop# 4540) (Tanker 17)
* 3x 2008 KME Predator rescue pumpers (shop# 4534, 4535, and 4536) (Pumpers 17, 18, and 19)
Aerials
* 1x 2013
Pierce Impel 75' quint (shop# 4544) (Tower 13, former Pump 1)
* 1x 2009 Pierce Velocity 100' platform quint (shop# 4539) (Aerial 11, former Aerial 4)
* 1x 2007 Pierce Velocity 100' quint (shop# 4538) (Aerial 12)
Other
* 1x 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe command vehicle (Car 123)
* 1x 2018 KME Predator
heavy rescue (shop# 4546) (Rescue 11)
* 1x 2014
Ford F-450
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/ Dependable command unit (shop# 4500)
* 1x 2008 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Dependable heavy rescue (shop# 4537) (Rescue 15, former Rescue 1)
* 1x 2001 Spartan Metro Star FF / SVI
haz-mat
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unit (shop# 4526) (Haz-Mat 11)
Retired
* 2x 2007 Spartan Gladiator / Rosenbauer rescue-pumpers (shop# 4531 and 4532)
* 1x 2005
American LaFrance
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Eagle / LTI 75' quint (shop# 4529) (former Pump 6, sold to NOTL Fire)
* 1x 2003 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Dependable rescue-pumper (shop# 4528)
* 1x 2002 Spartan Gladiator FF / Luverne pumper-tanker (shop# 4527) (sold to Woolwich Township Fire Department)
* 1x 2000 Spartan Metro Star FF / SVI heavy rescue (shop# 4525)
* 1x 1999 Pierce Dash / Fort Garry 100' platform (shop# 4524)
References
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Fire departments in Ontario
Fire Department
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