Fire and Emergency Services

Overview

Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire & Emergency Services operates as a composite department with two fire stations, staffed with full-time and volunteer firefighters protecting 47,000 residents within the 206 sq. Km's (80 sq. Mi.) of the Town. It is estimated that the department will answer more than 1400 calls for help annually.

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Calls for Service

The types of responses that we could expect to answer include:

• Structure fires
• Vehicle fires
• Brush/grass fires
• Motor vehicle collisions
• Medical emergencies
• Ice and water rescue
• Assisting other agencies.

Fire and Emergency Services Staff

• 1 Fire Chief
• 1 Deputy Fire Chief
• 1 Administrative Assistant
• 3 Fire Prevention Officers
• 1 Training Officer
• 28 Full-time fire suppression staff
• 60 Volunteer firefighters (this number fluctuates)

Coverage is provided to both urban and rural areas, with the predominant coverage area being rural. Due to the large geographic area of The Town Of Whitchurch-Stouffville, fire protection service is purchased from Central York Fire Services for an area on the Town's western boundary.

Fire Master Plan

In June of 2018, Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire & Emergency Services had a Fire Master Plan developed in collaboration with the Northern six Municipalities in York Region to examine potential areas of improvement for the Northern six fire departments. Click here to learn more.

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