Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services
Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services (MFES) provides provides fire protection, technical rescue services, hazardous materials response, and first responder emergency medical assistance to the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
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| Operational area | |
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| City | Mississauga |
| Agency overview | |
| Annual calls | 30,000+ |
| Staffing | 700+ |
| Fire chief | Tim Beckett |
| IAFF | 1212 |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Battalions | 3 |
| Stations | 21 |
| Engines | 16 |
| Trucks | 6 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Quints | 1 |
| Squads | 6 |
| Rescues | 1 |
| Tenders | 1 |
| HAZMAT | 1 |
| Light and air | 1 |
| Website | |
| 1212 | |
The Fire Service was established in 1968 and formed from local departments (Cooksville, Lakeview, Malton, Meadowvale) that existed prior to the creation of Mississauga, Ontario. The Port Credit Fire Department and Streetsville Fire Departments were added upon the amalgamation of those communities with Mississauga in 1974. MFES was mainly made up of the Toronto Township Volunteer Fire Department, itself created from volunteer units in the 1870s. By 1975, Mississauga's fire service was a full-time service.
Mississauga Fire co-ordinates with Toronto Fire Services, Brampton Fire and Emergency Services, and Peel Regional Paramedic Services for additional help and practicing emergency disaster exercises. In 2017, MFES responded to over 34,000 emergency calls.
Fire stations and apparatus
Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon underwent a region-wide renumbering of stations and apparatus in the 1990s. Each station is assigned a 3 digit number and its apparatus has an additional alphabetic prefix. The prefix identifies the type of apparatus, the first digit identifies the municipality, and the remaining two digits identify the station. The municipality identifiers are '1' for Mississauga, '2' for Brampton, and '3' for Caledon.
For example, P122 would be a pumper assigned to Mississauga's no. 22 station, S205 would be a rescue pumper assigned to Brampton's no. 5 station and so on. Spare apparatus (for Mississauga and Brampton) would be numbered with a 5 as the second digit in the number (P152, S255, A150, etc.)
As of July 2020, MFES currently operates 21 fire stations and the following apparatus:
| Station # | Neighbourhood | Pumper or Squad Company |
Aerial Company |
Miscellaneous or Support Units |
Address | Build year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Cooksville | Pumper 101 Pumper 131 | Car 106 (Platoon Chief) Car 108 (District Chief) | 15 Fairview Road West | 1974 | |
| 102 | Lakeview | Pumper 102 | 710 3rd Street | 1978-79 | ||
| 103 | Clarkson | Pumper 103 | Aerial 103 | 2035 Lushes Avenue | 1984-85 | |
| 104 | Port Credit | Pumper 104 | 62 Port Street West | 1955 | ||
| 105 | Malton | Squad 105 | Aerial 105 | 7101 Goreway Drive | 1981 | |
| 106 | Applewood | Pumper 106 | Aerial 106 | 1355 Winding Trail | 2011-13 | |
| 107 | Erindale | Squad 107 | Aerial 107 | 1965 Dundas Street West | 1968-70 | |
| 108 | Streetsville | Pumper 108 | Tanker 101 | 2267 Britannia Road West | 1979-80 | |
| 109 | Britannia | Pumper 109 | 1735 Britannia Road East | 1977 | ||
| 110 | Cooksville | Squad 110 | Aerial 110 | 2316 Hurontario Street | 1981-82 | |
| 111 | Meadowvale | Squad 111 | Aerial 111 | 2740 Derry Road West | 1982-83 | |
| 112 | Erindale Station | Pumper 112 | 4090 Creditview Road | 1984 | ||
| 114 | Heartland | Aerial 114 | Haz-Mat 101 Special Operations 101 | 5845 Falbourne Street | 1990 | |
| 115 | Central Erin Mills | Pumper 115 | Aerial 115 | 4595 Glen Erin Drive | 1991 | |
| 116 | West Airport | Pumper 116 | Air & Light 101 | 6825 Tomken Road | 2011-12 | |
| 117 | North Dixie | Pumper 117 | Command Post 101 Car 109 (District Chief) | 1090 Nuvik Court | 1999 | |
| 118 | East Credit | Pumper 118 | Car 107 (District Chief) | 1045 Bristol Road West | 1996 | |
| 119 | Toronto Pearson (Airport) | Pumper 119 | 6375 Airport Road | 2014-15 | ||
| 120 | Pumper 120 Squad 120 | 125 Eglinton Avenue West | 2018-19 | |||
| 121 | Meadowvale Village | Pumper 121 Squad 121 | Tech Rescue 101 | 6745 Mavis Road | 2001-02 | |
| 122 | Churchill Meadows | Pumper 122 | Rehab 101 Antique unit | 3600 Thomas Street | 2002-03 | |
| Garry W. Morden Centre (Headquarters/ Training Facility) |
Lisgar | Pumper 180 (Training) | Car 101 (Fire Chief) Car 161 (Mechanical Div.) Car 162 (Mechanical Div.) Car 163 (Mechanical Div.) Car 164 (Mechanical Div.) Car 166 (Mechanical Div.) Car 167 (Mechanical Div.) Car 170 (Mechanical Div.) Car 180 (Training Div.) Car 181 (Training Div.) Car 182 (Training Officer) Car 183 (Training Officer) Car 184 (Training Div.) Training Vehicle 01 Training Vehicle 02 | 7535 Ninth Line | 2010-12 | |
| Spare Apparatus |
Pumper 150 Pumper 151 Pumper 152 Pumper 153 Pumper 154 Pumper 155 Pumper 156 Squad 150 Squad 151 | Aerial 150 Aerial 151 Aerial 152 Aerial 153 | Car 105 (Senior Chief) Car 110 (District Chief) | Various Locations |
Apparatus glossary
- Pumper - Standard pumper truck (P109 is a quint)
- Squad - Rescue pumper truck
- Aerial - Rear-mounted aerial ladder or platform quint
- Car - Vehicle for District and Platoon Chiefs and other miscellaneous department officials
- Air & Light - Air & light support vehicle
- Tanker - Pumper-tanker / water tender
- Haz-Mat - Hazardous Materials Incident Team
- Tech Rescue - Technical Rescue vehicle
- Special Operations - Technical Rescue / Haz-Mat support vehicle
- Command Post - Incident command truck
- Rehab - Firefighter medical support vehicle
Petro Canada Lubricants
Petro Canada has their own in-house fire equipment (emergency response team) at their lubricants facility in Mississauga. For major fires or other situations, Mississauga Fire would be asked to assist as primary responders.[1]
Notable incidents
Members
As of 2006 MFES has 700 firefighters and personnel. The firefighters are represented by Local 1212 of IAFF.
See also
References
- "A new twist on an old initiative". February 2007. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008.