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
Address	1445 Carling Avenue Ottawa, ON K1Z 7L9
Agency overview
Established	2001 (2001)
Annual calls	93,160 (2017)
Employees	1537 (2017)
Staffing	Career, Paid On-Call, and Volunteer
Commissioner	Anthony DiMonte
Fire chief	Kim Ayotte
EMS level	CFR
Facilities and equipment
Divisions	9
Battalions	9
Stations	45
Engines	50
Trucks	17
Rescues	6
Ambulances	See Ottawa Paramedic Service
Tenders	18
Rescue boats	6
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. There are 9 Districts. Districts 1 and 7 have 3 Stations. District 2 has 5 Stations and a Headquarters Station. Districts 3,4 and 5 have 7 Stations. District 6 has 5 Stations. Districts 8 and 9 have 4 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 1044's for Lieutenants and Captains and white 1044s for Chief Officers. In 2015, the department phased out their SCBA's (previously the ISI Viking), and replaced them with the MSA Firehawk M7XT with Rescue Belt II system and Ultra Elite facepiece.

Fire Stations/Apparatus

Ottawa Fire Services Pump Tank 53.

District 1

Station #	Location	Address	Apparatus/Callsigns
11	Little Italy & China Town	135 Preston St.	P11A, P11B, T11, WR11, Boat11, C10
12	The Glebe	635 O'Connor St.	P12, R12, TR12
13	Sandy Hill/U of O	530 King Edward St.	P13A, P13B, L13

District 2

Station #	Location	Address	Apparatus/Callsigns
21	College Ward	1300 Woodroffe Ave.	P21, HM21, HMS21
22	Lincoln Heights	1397 Richmond Rd.	P22, T22, WR22, Boat22
23	Westboro	1443 Carling Ave.	P23, L23, SFTY23, C20
HQ	Westboro	1443 Carling Ave.	C1, C2, C3, C3B, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, INV1
24	Carleton Heights	230 Viewmount Dr.	P24, T24, HM24, IHT24
25	Crestview	60 Knoxdale Rd.	P25, FT25

District 3

Station #	Location	Address	Apparatus/Callsigns
31	Greenboro	3255 Conroy Rd.	P31, C31
32	Leitrim	3202 Leitrim Rd.	PT32
33	Huntclub	3336 McCarthy	P33, L33
34	Riverside Park	700 Brookfield Rd.	P34
35	Alta Vista	2355 Alta Vista Dr.	P35, T35
36	Pineview	1935 Cyrville Road	P36
37	Riverside South	910 Earl Armstrong Rd.	P37, L37, WR37, Boat37

District 4

Station #	Location	Address	Apparatus/Callsigns
41	Glen Cairn	380 Eagleson Rd.	P41, PT41, S41, C40
42	Beaverbrook	1021 Teron Rd.	P42, L42
43	Bell's Corners	3845 Old Richmond Rd.	PT43, R43, TR43
44	Barrhaven	1075 Greenbank Rd.	P44
45	March	640 Cameron Harvey Dr.	SU45, TA45, S45
46	Kanata West	34 Iber Rd.	P46, PT46, CMD46,SV46
47	Barrhaven South	3559 Greenbank Rd.	P47, L47, PV47

District 5

Station #	Location	Address	Apparatus/Callsigns
51	Carson Grove	900 Montreal Rd.	P51, T51, C50
52	Convent Glen	6213 Jeanne D'Arc Bvld.	P52
53	Falling Brook	500 Charlemange Blvd.	P53, PT53, T53, R53, WR53, Boat53, S53
54	Blackburn Hamlet	3080 Innes Rd.	P54, L54, AM54, AM54A, RHB54
55	Summerside	2283 Portobello Blvd	P55
56	Overbrook	275 Coventry Rd.	P56
57	Vanier	220 Beechwood Ave.	P57, L57

District 6

Station #	Location	Address	Apparatus/Callsigns
61	Kinburn	3150 Kinburn Side Rd.	P61, TA61
62	Fitzroy Harbour	6900 Harbour St.	P62, TA62, WR62, Boat62, SV62
63	Constance Bay	341 Bayview Dr.	PT63, TA63, BT63, ATV63, SM63
64	Carp	475 Donald B. Munro Dr.	P64, R64, TA64, C60
66	Dunrobin	3285 Dunrobin Rd.	PT66, L66

District 7

Station #	Location	Address	Apparatus/Callsigns
71	Navan	1246 Colonial Rd.	P71, TA71, BT71, ATV71, SM71
72	Cumberland Village	2245 Old Montreal Rd.	P72, TA72, RT72, S72
73	Vars	6090 Rockdale Rd.	PT73, TA73, S73, C70

District 8

Station #	Location	Address	Apparatus/Callsigns
81	Stittsville	1641 Stittsville Main St.	P81A, P81B, TA81, TB81, T81, C80
82	Richmond	6280 Perth St.	P82, R82, TA82
83	North Gower	2352 Roger Stevens Dr.	P83, TA83, BT83, ATV83
84	Corkery	3449 Old Almonte Rd.	PT84, BT84, S84, ATV84

District 9

Station #	Location	Address	Apparatus/Callsigns
91	Metcalfe	8011 Victoria St.	PT91, T91, S91
92	Osgoode	3110 Nixon Dr.	P92, TA92, WR92, Boat92
93	Greely	6891 Parkway Rd.	PT93, R93, BT93, UTV93
94	Manotick	5669 Manotick Main St.	P94, TA94, TB94, S94, C90

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 Headquarters	1445 Carling Avenue	Head Office
Ottawa Fire Services Headquarters	1445 Carling Avenue	Fire Department Administration
Ottawa Fire Services Headquarters	1443 Carling Avenue	Equipment Maintenance Division
Ottawa Fire Services Headquarters	1443 Carling Avenue	Safety Officer's Division
Ben Franklin Place	101 Centerpointe Drive	Bureau of Investigations and Prevention
Charles Sim Municipal Garage	2799 Swansea Crescent	Fleet Maintenance Division
Ottawa Fire Services Training Center	900 Industrial Avenue	Training Division
Ottawa Fire Services Communications Center	1423 Randall Ave	Communications and Dispatch Division
Ottawa Fire Services Air Management Center	3080 Innes Road	Air 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

• Ottawa Paramedic Service
• Ottawa Police Service
• Ottawa By-law Services

References

• Ottawa Fire Services

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.