Calgary Fire Department
The Calgary Fire Department provides fire services for the city of Calgary, Alberta.
The department was created on 25 August 1885 as the Calgary Hook, Ladder and Bucket Corps and a chemical engine was ordered soon after. The first Captain was George Constantine. Prior to the formation of the Corps, wells had been dug throughout the town in 1884 at the recommendation of George Murdoch, Mayor of the Town of Calgary. Prior to 1909, it was a volunteer fire department. In 1909, 40 full-time firefighters were hired. In 1910, it purchased its first motorized fire truck.
As of June 2019, the department has 40 stations and employs over 1,500 personnel in both operational and support roles. Their headquarters is located at 4144 11th Street SE.
Organization
Fire Suppression Staff
'''Chief Officer'''
The Fire Service uses the term "Chief Officer" to describe individuals who are in a Chief role. These "Chief Officers" are responsible for overseeing management functions as well as supervising fire operations. In the Calgary Fire Department, the Chief Officers are:- Fire Chief – One Chief Officer oversees the entire Calgary Fire Department
- Deputy Chief/Manager – Five Chief Officers oversee the individual divisions of the CFD. These divisions are:
- * Fire Rescue Services
- * Fire Rescue Services Support
- * Risk Management
- * Administration and Infrastructure
- * Strategic Services
- Assistant Deputy Chief – There are 6-7 Assistant Deputy Chiefs. Numerous are tasked to Fire Rescue Services and the remainder are deployed to other divisions where needed.
- Battalion Chief – Firefighters work on a four platoon system. Each platoon is overseen by a Battalion Chief, so in total there are four Battalion Chiefs.
- District Chief – The city is divided into five districts. Each platoon within a district is supervised by a District Chief, therefore there are 5 District Chiefs at any given time and 20 in total
'''Company officers'''
- Fire Captain – each fire engine is supervised by a fire captain on each platoon. As there is an engine in each fire hall, the captain is in charge of the fire hall as well.
- Fire Lieutenant – every other fire apparatus is supervised by a lieutenant. These include: aerial trucks, rescue trucks, hazmat trucks, etc. Every hall has an engine, but only select halls have other apparatus
'''Firefighters'''
- Senior Firefighter – one on each Fire Engine
- Firefighter – drive the trucks and ride in the back
- Probationary Firefighter – placed on Fire Engines as needed, ride in the back with the Senior Firefighter
Support Staff
Each Support Section is also run by a Coordinator. These include:
- Hazardous Materials Coordinator
- Emergency Management Coordinator
- Technical Teams Coordinator
- Recruitment Coordinator
- Fire Inspections Coordinator
- Fire Investigation Coordinator
- Wellness & Fitness Coordinator
- Health and Safety Coordinator
- Community Safety Coordinator
- Training Coordinator
- Medical Services Coordinator
- Hazardous Materials Officers
- Emergency Management Officers
- Recruitment Officers
- Wellness & Fitness Officers
- Health and Safety Officers
- Community Safety Officers
- Fire Inspector II
- Fire Inspector I
- Technical Services Officers
- Public Information Officers
- Shift Investigator
- Training Officers
- Fire Investigator
Rank Insignia
Fire Suppression Staff
Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic
If a Firefighter, Company Officer, or Chief Officer is also qualified as an Primary Care Paramedic or Advanced Care Paramedic, they wear the Star of Life insignia on their fire helmet.Support Staff
Helmet Colours
Fire Stations and Apparatus
- There are 40 fire stations in Calgary, operating 24 hours a day.
- Apparatus designations are denoted by the station number followed by the apparatus type.
- Calgary International Airport Crash Rescue previously operated as CFD Station 13 until 1 June 2019, when the airport contracted firefighting services to Pro-Tec Fire Services of Canada.
| No. | Neighbourhood | Engine | Aerial | Rescue | Miscellaneous | Address | Build Year |
| 1 | Downtown | 1 Engine, 48 Engine | 1 Aerial | 450 1 Street S.E. | 1973 | ||
| 2 | Beltline | 2 Engine, 49 Engine | 2 High Rise Support, 2 Parkade Unit | 1010 10 Avenue S.W. | 1971 | ||
| 4 | Vista Heights | 4 Engine | 4 Haz-Mat, 4 Air/Light, East District Chief | 1991 18 Avenue N.E. | 2004 | ||
| 5 | South Calgary | 5 Engine 60 Engine | Mobile Command Unit, Investigator 1 | 3129 14 Street S.W. | 2012 | ||
| 6 | Eau Claire | 6 Engine | 6 Aerial | 6 Aquatic Rescue | 6 Boat Tow, 6 Jet Boat | 360 8 Street S.W. | 2010 |
| 7 | Mount Pleasant | 7 Engine | 7 Fire Rescue Paramedic | 2708 4 St NW | 2017 | ||
| 8 | Rosscarrock | 8 Engine | 8 Aerial | 8 Rescue | 8 Bush Buggy | 1720 45 Street S.W. | 1980 |
| 9 | Ogden | 9 Engine 61 Engine | 2515 78 Avenue S.E. | 1981 | |||
| 10 | Briar Hill | 10 Engine | 10 Technical Rescue | 10 Technical Support | 1909 16 Avenue N.W. | 1998 | |
| 11 | Windsor Park | 11 Engine | 11 Technical Rescue | 11 Technical Support | 5506 4 Street S.W. | 2014 | |
| 12 | Marlborough | 12 Engine 46 Engine | 12 Rescue | 123 44 Street S.E. | 1974 | ||
| 14 | Haysboro | 14 Engine 47 Engine | 9840 Horton Road S.W. | 1989 | |||
| 15 | Bowness | 15 Engine | 6328 35 Avenue N.W. | 1964 | |||
| 16 | Highfield | 16 Engine | Central District Chief, Battalion Chief, Safety Chief, Haztech 1&3, Hazmat Support, Air Monitoring Vehicle, Pod Truck 1&2, Flood pod, Hazmat pod, CFD Community Outreach Car, CFD Shuttle Transport, Mobile Fan, 16 Rat-Rail, 16 Panel, Misc. Vehicle | 4124 11 Street S.E. | 1969 | ||
| 17 | Varsity | 17 Engine | 17 Aerial | 17 Haz-Mat, 17 Bush Buggy | 3740 32 Avenue N.W. | 1971 | |
| 18 | Huntington Hills | 18 Engine | 415 68 Avenue N.W. | 1975 | |||
| 19 | Parkland | 19 Engine | 19 Aerial | 19 Haz-Mat, 19 Bush Buggy | 13807 Parkland Boulevard S.E. | 1975 | |
| 20 | Lincoln Park | 20 Engine | 20 Fire Rescue Paramedic | West District Chief | 2800 Peacekeepers Way S.W. | 1978 | |
| 21 | Silver Springs | 21 Engine | 21 Rescue | 209 Silvergrove Drive N.W. | 1978 | ||
| 22 | Temple | 22 Engine 50 Engine | 7199 Temple Drive N.E | 1979 | |||
| 23 | Southview | 23 Engine | 23 Aerial | 23 Bush Buggy | 2727 26 Avenue S.E. | 1982 | |
| 24 | Cedarbrae | 24 Engine | 2607 106 Avenue S.W. | 1978 | |||
| 25 | Foothills | 25 Engine | 25 Aerial | 25 Tender | 4705 76 Avenue S.E. | 1982 | |
| 26 | Midnapore | 26 Engine | 26 Rescue | 450 Midpark Way S.E. | 2002 | ||
| 27 | Stonegate | 27 Engine | 27 Rescue | 110-11358 Barlow Trail N.E. | 2017 | ||
| 28 | Edgemont | 28 Engine | 7925 Edgemont Boulevard N.W. | 1987 | |||
| 29 | Coach Hill | 29 Engine | 7027 Coach Hill Road S.W. | 1988 | |||
| 30 | McKenzie Town | 30 Engine | 30 Aerial | 30 Boat Tow, 30 Jet Boat | 6 McKenzie Towne Gate S.E. | 1998 | |
| 31 | Country Hills | 31 Engine | 31 Aerial | 31 Bush Buggy, 31 Generator | 11955 Country Village Link N.E. | 2005 | |
| 32 | Saddle Ridge | 32 Engine | 32 Aerial | 800 Saddletowne Circle N.E. | 2010 | ||
| 33 | Signal Hill | 33 Engine | 3800 69 Street S.W. | 2008 | |||
| 34 | Royal Vista | 34 Engine | 34 Aerial | 16 Royal Vista Way N.W. | 2016 | ||
| 35 | Valley Ridge | 35 Engine | 35 Tender, 35 Hazmat Recovery, 35 Boat Tow, 30 Jet Boat | 11280 Valley Ridge Boulevard N.W. | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Hidden Valley | 36 Engine | 10071 Hidden Valley Drive N.W. | 2001 | |||
| 37 | Evergreen | 37 Engine | 2511 Eversyde Avenue S.W. | 2013 | |||
| 38 | Skyview Ranch | 38 Engine | 3 Skyview Springs Cove N.E. | 2009 | |||
| 39 | Douglas Glen | 39 Engine | 39 Rescue | South District Chief, Investigator 2, K-9 unit | 4199 114 Ave S.E. | 2012 | |
| 40 | Symons Valley | 40 Engine | North District Chief, K-9 unit | 12920 Symons Valley Road N.W. | 2013 | ||
| 41 | Seton | 41 Engine | 3790 Seton Drive S.E. | 2013 | |||
| 42 | Tuscany | 42 Engine | 275 Tuscany Way N.W. | 2018 | |||
| 43 | Walden | 43 Engine | 5 Walden Common SE | not currently operational |