London Fire Department
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Be Caring, Be Safe, Prevent Harm | |
Address | 400 Horton Street East London, Ontario N6B 1L7 |
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Coordinates | 42°58′57″N 81°14′15″W / 42.98245380686118°N 81.23758535773848°WCoordinates: 42°58′57″N 81°14′15″W / 42.98245380686118°N 81.23758535773848°W |
Agency overview | |
Established | 1873 |
Employees | 416 |
Annual budget | CA$66.69 million (2021) |
Fire chief | Lori Hamer |
Facilities and equipment | |
Stations | 14 |
Formerly | London Volunteer Fire Department |
Website | |
https://london.ca/living-london/community-services/fire-emergency-services/london-fire-department |
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The London Fire Department (LFD) provides fire prevention, life preservation, and technical rescue services to the city of London, Ontario, Canada.
History[]
A volunteer fire department was formed in 1842, two years following the incorporation of the village of London. The first fire station was erected on Carling Street in 1847.[2]
The volunteer department was replaced by the permanent London Fire Department on April 1, 1873, following the Great Fire of London in 1845 which destroyed over 300 buildings. The department has since run 24 hours a day and seven days a week.[3]
Operations[]
Apparatus[]
The London Fire Department has a diverse apparatus fleet laid out across the city's 14 fire stations. Various vehicles perform specialized tasks to fight fires, prevent injury, and preserve life.
Station # | Serving | Engine Company | Rescue Company | Tanker Company | Truck Company | Haz-Mat Unit | Service Unit | Car Unit | Marine & Zodiac Units | Tech Support Unit | Service Unit | Fire Investigation Unit | Command Unit |
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1
|
Downtown and Citywide
(Headquarters) |
Engine 1 | Haz-Mat 1 | Car 1 | Service 1 | Fire Investigation
Unit 1 |
Command 1 | ||||||
2
|
East London
(Old East Village) |
Engine 2
Engine 21 Engine 22 Engine 24 Engine 25 |
Rescue 2 | Tanker 25 | Truck 20 | Marine & Zodiac 2 | Command 2 | ||||||
3
|
Southwest London
(Westmount) |
Engine 3 | Marine & Zodiac 3 | ||||||||||
4
|
Central London
(Bishop Hellmuth District) |
Engine 4 | |||||||||||
5
|
Southeast London
(Pond Mills) |
Engine 5 | Tanker 5 | Tech Support 1 | |||||||||
6
|
West London | Engine 6 | Truck 6 | Command 6 | |||||||||
7
|
Northeast London
(Huron Heights) |
Engine 7 | Truck 7 | ||||||||||
8
|
North London
(University/Masonville) |
Engine 8 | Service 8 | ||||||||||
9
|
South London
(White Oaks/Westminster) |
Engine 9 | Truck 9 | Command 9 | |||||||||
10
|
East London
(Argyle) |
Engine 10 | |||||||||||
11
|
Lambeth | Engine 11 | Tanker 11 | ||||||||||
12
|
Southwest London
(Byron) |
Engine 12 | |||||||||||
13
|
Northeast London
(Northdale/Fanshawe) |
Engine 13 | |||||||||||
14
|
Northwest London
(Fox Hollow/White Hills) |
Engine 14 |
*Spare vehicles are italicized.
Teams[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/London_Fire_Department_Engine_3.png/220px-London_Fire_Department_Engine_3.png)
In addition to standard firefighting and rescue services, some employees of LFD further divided into four specialized teams: ice/water rescue, hazardous materials, technical/rope rescue, and fire communications.[4]
Budget[]
As per the 2020-2023 Multi-Year Budget, the London Fire Department's services and assets are paid for by the taxpayers of London at an approximate rate of 80 cents a day per citizen.[5] In 2021, the department's yearly net budget was CA$66.7 million.
Included in the budget is funding for London's new Fire Station 15, built to serve the southeast part of the city (specifically the growing Summerside area). Station 15, which will cost approximately $3.85 million to build, is planned to open in 2023, and will include a hybrid, dual-purpose engine and ladder truck known as a quint.[6]
References[]
- ^ "London Fire Station No. 4 - Doors Open Ontario". www.doorsopenontario.on.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "No. 4 Fire Station | London Public Library". www.londonpubliclibrary.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "No. 4 Fire Station | London Public Library". www.londonpubliclibrary.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Fire Services employment | City of London". london.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ City of London Multi-Year Budget, 2020-2023. Fire & Rescue Services. https://london.ca/sites/default/files/2021-01/Fire%20and%20Rescue%20Services.pdf
- ^ "City of London 2020-2023 Multi-Year Budget Business Plan - Fire & Rescue Services" (PDF).
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