Toronto Fire Services

Toronto Fire Services (TFS), commonly called Toronto Fire, provides fire protection, technical rescue services, hazardous materials response, and first responder emergency medical assistance in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto Fire Services is currently the largest municipal fire department in Canada.

This article is about the Toronto fire department. For the fire that devastated much of Toronto in 1904, see Great Fire of Toronto (1904). For the first major fire in Toronto's history, see Great Fire of Toronto (1849).
Toronto Fire Services
Agency overview
Established1874 (as Toronto Fire Department), 1998 (as Toronto Fire Services)
Annual calls133,081 (2019)
Employees3,233 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Annual budgetC$495.929 million (2019)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefMatthew Pegg
EMS levelFirst Responder
Motto"Courage, Compassion, Service"
Facilities and equipment
Stations84
Engines86
Trucks6
Quints26
Squads5
Tenders2
HAZMAT4
Fireboats2
Website
www.toronto.ca/fire-services
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