Kingston Fire & Rescue
Kingston Fire & Rescue
The City of Kingston and surrounding area has a rich and diverse history of protecting its community dating back to the 1700’s.
Since amalgamation of the modern day AHJ in 1998, the Agency responded to many significant emergencies. Most recently the AHJ and the Agency has worked with internal and external stakeholders from the community in response to the global COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Agency’s mission is to protect people and property while minimizing environmental impacts resulting from emergencies.
The Agency has the following core values:
- Teamwork
- Respect
- Integrity
- Pride
- Professionalism
The Agency has Standard Response Goals that are set in priority:
- Safety and Health of Responders
- Save Lives
- Reduce Suffering
- Protect Public Health
- Protect Critical Infrastructure
- Protect Property
- Protect the Environment
- Reduce Economic and Social Losses
In response to community risks, Kingston Fire & Rescue deploys a minimum level of staff, apparatus and equipment to safely address a range of community risks/hazards. Additional staff and equipment levels are available for response when required. An in-depth community risk and standards of cover was completed and approved in 2021- 2022.
Kingston Fire & Rescue’s response area covers 450 square kilometres and is divided into four geographic areas known as fire districts. Each district has fire stations that are situated to protect rural and urban areas. Rural areas have no municipally provided pressurized water source from fire hydrants versus urban areas which have a municipal source of supply. There are ten fire stations situated across four fire districts, further divided into 185 smaller geographic planning zones. Community risks (CRA) are assessed and categorized as low, moderate, high, and maximum for each zone.
Kingston Fire & Rescue provides call taking and dispatching services to all fire departments in the County of Frontenac and Lennox and Addington. Kingston Fire & Rescue is the coordinating agency for Mutual Aid responses in the County of Frontenac and County of Lennox & Addington.
In accordance with our Fire Services By-law 2021-91 our approved programs and services are organized in the following categories:
Emergency Operations Division
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Emergency response
Fire Prevention Division
- Inspections, enforcement, life safety education
Training Division
- Fire protection services training and development
Communications Division
- Emergency 911 and radio communications
Apparatus Maintenance Division
- Ensuring the continuity of response apparatus and equipment
Administration Division
- Strategic planning, reporting and administration requirements of the Fire department in an efficient manner
Emergency Management Division
- Ensuring the Municipal Emergency Plan and Program is carried out on behalf the City of Kingston.
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