Halifax County (NS)
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Background
In 1996, the Province of Nova Scotia merged the former City of Halifax, City of Dartmouth, Town of Bedford and Halifax County into the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Since that time, fire and transit services for the entire county have fallen under the direct control of the HRM. Police service is provided in the urban areas (former cities of Halifax and Dartmouth and Town of Bedford) by the Halifax Regional Police, an amalgamation of those former cities' police services. Policing services in the rest of the municipality is provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Public Works services within the urban areas are provided by the HRM, and by the Province of Nova Scotia's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal in the rest of the municipality.
Public Safety
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service
After the creation of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) in 1996, all fire services within Halifax County came under one department, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service (HRFES).
The HRFES consists of two response areas, core and rural:
- Core stations are those in the former cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, Town of Bedford and Sackville. These stations are staffed by full crews, 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
- Rural stations are those in the former Halifax County. Some stations in more densly populated areas have a mixture of career firefighters during the day Monday to Friday, and volunteer firefighters covering the rest of the time. Stations in more rural areas are covered entirely by volunteers.
Core Stations
Stn No. | Station Name | Area covered | Apparatus |
---|---|---|---|
2 | University Avenue | Downtown Halifax | Engine 2 |
3 | West Street | Downtown Halifax | Engine 3 Aerial 1 |
4 | Lady Hammond Road | North-end Halifax | Engine 4 |
5 | Bayers Road | West-end Halifax | Quint 5 Decon 1 |
6 | Herring Cove Road | Spryfield | Engine 6 |
7 | Knightsridge Drive | Fairview/Clayton Park | Quint 7 |
8 | Convoy Run | Bedford | Engine 8 Tactical 2 |
9 | Metropolitan Boulevard | Lower Sackville | Engine 9 Engine 9-A |
10 | Sackville Drive | Middle Sackville | Engine 10 Engine 10-A |
11 | Patton Road | Upper Sackville | Engine 11 Tanker 11 |
12 | Highfield Park | North-end Dartmouth | Quint 12 Tactical 1 |
13 | King Street | Downtown Dartmouth | Quint 13 Boat 1 |
14 | Second Street | Westphal | Engine 14 |
15 | Pleasant Street | Woodside | Engine 15 |
16 | Caldwell Road | Eastern Passage | Engine 16 |
17 | Cole Harbour Road | Cole Harbour | Engine 17 Engine 17-A Tanker 17 |
18 | Hwy #7 | Westphal | Engine 18 Engine 18-A |