Difference between revisions of "Halifax County (NS)"
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− | 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. | + | 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's Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service (HRFES). Police service is provided in the urban areas (former cities of Halifax and Dartmouth and Town of Bedford) by the Halifax Regional Police (HRP), 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. |
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+ | == HRM Integrated Emergency Services == | ||
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+ | HRM Integrated Emergency Services operates a single dispatching centre in Woodside for fire (HRFES) and police (HRP), as well as dispatching services for the RCMP in the rest of the municipality. This allows for greater levels of cooperation between police and fire, and between the two policing services. In some cases, HRP and RCMP units operate off of the same talkgroup, dispatched by the same dispatcher. This level of cooperation and integration is not usually seen in public safety, between different agencies. | ||
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+ | == Halifax Regional Police == | ||
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+ | Prior to amalgamation in 1996, the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, as well as the former Town of Bedford, each had their own police service. Upon amalgamation, those three services merged to become Halifax Regional Police (HRP), and are dispatched from the HRM Integrated Emergency Services dispatch centre in Woodside. | ||
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+ | HRP is divided into three response zones: | ||
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+ | * East - Dartmouth, Burnside, Eastern Passage | ||
+ | * Central - north and south-end Halifax, downtown Halifax | ||
+ | * West - Mainland Halifax, Herring Cove, Bedford | ||
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+ | === Communications === | ||
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+ | Talkgroups can be found in the RadioReference database under the [http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=3627 Aliant Trunked Mobile Radio System]. | ||
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+ | Communications are divided between the three response zones above. Each zone has a corresponding primary and secondary talkgroup, with all communications occurring on the primary talkgroup, and the secondary being used for major incidents, or for conversations that don't want to tie up the primary talkgroup. In addition, each zone has at least one dispatcher assigned to it, sometimes two during busy periods or major incidents. | ||
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+ | There is also a CPIC talkgroup, which has its' own dedicated dispatcher and is used for criminal records checks and requesting other services such as toe trucks. Often this dispatcher gets backed up, and a queue is formed. | ||
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+ | In addition there are three common-use talkgroups, COMM 1-3, which are used for major events such as concerts or festivals, or coordinated events such as speed traps. These are not normally monitored by dispatchers, but they can be if requested. | ||
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+ | == Royal Canadian Mounted Police == | ||
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+ | == HRM Public Works == | ||
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+ | === Metro Transit === |
Revision as of 19:36, 10 January 2010
Contents
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's Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service (HRFES). Police service is provided in the urban areas (former cities of Halifax and Dartmouth and Town of Bedford) by the Halifax Regional Police (HRP), 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.
HRM Integrated Emergency Services
HRM Integrated Emergency Services operates a single dispatching centre in Woodside for fire (HRFES) and police (HRP), as well as dispatching services for the RCMP in the rest of the municipality. This allows for greater levels of cooperation between police and fire, and between the two policing services. In some cases, HRP and RCMP units operate off of the same talkgroup, dispatched by the same dispatcher. This level of cooperation and integration is not usually seen in public safety, between different agencies.
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
Note, station 1 is actually the headquarters at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth, not an actual working station.
Stn No. | Station Name | Area covered | Apparatus |
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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 |
Rural Stations
The rural area stations are further devided into 5 emergency response zones: 1, 2, 3, 4 and the western region.
Zone 1
Stn No. | Area covered | Apparatus | Staffing |
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19 | Lawrencetown | Engine 19 Tanker 19 Rescue 19 |
Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time |
20 | Lawrencetown | Engine 20 Tanker 20 Rescue 20 |
Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time |
21 | Lake Echo | Engine 21 Tanker 21 Rescue 21 Tactical 21 |
Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time |
22 | North Preston | Engine 22 | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time |
23 | Chezzetcook | Engine 23 Tanker 23 Rescue 23 |
Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time |
24 | Musquodoboit Harbour | Engine 24 Tanker 24 Rescue 24 |
Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time |
25 | Ostrea Lake | Engine 25 Tanker 25 Rescue 25 |
Volunteer only |
26 | Oyster Pond | Engine 26 Tanker 26 |
Volunteer only |
Zone 2
Stn No. | Area covered | Apparatus | Staffing |
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28 | Sheet Harbour | Volunteer only | |
29 | Moser River | Volunteer only | |
30 | Tangier | Volunteer only | |
31 | East Ship Harbour | Volunteer only | |
32 | Mooseland | Volunteer only | |
33 | Three Harbours | Volunteer only | |
34 | Mushaboom | Volunteer only |
Zone 3
Stn No. | Area covered | Apparatus | Staffing |
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35 | Cooks Brook | Volunteer only | |
36 | Meagher's Grant | Volunteer only | |
37 | Elderbank | Volunteer only | |
38 | Middle Musquodoboit | Volunteer only | |
39 | Upper Musquodoboit | Volunteer only | |
40 | Dutch Settlement | Volunteer only |
Zone 4
Stn No. | Area covered | Apparatus | Staffing |
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41 | Waverley | Engine 41 Aerial 41 |
Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time |
42 | Wellington - Fletcher's Lake | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
43 | Grand Lake - Oakfield | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
45 | Lakeview/Fall River/Windsor Junction | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
47 | Goffs | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
48 | Beaverbank - Kinsac | Volunteer only |
Western Region
Stn No. | Area covered | Apparatus | Staffing |
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50 | Hammonds Plains | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
51 | Upper Hammonds Plains | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
52 | Prospect Bay Road | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
53 | Terrence Bay | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
54 | Shad Bay | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
55 | Seabright | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
56 | Black Point | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
57 | Head of St. Margarets Bay | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
58 | Lakeside | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
59 | Bay Road/Lewis Lake | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
60 | Herring Cove | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
61 | Ketch Harbour | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
62 | Harrietsfield | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time | |
63 | Sambro | Staffed during the day Volunteer the rest of the time |
Halifax Regional Police
Prior to amalgamation in 1996, the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, as well as the former Town of Bedford, each had their own police service. Upon amalgamation, those three services merged to become Halifax Regional Police (HRP), and are dispatched from the HRM Integrated Emergency Services dispatch centre in Woodside.
HRP is divided into three response zones:
- East - Dartmouth, Burnside, Eastern Passage
- Central - north and south-end Halifax, downtown Halifax
- West - Mainland Halifax, Herring Cove, Bedford
Communications
Talkgroups can be found in the RadioReference database under the Aliant Trunked Mobile Radio System.
Communications are divided between the three response zones above. Each zone has a corresponding primary and secondary talkgroup, with all communications occurring on the primary talkgroup, and the secondary being used for major incidents, or for conversations that don't want to tie up the primary talkgroup. In addition, each zone has at least one dispatcher assigned to it, sometimes two during busy periods or major incidents.
There is also a CPIC talkgroup, which has its' own dedicated dispatcher and is used for criminal records checks and requesting other services such as toe trucks. Often this dispatcher gets backed up, and a queue is formed.
In addition there are three common-use talkgroups, COMM 1-3, which are used for major events such as concerts or festivals, or coordinated events such as speed traps. These are not normally monitored by dispatchers, but they can be if requested.