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.
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |