Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal
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Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM) is responsible for fire and rescue operations in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. EMS
first-response has been available in limited areas since 1976 and to the entire service area since 2009.
In 2002, as the result of provincially-mandated municipal merger
s, the 23 existing suburban fire services were merged with that of the City of Montreal to form the SIM, which now serves over 1.8 million people.
Note: EMS means department responded to calls for emergency medical service
The SIM inherited all the vehicles of the fire departments prior to amalgamation. Most have been replaced by new apparatus in subsequent years.
Centre opérationnel Nord (based at Station 35)
Centre opérationnel Sud (based at Station 76)
There are 65 fire stations across Montreal, staffed by 2700 employees (2300 fire fighters and 400 support staff).
Two stations are in the planning stage, 32 to be built in Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
and 59, to be built in Pierrefonds-Roxboro
.
approved of their tactics.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
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, Canada
Canada
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. EMS
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
first-response has been available in limited areas since 1976 and to the entire service area since 2009.
History
Paid fire services in the city of Montreal date back to 1863.In 2002, as the result of provincially-mandated municipal merger
Montreal Merger
As with other large cities like New York City and Toronto, the legal geographic boundaries of Montreal have been reorganized to incorporate adjacent communities which are integral to its social and economic life.-Merger and demerger:...
s, the 23 existing suburban fire services were merged with that of the City of Montreal to form the SIM, which now serves over 1.8 million people.
List of predecessor departments
- Anjou Fire Department
- Baie d'Urfé Volunteer Fire Department
- Cote Saint Luc Fire Department
- Dollard-des-Ormeaux Fire Department - EMS
- Dorval Fire Department
- Hampstead Fire Department
- LaSalle Fire Department
- Lachine Fire Department
- Montreal East Fire Department
- Montreal North Fire Department
- Montreal West Fire Department - EMS
- Outremont Fire Department - EMS
- Pointe Claire-Beaconsfield-Kirkland Fire Department - EMS
- Roxboro Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Saint-Laurent Fire Department - EMS
- Saint-Leonard Fire Department
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Fire Department
- Sainte-Genevieve Fire Department
- Senneville Fire Department
- Pierrefonds-Ile Bizard Fire Department (Service de la prévention des incendies Pierrefonds-Ile Bizard)
- City of Montreal Fire Department (Service de la prévention des incendies Montreal)
- Town of Mount Royal Fire Department
- Verdun Fire Department
- Westmount Fire Department - EMS
Note: EMS means department responded to calls for emergency medical service
The SIM inherited all the vehicles of the fire departments prior to amalgamation. Most have been replaced by new apparatus in subsequent years.
Operations
The SIM comprises the following operating divisions:Centre opérationnel Nord (based at Station 35)
- Region 1 - Stations 51, 56, 57, 58, 61
- Region 2 - Stations 52, 53, 54, 55
- Region 3 - Stations 62, 63, 71, 72, 73, 74
- Region 4 - Stations 9, 21, 22, 31, 37, 41
- Region 5 - Stations 17, 18, 35, 42, 43, 49
- Region 6 - Stations 8, 14, 28, 38, 44
Centre opérationnel Sud (based at Station 76)
- Region 7 - Stations 64, 65, 77, 78
- Region 8 - Stations 3, 15, 23, 33, 66, 67
- Region 9 - Stations 4, 27, 34, 46, 75, 76
- Region 10 - Stations 2, 5, 10, 19, 20, 25
- Region 11 - Stations 16, 26, 29, 30, 47, 50
- Region 12 - Stations 13, 39, 40, 45, 48
There are 65 fire stations across Montreal, staffed by 2700 employees (2300 fire fighters and 400 support staff).
Two stations are in the planning stage, 32 to be built in Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is a suburban borough on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the farthest borough in the eastern end of the island of Montreal.-Geography:...
and 59, to be built in Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pierrefonds-Roxboro is a borough of the city of Montreal. It is composed of the former municipalities of Pierrefonds and Roxboro, spanning the northern part of the West Island...
.
Labor Activities
In early and mid 2008, the fire fighters were fighting for higher wages and opted to re-badge the city's fire trucks with Toronto FD logos and banners as a "pressure tactic". Select trucks had banners with "City of Toronto" added to the front fender. Toronto FD logos (with centre of logo with a Montreal skyline) were added to the doors of fire trucks. Firefighters wore Toronto FD t-shirts at the stations across the city. Neither the city nor Toronto Fire ServicesToronto Fire Services
The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto...
approved of their tactics.