About Fire and Rescue

The Fire Prevention division is responsible for:

• fire prevention
• fire inspections
• development plan review
• fire investigations
• public education

Fire Prevention

The Fire Operations division is responsible for:

• fire suppression
• training
• technical rescue
• vehicle rescue
• medical response
• hazardous material response
• apparatus and fleet maintenance
• facility maintenance
• disaster response

Fire Suppression Services

The Fire Dispatch Centre is located at the No. 1 Fire Station. It is responsible for fire dispatch services for 81 fire departments including the city. The service area covers approximately 180,000 km² from Central Vancouver Island to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, and the Peace River Regional District.

Fire Dispatch

The Emergency Management division works with the Strathcona Regional District Emergency Program Coordinator. They coordinate all aspects of the City's Emergency Program, including:

• training
• emergency operations centre (EOC)
• emergency communications
• emergency exercises
• grant funding

Emergency Preparedness

The Fire Administration division is responsible for:

• legislative compliance
• department policy, procedures and operational guidelines
• finance and budget
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPPA) requests
• recruitment
• human resources

The Fire Department uses a composite model for staffing. This means there is a mix of full-time career firefighters, and part-time paid on-call firefighters who work out of two fire stations.

The No. 1 Fire Station consists of 20 career firefighters. Each is assigned to one of four shifts, providing coverage with a four-person engine, 24-hours a day, seven days a week. The No.1 Fire Station is also home to:

• the Fire Administration team
• the Fire Prevention Officer
• an Emergency Vehicle Technician
• the Fire Dispatch Centre.

The No. 2 Fire Station consists of six career firefighters. Each is assigned to one of two shifts, providing daytime-only coverage with a two-person engine, seven days a week. One of these members is also the department’s Training Officer.

The Campbell River Fire Department has approximately 40 paid-on-call firefighters. They operate from both of the fire stations. 17 paid-on-call members are assigned to No. 1 Station. 23 paid-on-call members are assigned to No. 2 Station.

Career firefighters are necessary in Campbell River to keep up with service demands (the community has experienced a 183% increase in total calls per year over the past 20 years), meet legislative training and proficiency requirements and reduce insurance rates.

No, the Campbell River Fire Department does not install or inspect car seats. Visit Vancouver Island Car Seat Technicians to find a local car seat technician.

No, the Fire Department does not refill fire extinguishers. There are a number of businesses in Campbell River that can refill fire extinguishers. Check your local phone book or search online for one near you.

No, but there are local companies that provide this service.

No, the Campbell River Fire Department does not accept flares. Check with Parker Marine in Courtenay, 1605 Comox Road V9N4P7, or call 250-334-4808. There is a fee per flare for disposal.