Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service
Address185 King Street, Winnipeg, MB (headquarters)
Agency overview
Established
  • 1882 (Winnipeg Fire Department)
  • 1974 (Winnipeg Ambulance Department)
Annual calls
  • 3070 fire calls (2011[1]
Employees
  • 860 fire personnel (firefighters)
  • 220 Emergency medical services personnel (paramedics) [1]
Staffing166 firefighters on duty
Fire chiefChristian Schmidt [2]
MottoWe Hold Thee Safe
Facilities and equipment
Stations34[1]
Engines29 [1]
Trucks5 [1]
Squads3 [1]
Rescues6 [1]
Ambulances17
Tenders2 [1]
Website
https://winnipeg.ca/fps/

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) provides fire and EMS services to the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It operates from 27 fire stations, and 3 administration offices across the city.

WFPS has two equally important divisions: the Winnipeg Fire Department (WFD) and Winnipeg Emergency Medical Services (WEMS), using a centralized dispatch system.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h http://www.winnipeg.ca/fps/Services/Operations/FireRescueResponse.stm [dead link]
  2. ^ "Contact us - Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service - City of Winnipeg".