Yellowknife Fire Division is a composite department and is located in

Yellowknife Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the ...

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

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with full-time and paid on call (POC) firefighters. The department was established in February, 1943. Their staff consists of 32 full-time and 15 on-call paid members, composed of a Fire Chief, 3 Deputy Chiefs, 1 administrative coordinator, 4 lieutenants and 28 firefighters. They operate on a four platoon system that consists of seven staff each and on-call personnel as required. In 2016 the department responded to 4683 calls. The services provided incorporate public education initiatives, fire inspections, preplanning, fire suppression, emergency medical response and additional specialized services in auto extrication,

hazmat Dangerous goods, abbreviated DG, are substances that when transported are a risk to health, safety, property or the environment. Certain dangerous goods that pose risks even when not being transported are known as hazardous materials ( syllabi ...

, confined space, water/ice rescue. The Fire Department provides important emergency services to the citizens of Yellowknife and the surrounding area.Our Mission, Our Motto, Our Team
/ref> Recruitment selection process *A criminal record search (obtained from RCMP) *A driver's abstract (obtained from Driver and Vehicle Licensing located at 5003-49th Street) *An application completed in full including three references. *Department standard physical fitness test. The current Fire Chief is John Fredericks. Deputy Chief Safety and Training is Gerta Groothuizen. Deputy Chief Operations is Craig McLean. Deputy Chief Life Safety and Prevention is Darren Kuhn.

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