Fire Station 2 Relocation Project

Why is Fire Station 2 Relocating? 

A search for potential 1-acre parcels of land to serve the North End was carried out in late 2018 into 2019. Analysis of each potential site was carried out with a specific focus on emergency response times, legislation and industry standards specific to Fire Services.

Evaluation criteria included information such as analytical GIS modelling for response times, historic data on response times, the area road network, geographical features nearby that may affect response times such as waterways and rail lines, nearby land uses, high level consideration of site servicing for water, wastewater and stormwater and land cost.

What are the steps in deciding a new location?

• Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (F.P.P.A.)
• Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990 (O.H.S.A.)
• Industry guidelines as authored by the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management (O.F.M.E.M.),
• Industry standards as authored by the National Fire Protection Association (N.F.P.A.)  

Step 2 –  A deeper look at the potential sites that were ranked highest in Step 1 will consider factors beyond emergency response times. This will include a closer look at the characteristics of each site, stakeholder engagement and City inter-departmental review. An updated report to Council is expected in early 2021 to provide feedback on these findings.  

Step 3 – Community Engagement - A Fire Station is an important part of the community, so your input is important to us. To have your voice heard please take part in the consultation process, sign up for project updates and plan to take part in the survey that will be launched in early 2021.  

Step 4 – Once all information is gathered and considered, a final location will be selected.  

What about Fire Station 4, where will that go?

During the review for the Station 2 location a comparative analysis of a future four station GIS model was undertaken to confirm future response performance capabilities and to be fully satisfied that Fire Station 2 would be in it's optimum location for long term City growth.  Two future options for Fire Station 4 were considered one in the West and one in the East. Ultimately the results of this portion of the study highlighted a future station 4 in the City’s East section would provide a maximized response network. 

• Report to General Committee: Update on Station Location Review Study for Fire Station 2 (Report CAOFS20-002, presented July 20, 2020)
• Station Location Presentation by Dillon Consulting (Appendix A of Report CAOFS20-002)
• Station Location Review Study by Dillon Consulting (Appendix B of Report CAOFS20-002)