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The fire station is situated at 200, Miner Street (near Albany Street) and it houses all of the equipement as well as administration offices.

The Fire Fighters rely on a choice of specialized equipment :

  • Foam application equipment for petrochemical fires
  • Thermal camera (infrared) - to locate heat generating points and victims
  • thermal detector - to evaluate heat sources
  • gas detectors (multigas, CO, oxygen, flammable gas)
  • protection equipment and equipment for interventions
    involving dangerous products (ex : leaks, spills)
  • winches, tripods, harnasses and cabling for
    interventions in confined spaces
  • rescue baskets
  • ventilation equipment
  • “jaws of life” and jacking cushions
  • plugs, seals and other similar equipment

The fleet is made up of 8 intervention vehicles :
Pumper 122