Canadian Forces fire fighters

Canadian Forces Fire and Emergency Services provide fire and emergency services to Canadian Forces land bases in Canada where local services are not available or sufficient.
Some bases also require airport fire fighting capabilities, especially those in air bases.

Personnel

Military firefighters in the Canadian Forces are non-commissioned members, and are required to undergo basic training. After basic training they go to the Canadian Forces Fire Academy at CFB Borden. From there, members are posted to a military base.
The military firefighters are supplemented by civilian Department of National Defence firefighters on many bases. As of 2011, there were approximately 570 military firefighters and 500 civilians. Military firefighters were deployed as part of Canadian military operations in Afghanistan and the response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Ranks

Fire chief - Captain/master warrant officer
Deputy fire chief - master warrant officer
Chief fire inspector - Sergeant
Inspector - Master corporal or corporal
Platoon chief - Warrant officer
Deputy platoon chief - Sergeant
Crew chief - Master corporal
Firefighter - Aviator or corporal
Operations

Following is a list of some of the CFBs with fire and EMS services:

CFS Alert - Military
3 Wing Bagotville - Military
CFB Borden - DND civilian
4 Wing Cold Lake - Military
19 Wing Comox - Military
CFD Dundurn - Composite
9 Wing Gander - Military
14 Wing Greenwood - Military
Edmonton Garrison - Military/ DND civilian
CFB Esquimalt - DND civilian
5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown - DND civilian
5 Wing Goosebay - Contracted to Serco Canada Inc.
14 Wing Greenwood - Military
CFB Halifax - DND civilian
4th Canadian Division Training Centre Meaford - DND civilian
NFTC 15 Wing Moose Jaw - Contracted to ATCO Frontec
Garrison Petawawa - DND civilian
12 Wing Shearwater - Military
CFB Suffield - DND civilian
8 Wing Trenton - Military
2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier - DND civilian
ASU Wainwright - DND civilian
17 Wing Winnipeg - Military

CFB Kingston and CFB North Bay once had their own fire services, but now receive fire protection from the Kingston and North Bay municipal fire departments respectively.

Training

Canadian Forces Fire and CBRN Academy

Training for CF firefighters takes places at the Canadian Forces Fire and CBRN Academy at CFB Borden for a period of six months. The CFFCA is mandated and internationally accredited in the delivery of the fire service curriculum in the areas of fire prevention, aircraft rescue fire fighting, structural fire fighting, fire investigation, rescue and respiratory protection administration.

Equipment

The Canadian Forces use a mix of airport and structural fire apparatus. Current equipment includes aircraft rescue and firefighting apparatus built by E-One and structural fire apparatus with custom Spartan Motors chassis and bodies by Fort Garry Fire Trucks. Additional structural pumpers were purchased through a 2014 contract with E-One. Bodywork for rescue trucks and range trucks were also supplied by Fort Garry. Other apparatus providers include the American branch of Rosenbauer and KME.