| SUBSECTION 5.(1) |
"A fire department shall provide fire suppression services and may provide other fire protection services in a municipality, group of municipalities or in territory without municipal organization."
|
| INTENT: | To clarify the differences between a formal fire department and a community fire safety officer or team.
|
| APPLICATION: |
|
| Q1 |
Why can't a community fire safety team provide fire suppression services? |
| A1 |
The FPPA permits municipalities in which it is impractical to provide suppression services to meet their responsibilities under the FPPA by appointing a fire safety team to provide public education and fire prevention services.
If a municipality wants to provide fire suppression services then a fire department must be established. This will help to limit fire department and municipal liability by ensuring that a proper enabling by-law is established and will ensure that proper suppression equipment and training are provided to the fire department. (See Q5 in
Subsection 2.(1)) |
| Q2 |
If there is no community fire safety officer/team in a municipality, can fire safety education and the other required fire prevention components be provided by any person(s)?
|
| A2 |
Every community must have either a community fire safety officer/team or a fire department.
Options exist for the municipality to contract for these services from the private sector, or from another municipality. |
| Q3 |
Can fire suppression be provided by someone other than a municipal fire department? |
| A3 |
Yes. Although only a fire department may provide fire suppression services, there are several alternative delivery arrangements available for a municipality to choose from, aside from having its own municipal fire department. It may:
- share a fire department with another municipality
- purchase suppression services from another municipality or unorganized community;
- receive initial or supplemental response for suppression as described by an Automatic Aid Agreement;
- purchase suppression services from a private organization.
|
