West Nipissing Fire Service

Richard Maranda, Fire Chief
225 Holditch Street
Sturgeon Falls, ON
P2B 1T1
Tel: (705) 753-1171
Fax: (705) 753-6935
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Website: www.wnfs.ca 

 

The Municipality of West Nipissing has nine (9) fire stations and one (1) first response station.

• Station #1 Sturgeon Falls – 225 Holditch Street (Main Station)
• Station #2 Crystal Falls – 552 Crystal Falls Road
• Station #3 1377 Tomiko Lake
• Station #4 Field – 110 Morin Street
• Station #5 River Valley – 28 St-Joseph Road
• Station #6 Verner – 13 Principale West Street
• Station #7 Lavigne – 10578 Highway 64 South
• Station #8 North Monetville – 7198 Highway 64 South
• Station #9 Cache Bay – 13 Waterfront Drive
• Station #1B Sturgeon Falls - 188 Cache Bay Road
  

Human Resources:
The Municipality of West Nipissing has one (1) fire chief, six (6)  full-time fighters, three (3) part-time firefighter and 131 volunteer firefighters.



Programs and Services

• Public education
• Smoke alarm program
• Older and wiser program
• Great escape program
• Arson prevention program for children
• Sparky fire safety program
• Risk watch program
• Fire safety education material distribution for residents/occupants
• Issuing permits
• Inspections upon complaint / preparing reports and issuing written responses to requests
• Conducting routine inspections
• Dealing with code compliance
• Inter-action with building department
• Training of staff & employees of institutional industrial and commercial establishments

Fire Department Services provided:

• Structural, vehicle, grass, brush, forestry, marine firefighting
• Awareness level hazardous material
• Vehicle accidents & vehicle extrication
• Transportation incidents involving vehicles, trains, aircraft and watercraft
- Water and ice rescue – shore based, water entry, vessel etc.
• Public assistance
• Police assistance
• Public utilities assistance
• Ambulance assistance
• Community emergency plan participation
• Fire investigation practices in determining cause & origin

For more information, please feel free to communicate with the West Nipissing Fire Department.