Emergency Response

The Gravenhurst Volunteer Fire Department

Emergency Response

The Gravenhurst Fire Department's mandate is the protection of life and property within the Town of Gravenhurst. We also provide Mutual Aid Assistance to the Town of Bracebridge, Township of Muskoka Lakes and Severn Township. Remember to post your civic address and directions to your house near each telephone. This way should you need to call for help for a neighbour or yourself, the information will be close at hand. Residents can contact us for emergency response by telephone in two ways:

Our 7 digit emergency line - 687-2121. This line is answered at the Orillia Fire Department in Orillia, Ontario. The dispatcher will take the call information, tone out the appropriate station and firefighters using the paging system and then handle all radio transmissions until the incident has been resolved.

Through 9-1-1. These lines are answered by an Ontario Provincial Police Communications Centre. The 9-1-1 operator then relays the call to the Orillia Fire Department, who handles the call like in #1 above. The advantage to this method however, is the extra information about location that displays on our dispatcher's screen when the call is answered.

The preferred method is by dialing 9-1-1 and asking for the emergency service you require most. But remember, only use 9-1-1 to Save A Life, Report A Fire and Report A Crime. For all other calls use the numbers listed in the phone directory.

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Apparatus assigned for emergency response

	Unit One is a 1984 Pumper currently serving reserve duty for all stations. It was built by King in Woodstock, Ontario on a Ford Chassis, is gas powered and has a 840 gallon (4000 litres) per minute single-stage centrifugal pump. It is equipped for general firefighting duties and fills in at any of the three stations when apparatus goes in for repair or maintenance. On board it carries 700 gallons (3200 litres) of water in its booster tank, 1,200 feet of 1-1/2" hose, 1,200 feet of 2-1/2" hose in the rear hose beds, a 35 extension ladder, and four pre-connected attack lines. It is currently quartered at Station Two.
	Unit Two is a 2004 Pumper built by E-One/Superior in Red Deer, Alberta. The newest in our fleet, Unit 2 has a Hale 1050 gpm pump and 600 gallon water tank. It has a three-man cab and serves front-line duty at Station Three. It responds to all alarms in the Station Three coverage area. Like Unit One, it is equipped for general firefighting duties and similar equipment like Unit One. Unlike Unit One however, Unit Two rescue-style compartments along both sides to carry the turnout gear for the station's firefighters, as well as the firefighting equipment. During the winter season Unit Two is equipped with the Ice Water Rescue equipment for rescuing people who have gone through the ice on area lakes. Unit Two has a 300hp diesel engine and a hydraulically operated ladder rack. It is built on an International 4400 conventional cab chassis.
	Unit Three is a Pumper/Rescue built by Superior Emergency Equipment in Red Deer, Alberta. On a 2001 Freightliner FL80 chassis, Unit Three has a Hale 1050 gpm pump and 1000 gallon water tank. Outfitted with a five-man cab, Unit Three is the largest in the department's fleet and is currently serving as second-lpine pump and front-line as the department's rescue unit from Station One. In addition to structural firefighting equipment, Unit Three also carries a multitude of rescue equipment including the HURST Jaws of Life, high-angle rescue equipment and Ice Water Rescue equipment in season. It also serves as the medical response unit.
	Unit Four was built in 1995 by Fort Garry Industries in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Unit Four is a 1995 Pumper built on a Volvo FE diesel chassis. It has a single-stage centrifugal pump capable of pumping 1,050 gallons (5,000 litres) per minute. Unit Four serves front-line at Station Two and is also equipped with a five-man cab and high-sides compartments. It responds to all alarms in the Station Two coverage area as it is the only pumper at this station. 700 gallons of water fills its booster tank.
	Unit Five is a 1997 Water Tanker built by C-Max in St. Jacobs, Ontario. Comprising a 1997 Volvo FE diesel powered chassis and a 1,500 gallon (6,400 litre) tank, Unit Five does water shuttle duty for all three stations from Station One. It has a 425 gallon (1,930 litre) per minute power take-off pump.
	Unit Six responds to all alarms in the Station One coverage area. it transports all the firefighter's turn out gear and breathing apparatus and equipment to all incidents. It is also equipped as a Command Unit. Built in 1992 by Grumman on a General Motors chassis, Unit Six is gas powered.
	Unit Seven is a 1987 Pumper built by Superior Emergency Equipment in Red Deer, Alberta. Its primary purpose is as front-line pump responding from Station One. Unit Seven has a 1,050 gallon per minute single-stage centrifugal pump and a 500 gallon booster tank. Unit Seven is diesel powered on a Ford Chassis and is outfitted for general and structural firefighting duties. Unit Seven is a sister truck to Unit Eight as both were purchased together.
	Unit Eight is a sister truck to Unit Seven, both being built by Superior Emergency in Red Deer, Alberta and both delivered in 1987 on the same Ford diesel chassis. Like Unit Seven it is constructed of aluminum, however its prime role is substantially different. Unit Eight is a water tanker equipped with a 1,500 gallon water tank and a 350 gallon per minute power take-off pump. In addition to carrying water from Station One, Unit Eight provides extra fire fighting equipment to aid the firefighters at Stations Two and Three when they are engaged at a working incident.
	Unit Nine is a 1985 Ford 4x4 pickup truck fitted with forest bush fire equipment during the summer months and is outfitted for Ice Water Rescue in the winter. This equipment can be removed quickly for conversion back to a pickup truck that can be used for a variety of support purposes at other incidents. Unit Nine is quartered at Station One and responds to incidents throughout the entire municipality. And yes she's yellow. In a previous life, Unit Nine was a crash/fire truck with Transport Canada, in service at Muskoka Airport.