If you need emergency assistance, please call 9-1-1.
Call-taking
If you have any emergency or non-emergency calls to make, call-takers are the ones who receive and process your needs. Their job is to respond quickly and effectively to your emergency, helping you with the next appropriate steps.
Dispatch service
Dispatchers take and record the necessary information from a call-taker and then dispatch the right services and resources based on type emergency. They are responsible for coordinating the appropriate response.
Fire dispatch operations
Fire call-taking and dispatch services take place at the Central Ambulance Communications Centre, which is located in the Town of Renfrew. The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care provides the service while The County of Renfrew Emergency Services department owns and manages it. The Emergency Services also maintain the equipment and technology needed through the Public Works & Engineering department.
To learn more about what will equip you for any type of emergency, visit emergency services for details.
Fire Departments of Renfrew County
Many of the fire departments in the County of Renfrew are volunteer based.
Contact your municipality to learn more about your local fire department.
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