Fire Department
Our municipality has been operating a fire department since 1984.
The management, officers and firefighters, as well as the administrative assistant, put their expertise to work to ensure the safety of the population of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our fire department responds to an average of 160 calls per year, and must cover more than 329 square km of territory. To do this, its equipment is divided between three fire stations:
Fire Station 1
1754, Route 148, Calumet sector
Fire Station 2
319, Chemin Harrington, North sector
Fire Station 3
2708, Route 148, Pointe-au-Chêne sector
Mission
The mission of the Fire Safety Department is to prevent loss of life and injury, minimize property damage and ensure a safe environment through intervention, prevention and training programs that meet the highest standards.
We are proud to count on competent and efficient personnel, working tirelessly to maintain and improve the various facets of the profession in order to provide the public with the work they have a right to expect from professional firefighters.
Fire safety department activities
- Fighting fires in buildings, vehicles, fields and forests
- Emergency planning
- Help and assistance to citizens in road accidents and extrication
- Application of municipal fire prevention bylaws
- Advice on planning, information and control of emergency plans for public buildings
- Public education and school visits
- Preventive visits, residential, industrial and agricultural inspections
- Search and rescue on waterways
- Rescue in isolated areas (SUMI)
- Rescue and protection during floods
- Support for Sûreté du Québec and ambulance services
Preventive Inspections
Preventive home visits are carried out by a team of 2 firefighters.
The aim is to raise awareness of fire risks.
They check smoke alarms.
They answer questions and offer advice.
Prevention visits to commercial, industrial and agricultural sites are carried out by an Argenteuil MRC preventionist and a firefighter.
The aim is to make owners and operators aware of fire risks, particularly in terms of data collection, planning and preparation of an intervention plan and the necessary resources.
In all cases, in the event of the occupant’s absence during the firefighters’ visit, a document to be completed will be left on site, to be returned to the fire department free of charge.
SOPFEU and Fire Hazards
For information on fire hazards in the regions you’re interested in, visit the www.sopfeu.qc.ca