The Town of South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department is made up of approximately 58 volunteer Fire Fighters, a full time Chief, a part-time Deputy Chief and a part-time Assistant Chief of Training. The Town of South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department is committed to the safety, protection and well-being of its residents and visitors through prevention, education, planning and emergency incident services. The Establishing and Regulating By-law sets out that the Department will provide the following services:
- Fire Prevention
- Public Education
- Fire Suppression
- Rescue
- Motor Vehicle Collision/Extrication
- Emergency Medical Response
- Hazardous Materials Response
Fire stations
Fire Protection services are offered through two (2) stations located within the municipality in Wiarton and Sauble Beach.
Wiarton Station-Station 30
Built in 1985 and located in Wiarton at 382 George Street
Sauble Beach Station-Station 40
Built in 1981and located in Sauble Beach at 21 Sauble Falls Parkway
The Town of South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department is not tanker shuttle certified.
In September 2023, the Town of South Bruce Peninsula contracted The Loomex Group to develop a community risk assessment (“CRA”).
The CRA project had the following objectives:
• Ensure South Bruce Peninsula complies with O. Reg. 378/18, which requires every municipality in Ontario to complete a CRA by July 1, 2024.
• Identify and examine South Bruce Peninsula’s public safety risks from a fire services perspective.
• Recommend strategies that South Bruce Peninsula and the South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department (“the Department”) can use to mitigate the town’s public safety risks.
View the Community Risk Assessment
