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1948-2009 (Creation)
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- Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service
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25 cm of textual records
307 photographs (prints): : b&w and col. ; 28cm x 21.5cm and smaller
22 photographs (negatives): : col. ; 35 mm
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The Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service was created in 1996 as part of the municipal amalgamation that created Halifax Regional Municipality. Thirty-eight fire departments served the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, the Town of Bedford, and the Municipality of the County of Halifax. The Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service is the amalgamation of these departments into a single service. The service is headed by a chief director (formerly commissioner), who answers to a deputy chief administrative officer of the Halifax Regional Municpality.
The Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service consists of both paid and volunteer staff. Firefighters in the densely populated 'core' area of the municipality are chiefly full-time and paid. Rural areas are served primarily by volunteers. There are also 'composite' departments with both paid and volunteer staff, mostly in the suburban areas. Chiefs of the volunteer departments of the service are elected by the volunteers of the individual departments. Since 1998, chiefs of composite departments are elected by volunteers from candidates selected by the service.
The Halifax Regional Emergency and Fire Service responds to structural and wildland fires and related emergencies. It responds at an operational level to hazardous materials incidents, and to vehicle, water, ice, structural/confined space, and high-angle (e.g. cliffs, building faces) rescues. The service is a first reponder for medical emergencies and assists with ground search and rescues. The Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service does not necessarily hold a monopoly on these services throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality; a volunteer organization may operate independently of the service in a given area, provided it is properly registered and approved to do so.
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Series consists of annual reports, photographs, and publications related to the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service.