Zone d'identification
Type d'entité
Collectivité
Forme autorisée du nom
City of Red Deer Emergency Services department
forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom
Forme(s) du nom normalisée(s) selon d'autres conventions
Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
- City of Red Deer Fire Department
- RDES
- Red Deer Emergency Services
Numéro d'immatriculation des collectivités
Zone de description
Dates d’existence
1904 -
Historique
The Emergency Services department was started as a Fire Brigade on September 22, 1904 by the Town of Red Deer. The Brigade was essentially a volunteer organization, with members paid based on the number of alarms they answered and practices they attended. They reported directly to Town Council and the Mayor until 1907 when they started reporting to the Mayor and Commissioner's office.
The Fire Department slowly shifted from volunteers to paid staff starting after the First World War and finally completing the transition in July 1969.
In 1962, the Fire Department began offering community ambulance services and paramedic services. To help manage the ambulance service, the City created an Ambulance Services Advisory Board in May 1985.
In January 1986, the title of Fire Chief was changed to Manger of the Fire and Ambulance Department. In 1994, the name of the Department was changed from the Fire Department to the Emergency Services department.
In 1996, the Emergency Services department moved under the Development Services division. In 2012, responsibililty for ambulance services transferred from the City to Alberta Health Services. The City became a contractor providing personnel and vehicles to Alberta Health Services.
In July 2017, the Department moved under the newly created Protective Services division.
Lieux
Red Deer (Alberta)
Statut légal
Fonctions et activités
Red Deer Emergency Services provides fire, ambulance and emergency preparedness for the citizens of Red Deer. Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) is a dual service department that provides fire, rescue and emergency medical services to the residents of Red Deer. Emergency Services operates a 9-1-1 emergency communications dispatch, which serves both The City of Red Deer and 70 communities in central and southern Alberta. Red Deer Emergency Services employs over 160 people to provide round-the-clock Fire and Ambulance service.
Activities of the City of Red Deer Emergency Services department include fire services, emergency medical services, high angle rescue, ice / river rescue, vehicle extrication, trench rescue, hazardous materials response (HAZMAT), fire inspections, fire investigations, public education, and emergency preparedness & response.
Textes de référence
Emergency Services is comprised of six branches: Administration; Fire & Injury Prevention; Fire Suppression; EMS (Emergency Medical Services); 9-1-1 Emergency Communications; and Mechanical.
Organisation interne/Généalogie
Contexte général
Zone des relations
Zone des points d'accès
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Occupations
Zone du contrôle
Identifiant de notice d'autorité
Entretenu par
Identifiant du service d'archives
Red Deer and District Archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
Statut
Finale
Niveau de détail
Moyen
Dates de production, de révision et de suppression
2017-04
Langue(s)
- anglais
Écriture(s)
Sources
Administrative History Project, Emergency Services (2016)
Archives Network of Alberta description (2004)
City of Red Deer website (2017)