Fire Services

Emergency: 613-623-6000 or 911
Fire Chief Dave Hartwick: 613-623-5756 ext. 233
Deputy Fire Chief Mike Symons: 613-623-5756 ext. 239

MISSION STATEMENT            

It is our mission to continually strive to provide prevention, education, and fire and life safety protection services to the residents and visitors of the Township of McNab/Braeside. Through teamwork, dedication and training, the members of the McNab/Braeside Fire Service contribute professionally to the department’s success.

The McNab/Braeside Fire Department is a volunteer department with 3 fire stations:

Station 1: Glasgow Station  2494 Russett Drive  District Chief Dave Herbert

Station 2: White Lake  142 Burnstown Road  District Chief Stephen Styles

Station 3: Braeside  912 Centre Street  District Chief Ryan Lapierre

The department provides a range of services for over 7,500 residents in the Township and a land area of 255 square kilometers. there are approximately 3,235 private dwellings in the Township, with a growth rate of 5.7% from the 2016-2021 census. With no hydrants in the Township, we rely on our fleet of pumpers and tankers. On average, the volunteer department receives about 100 emergency call outs per year. Our core services include:

• fire protection
• public education and fire inspections
• auto fires and extrication
• ambulance assistance
• fire suppression
• alarm response
• shore base water rescue
• farm equipment rescue
• public relations

The department also has a mutual aid agreement with fire departments throughout Renfrew County and automatic aid agreement with the north end of Lanark Highlands.

STAFFING             
Fire Chief (full-time)
Deputy Fire Chief (full-time)
Fire Administrative Assistant (part-time)

3 District Chiefs (volunteer)
3 Captains (volunteer)
3 Lieutenants (volunteer)
33 Firefighters (volunteer)

CURRENT FLEET               

Pumpers
1996 Spartan - refurbished in 2016 (White Lake Station)
2010 International (Glasgow Station)
2015 International Mini Pump (Braeside Station)
2025 Freightliner (Braeside Station)

Tankers
2010 International Tanker, 3,000 gallons (Braeside Station)
2016 International Pumper/Tanker, 2,500 gallons (White Lake Station)
2020 International Pumper/Tanker, 2,500 gallons (Glasgow Station)

Utilities
1995 Rescue Truck
2007 Ford F350 truck (skid unit in summer with 200 gallons water) and bush firefighting equipment
2020 Dodge Ram 3500 and support equipment
2021 Polaris Ranger UTV
2026 Chevrolat Silverado 1500 4x4 and support equipment

TRAINING               

• Training is an essential part of being an effective firefighter. Each volunteer trains an average of 5 hours every month with additional special training from time to time. Members are also encouraged to attend addtitional professional skills training.

Photos taken by Jim Hutchison