Fire Services

Kenora Fire and Emergency Services provides fire protection services for the residents of the City of Kenora and neighbouring communities.

We have three fire stations and a fleet of emergency vehicles. The Fire Chief leads a team of 12 career firefighters and over 40 local paid-per-call firefighters.

We provide fire safety and prevention education, including tours of our facilities.

You can purchase a burning permit or schedule a fire inspection.

Location

You can find us at Fire Station One at 100 Fourteenth Street North, Kenora.

Dial 911

If you have an emergency, call 911.

Fees for emergency services

View our fees for various emergency services.

Fire prevention and public fire education

Item	Description	Fee
Inspections and licensing	LCBO License Renewal or Site Inspection/Compliance Letter	$75.00 Charitable Fund Raisers Exempt
Inspection	Day Care/Group Home License Site Inspection/copy/Release of Fire Inspection Report (includes follow-up inspection)	$100.00
Real estate requests	Single Family Dwelling site Inspection/Copy/Release of Fire Inspection Report (includes follow-up inspection)	$150.00
	Assembly Occupancies Site Inspection Copy/Release of Fire Inspection Report (includes follow-up inspection)	$150.00
	Boarding, Lodging and Rooming Houses Site Inspection/Copy/Release of Fire Inspection Report (includes follow-up inspection)	$150.00
	Buildings up to and including six storeys in building height with residential occupancies Site Inspection/Copy/Release of Fire Inspection Report (includes follow-up inspection)	$300.00
	Two-unit Residential Occupancies Site Inspection/copy/Release of Fire Inspection Report (includes follow-up inspection)	$150.00
	Business/Personal Service/Mercantile and Industrial Occupancies Site Inspection/Copy	$250.00
Other administrative requests	Fire inspection reports or investigation reports e.g. Insurance adjustors' requests, company/other requests.	$50.00
	Fire Inspection Service outside of City boundaries	Full cost recovery
	Open Air Burning Permit	$15.00
	Site Inspection of Open Air Special Burning Permit	$75.00
	Fireworks Site Inspection/Copy/Release of Inspection Report	$75.00
	Portable Fire Extinguisher Inspections	$75.00
Avoidable false alarms	Avoidable False Alarms – in excess of two (2) incidents per calendar year	Fees are as per current rates set by Ministry of Transportation i.e. 2020 rate is $485.00/unit for first hour and $242.50 for every half hour or part thereof
Training	Portable Fire Extinguisher Training	$20.00/student to a maximum cost of $200.00 per two (2) hour training session
	Requested Training and Lectures inside City boundaries	$20.00/student to a maximum cost of $200.00 or as per Chiefs discretion
	Training and Lectures outside City boundaries	Full Cost recovery
	Training Room Rental	$150.00 per full day $75.00 per half day
Fire prevention sign rental	Event per 10 day sign rental	$50.00 Partners are free of charge

Firefighting and emergency response

Item	Description	Fee
Fire watch as required	Fire Watch e.g. fire alarm system failures	Full Cost Recovery
Emergency response to motor vehicle incidents on Highway 17 involving non-City residents	Emergency response to Motor Vehicle Collisions on numbered Provincial Highways as per Ministry of Transportation agreements	Fees are as per current rates set by Ministry of Transportation i.e. 2020 rate is $485.00/unit for first hour and $242.50 for every half hour or part thereof
Emergency services outside of City boundaries		Full Cost Recovery
Hazardous materials response		Full Cost Recovery
Fire response – Indemnification Technology®	Recovered from insured perils for Fire Department emergency services.	Fees are as per current rates set by Ministry of Transportation i.e. 2020 rate is $ 485.00/unit for first hour and $ 242.50 for every half hour or part thereof

Services

Item	Description	Fee
Air bottles	Filling of air bottles for area Fire and Emergency Services	$15.00 per bottle
	Filling of air bottles for Industry	$20.00 per bottle
	Filling of air bottles – other, i.e. Dive Teams, Private or Provincial	$20.00 per bottle
Hose	Cleaning and drying	$5.00 per length
	Rental	$5.00 per length per day
	Coupling repair	$25.00 per coupling
Laundering of protective clothing		$25.00 per set of turnout gear
Parking	Monthly rate per parking stall	$50.00 plus HST