Mission and services provided
The mission of Georgina Fire and Rescue Services is to provide the utmost professional and competent service through its commitment to quality and excellence in the community for residents and visitors.
Georgina Fire and Rescue Services provides a range of services to residents and visitors in the Town of Georgina, including:
- fire suppression
- medical aid response
- motor vehicle accident response
- hazardous material response
- ice/water rescue response
- fire prevention
- public education
- enforcement of the Ontario Fire Code
- investigation of the causes of fires
Our services and mandate are outlined in the Establishing and Regulating By-law. The department runs as a composite department with three fire stations that provide 24-7 protection to residents.
Fire Prevention Week
Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 6 to Oct. 12, 2024. This year’s Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW™) campaign, “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You” strives to educate everyone about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home. Remember, only working smoke alarms save lives.
Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and outside all sleeping areas. Test your smoke alarms every month by pressing the test button on the device. If the device doesn’t sound, change the batteries. If that doesn’t work, replace the entire device.
Change the batteries in your smoke alarms every six months. When the clocks spring ahead or fall back, remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms.
Smoke alarms do expire. Smoke alarms expire every 10 years. You can find an expiry date or manufacture date on the side or on the back of your device. Be sure to replace your alarms every 10 years.
For more information, visit nfpa.org.
Candle safety
Candles may be pretty to look at but they are a cause of home fires and home fire deaths. Remember, a candle is an open flame, which means it can easily ignite anything that can burn. Keep candles at least 30 centimetres (12 inches) away from anything that can burn. Use candle holders that are sturdy and won’t tip over easily, and put them on a sturdy, uncluttered surface. Have flashlights and battery-powered lighting ready to use during a power outage. Never use candles.
Remember, blow out all candles when you leave the room or go to bed. Avoid the use of candles in the bedroom and other areas where people may fall asleep.
Heating safety
Keep anything that can burn at least one metre away from heating equipment, like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove, or portable space heater. Have a one metre kid-free zone around open fires and space heaters. Never use your oven to heat your home. Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional. Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.
Fireplace and chimney safety
Have a qualified professional install woodstoves, chimney connectors, chimneys and fireplaces. Have your chimney and fireplace inspected and cleaned by a certified chimney sweep every fall just before heating season. Allow ashes to cool before disposing of them. Place ashes in a covered metal container. Keep the container at least three metres (10 feet) away from the home and other buildings. Keep a close eye on children whenever a wood or pellet stove is being used. Remind them to stay at least one metre away from your fireplace. Install and maintain carbon monoxide alarms (CO) outside each sleeping area. For the best protection, install one on every level and interconnect the CO alarms.
What3Words
What3Words is a mobile phone app that can help Georgina Fire and Rescue Services get to you sooner. If you’re lost or need emergency assistance, use the free What3Words app to find the three words for your location, then give them to the emergency services over the phone. This way, emergency responders will know your exact location. Before your next adventure, download the app from Google Play or Apple App Store.
Burn permits
Applications available online
Online permit applications for Agricultural and Open-air Burn Permits are now available.
Fire and Rescue Services staff
- 1 Fire Chief
- 2 Deputy Fire Chiefs
- 2 Administrative Assistants
- 2 Public Educator/Fire Prevention Inspectors
- 1 Fire Prevention Officer
- 1 Training Officer
- 40 Full-time Firefighters
- 60 Volunteer Firefighters
Contact information
Headquarters/main office
Keswick Fire Hall (Station 1-4)
165 the Queensway S.
Keswick, ON, L4P 3S9
Phone: 905-476-2332
Fax: 905-476-7740
Email: georginafire@georgina.ca
Sutton Fire Hall (Station 1-6)
37 Snooks Rd.
Sutton, ON
Pefferlaw Fire Hall (Station 1-8)
270 Pefferlaw Rd.
Pefferlaw, ON
Community partners
We also support our community partners in their efforts to ensure the health and welfare of our citizens are in good hands.
York Region Paramedic Service
York Region Public Health
York Region Police (YRP) Services
Additional links and resources
There are many other resources and websites you can go to for information about fire and life safety.
- Ontario - Office of the Fire Marshal
- Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council
- Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs
- Ontario Municipal Fire Prevention Officers Association (OMFPOA)
- Ontario Association of Fire Educators (OAFE)
- Fire Protection and Prevention Act
- Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA)
- Electrical Safety Authority (ESA)
- York Regional Police
- York Region Car Seat Safety
- Health Canada - Consumer Product Recalls
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
- Underwriters Laboratories of Canada