The Fire Department serves to protect lives and property through improved fire safety and public education.
This full-time department has been in existence since 1945.

Within the Province of Ontario the relevant legislation for the operation of a fire department is contained within the FPPA, 1997. The following are applicable sections of the FPPA:
Municipal responsibilities
Fire Chief
Responsibility to council
Powers of a Fire Chief
Powers of the Fire Marshal
Duties of the Fire Marshal
Fire Code
Labour Relations

Suppression
• Fire/Combustion Explosion
• Structural Fire Fighting, including Rescue
• Vehicle Fires
• Vehicle Accidents (Extrication)
• Building Collapse
• Elevator Rescue
• Water and Ice Rescue
• Public Hazards (Leaks & Spills)
• Hazardous Material Responses
• EMS Response with defibrillators

Fire Prevention
Inspection practices include:
• Complaint inspections
• Code compliance issues (Fire Marshal’s Orders, Electrical Orders)
• Enforcing municipal by-laws
• Follow up on business licenses from building department
• File searches with written reports
• Fire Safety Plans
• Examining and approving: new construction plans, renovation plans, site plans and subdivision/development agreements
• Determining origin and cause of ALL fires
• Determining compliance with Building Standards and Fire Code
• Supporting criminal prosecutions with Police and O.F.M.

Fire Prevention
Public Education and Prevention Programs:
• Learn Not To Burn
• Older & Wiser
• Smoke Alarm Program – Meals on Wheels
• Carbon Monoxide Program
• Fire Safety Inflatable Smoke House (new 2014)
• Teenage Arson Prevention Program
• School Fire Drills/Inspections
• Vulnerable Occupancies
• Public Education Functions

Training Division
• Certification on all services being delivered, i.e. C.P.R., First Aid,
Defibrillation
• In-service training for all Firefighters, i.e. live burns, pump operations, driver training, NFPA standard training
• Extinguisher Training (Theory & Practical) to local: (Industries, hospitals, homes for the aged and schools)
• Determine and evaluate equipment and procedures
• Pre-incident planning
• Prepare and conduct promotional exams

Mechanical Division
• General repairs to all apparatus, vehicles, small engines, tools, etc.
• Preventative maintenance for all apparatus
• Compliance with all provincially mandated inspections and repairs
The Fire Service has a fleet of 14 vehicles:
• 2 Aerial Ladders, 4 pumpers, 1 Rescue
• 3 Dodge Vans, 2 Ford ¾ Tone Crew Cabs
• 1 Haz Mat Vehicle and Trailer
• 1 Rescue Boat , 1 Spill Response Trailer

• The future of the Cornwall Fire Department will be largely determined by the potential implementation of the new
Fire Master Plan.
• The FMP Steering Committee will meet in 2015 to review the
FMP “draft report” prepared by Dillon Consultants. The report will be presented to council soon afterwards.