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Service Description:
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To protect life, property and the environment in Orangeville and surrounding areas from all perils, through education, prevention, investigation, training, rescue, fire suppression and pre-hospital care support service.
The Orangeville Fire Department responds in Orangeville, Town of Mono and East Garafraxa and Amaranth Townships.
The firefighters respond to:- Fire responses: (structural, vehicle, agricultural);
- Motor vehicle accident responses: (extrication of victims, First Aid, stabilizing victims and removing them from the vehicles, assist police in protecting the scene and traffic control, containing and/ or clean-up of liquid spills such as gasoline, oil, etc.;
- Medical responses: usually life threatening conditions, (trouble breathing, possible heart attack, seizures, industrial entrapment where our hydraulic equipment is required);
- Other responses not included in the above: Water/ Ice rescue, carbon monoxide activations, natural gas leaks, fire alarm activations, hazardous material spills, burning complaints, unknown odours, public assistance, as well as Mutual Aid if required by another fire department.
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