Office of the Fire Commissioner | Operations

The Office of the Fire Commissioner is dedicated to the improvement of the fire service in Manitoba through:

Mutual Aid System - The Mutual Aid System is a no charge reciprocal system of emergency response and assistance that towns, villages and municipalities in southern Manitoba can access through their local fire departments.

Emergency Response - Our emergency response role takes on many forms, depending on the needs of the specific incident as follows:

supporting the implementation of the '5' Step Action Plan;
assisting the Fire Chief;
assuming control of the situation; at the request of the Fire Chief;
providing equipment;
coordinating the use of a pool of equipment;
providing logistical support (equipment and staff) to police services in lost person searches;
providing logistical support during forest fire season;
providing logistical support in the event of flood emergencies; or
providing logistical support in hazardous materials incident response.

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