Toronto Fire Services - Fleet

Fleet

Toronto Fire Department began using motorized vehicles after 1910. Before that, the TFD and previous fire companies used horse drawn engines and ladders. Prior to the 1970s, the TFD had open air vehicles (driver cab not covered and mostly aerial trucks), but since then both the TFD and TFS use full covered vehicles. Prior to the 1950s, TFD used tiller-ladder trucks and since have reverted to smaller aerial units that can operate in narrow streets in Toronto.

The TFS inherited all the vehicles of the fire departments prior to amalgamation. The current strength of TFS consists of 179 vehicles. Since amalgamation, apparatus numbers are numbered by a letter and 3 digits. The digits refer to station number and the letter refers to type of apparatus, for example T333 is the tower located Station 333. Spare apparatus are numbered with four digits, beginning with a 5 (e.g. P5227). Occasionally secondary units with the same numeric designation are given a letter as a suffix ex. Pumper 335 (P335) and Pumper 335B (P335B).

A list of types of vehicles used by the TFS : (prefix letter in brackets with x's as placeholders)

• Aerial (Axxx) - most common ladders found in the city; lengths range from 75 to 105 feet (22.86 to 32 metres)
• Tower (Txxx) - 3 articulated boom ladders, with 2 found in South and 1 in North Command; length 114 feet (34.75 metres); AT-XXX was used for 1 vehicle (AT333)
• Platform (PLxxx) - 2 ladders with attached platform, both found in West Command; length 95 feet (28.96 metres)
• Pumper (Pxxx)
• Rescue/Pumper (Rxxx) - a pumper with the addition of extrication equipment (Jaws of Life) and other tools
• Fireboat (FBxxx) - 2 units, both stationed in Toronto Harbour
• Hazardous Materials Unit (HZxxx) - 1 in both North and South Commands
• Hazmat Support Truck (HMSxxx) - towing trailer transporting Club Car utility cars
• Decontamination Truck (DExxx)
• Squad (Sxxx) - heavy/technical rescue units, with 2 located in South Command and 1 in each of West, North, and East Commands
• High Rise Unit (HRxxx) - 1 only, in South Command
• Water Tanker (WTxxx) - 1 only, in East Command
• Rapid Attack Vehicle (RAVxxx)
• All-Terrain Vehicle (ATVx) - used at special events, such as the Canadian National Exhibition
• Trench Rescue Support Truck (TRSxxx) - 1 only, in East Command
• Air/Light Unit (ALxxx or LAxxx, coded both ways in CAD) - 1 in each Command (A/L 114, A/L 231, A/L 333, A/L 421)
• District Chief (Cxx)
• Platoon Chief (Cx0) - 1 in each Command (C10, C20, C30, C40)
• Division Commander (Cx)
• Deputy Chief / Fire Chief (Cx)
• Command Truck (CMDxx) - 3 throughout the city
• Mechanical Response Unit (MRUxxx)
• Training Aerial (TRAx) - used by Professional Development and Training
• Training Pumper (TRPx) - used by Professional Development and Training
• Spare vehicles (X5xxx) - non-permanent additional vehicles added to station