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Fire Station 83 is located on Roger Stevens Drive in the town of North Gower. It is part of district 8 along with Stittsville, Richmond and Carp. Districts 6-9 are volunteer-based.

Formerly the Rideau Fire Department Station #1. With amalgamation into the city of Ottawa in 2001, all the outlying fire stations have been revamped. Fire Station 83 was renovated starting in 2004.

Roster of Equipment includes:
Pumper 83, Tanker 83, Brush Truck 83, Brush Tanker 83, Parade

Like most North American fire departments, the Ottawa Fire Service is organized in a paramilitary fashion. The current Chief of the department is John deHooge. Serving Under deHooge are three Deputy Chiefs, four Platoon Chiefs, five Division Chiefs, four Rural Sector Chiefs and twenty District Chiefs. At the station level, each station has a Captain for each of the four platoons. Each truck in the fleet is under the command of either a Captain or Lieutenant.

Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer Has 911 Dispatch: yes Has Emergency Siren: yes Has Fire Pole: no Number of Firetrucks: 5 Related Website: [Web Link] Physical Address: 2352 Roger Stevens Drive (North Gower) Ottawa, Ontario Canada K0A 2T0 EMS Involvement: Not Listed Has Emergency Call Box: Not Listed Average Alarms Per Year: Not Listed Number of Emergency Staff: Not Listed Rating: Not listed

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