CHIEF'S MESSAGE
Welcome to KID Emergency Services webpage, I hope you find the information useful.
Since our establishment by the Government of Alberta in 1987, our primary focus has always been to provide community level service to our residents and visitors to Kananaskis Country.
Protecting our community from the devastating effects of fire through comprehensive fire prevention, educational activities and training programs, as well as wildland management, has been essential to our business. Fire safety starts in our community and we strive to provide programs and services that reach those in our area at home, work and play.
Kananaskis Fire Chief
Vision
To evolve as leaders in our community through engagement and innovation in emergency services.
Mission Statement
We provide effective and sustainable emergency services to our community through a composite model,
with a focus on: Training, Prevention and Engagement
Services
The Kananaskis Emergency Services Centre (KESC) provides "front country” fire and rescue services through the Kananaskis Improvement District (KID). Additionally, non-emergency activities include fire prevention and inspections and educational programs, recruitment, in-house training for all employees. KESC also houses the Alberta Parks Dispatch program for the Kananaskis Management Area.
Fire protection services for the KID were established through KID Order No. 1. KESC is committed to providing residents and visitors the best quality service available through a rural fire department.
Services provided by our department include the following:
- Structural Fire Suppression
- Vehicle Extrication and Rescue
- Wildland Fire Suppression
- Medical Co-Response
- Fire Safety Inspections
- Fire Investigation
- Comprehensive Public Education program
- Training opportunities
Staff
KESC employs a full-time Fire Chief, four full-time Station Captains, a pool of casual Lieutenants, as well as a complement of Paid on-call Firefighters that live and work in the community. KESC Dispatch is staffed with three full-time Emergency Communications Officers supported by wage Dispatchers to provide additional coverage.
Alberta Health Services (AHS)
AHS provides 24-hour Advanced Life Support (ALS) services out of KESC (Station 96) and from Priddis. EMS personnel respond to a range of front-country and back-country emergencies throughout the KID; partnering with Alberta Forestry and Parks – Kananaskis Mountain Rescue for back-country rescues.
Mutual Aid Agreements
The KID maintains Mutual Aid Agreements with other regional fire departments to provide additional structure fire suppression services throughout the KID.
CONTACT US
The Kananaskis Emergency Services Centre is located on Highway 40, 26 kilometers south of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Street address: 1 Boundary Road, Kananaskis, Alberta
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:15 am – 4:30 pm
Mailing address: Box 70 Kananaskis Village, Alberta, T0L 2H0
Phone: (403) 591-7755 (administration)
Phone: 403-591-2255 (fire department non-emergency)
Fax: (403) 591-7123
Dial 9-1-1 (for emergencies)
