Calgary Fire Department Budget

• Calgary fire chief optimistic for 2023 after ‘transitional’ year for department

  Calgary's fire department expects to respond to around 80,000 calls by the end of the year, which is an increase of 10,000 calls over 2021; its busiest year to date.

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2022
  
• ‘It’s not sustainable’: Calgary firefighters look at funding boost to help improve response times

  Calgary's fire chief told a city committee that record call volumes, several years of budget cuts and the expansion of the city have all contributed to longer response times.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2022
  
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• Calgary police, fire department looking years into the future for hiring

  Both Calgary police and fire would like to hire more staff, but it's not in the cards for the first couple years of the city's proposed four-year budget.

  Nov 16, 2018
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• Calgary Fire Department could lose K-9 unit in budget adjustments

  Sources tell Global News they are concerned the Calgary Fire Department's K-9 unit could be cut due to a $4.5 million dollar shortfall in funding from the city.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2017