Department of Community Services
Fire Marshal's Office
Volunteer Fire Departments
The Government of Yukon, through the Fire Marshal's Office, funds and administers 16 volunteer fire departments in Yukon unincorporated communities. This includes providing and maintaining fire halls, fire fighting equipment vehicles and equipment at:
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Beaver Creek |
Burwash Landing |
Carcross |
Destruction Bay |
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Golden Horn |
Hootalinqua |
Ibex Valley |
Keno City |
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Klondike Valley |
Marsh Lake |
Mt. Lorne |
Old Crow |
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Pelly Crossing |
Ross River |
Tagish |
Upper Liard |
In addition, at the request of area residents, the Fire Marshal's Office will conduct fire protection area surveys and, where practical, provide funding to establish new volunteer fire departments in unincorporated communities. Currently, a new fire department is in the process of being formed at Mendenhall Subdivision.
The value of these fire departments to the residents of the unincorporated communities is enormous as they protect lives and property from fire. The existence of a properly equipped fire department also has an economic impact on residents, as the rates levied by insurance providers will be lower.
The Policy on Fire Protection provides for a Mutual Aid process that allows fire departments in unincorporated communities to support each other in emergency situations.
In addition, the following formal Mutual Aid Agreements exist between:
City of Whitehorse and Hootalingua, Ibex Valley, Golden Horne, Mt. Lorne, Marsh Lake City of Dawson and Klondike Valley Watson Lake and Upper Liard