Fire Services

North Cowichan Fire Department

Fire protection in North Cowichan is provided by a trained and dedicated team of paid-on-call firefighters that respond to more than 1,250 calls a year. There are four fire halls throughout North Cowichan: Chemainus, Crofton, Maple Bay, and South End. Each hall has its own Station Chief, Station Deputy Chief, Training Captains, Fire Captains and regular firefighters, all of whom are members of the North Cowichan Fire Department.

The department has fire service agreements with Quw’utsun First Nation, which includes the Cowichan Tribes, the Halalt First Nation, the Lyackson First Nation, the Penelakut Tribe, and the Stz'uminus First Nation. It has mutual aid agreements with the Cowichan Valley Regional District, City of Duncan, Town of Ladysmith, and the BC Wildfire Service, regularly responding to calls in support of large events or wildfires. 

Fire Department contact & media inquiries: 
Ron French, Fire Chief 
Office: 250.746.3266
Email: ron.french@northcowichan.ca 

Mailing Address:
North Cowichan Fire Department
7030 Trans-Canada Highway
Duncan, BC V9L 6A1

Station
Station Chief
Station Physical Address
Non-Emergency
Phone Number
Chemainus/Station 1   Paul Windsor9901 Chemainus Road, Chemainus250.746.3107
Crofton/Station 2Matt Ludvigson1681 Robert Street,
Crofton
250.746.3107
Maple Bay/Station 3Kelly Paddle 1230 Maple Bay Road, Duncan250.746.3107
South End/Station 4Brad Coleman5851 Duncan Street, Duncan250.746.3107

High risk fire activities

The B.C. government, under the Wildfire Act, regulates high risk industrial and commercial activities including land clearing, mechanical brushing, and more. Learn more at Wildfire prevention for industry and commercial operators.

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Become a paid on-call firefighter

We are now recruiting paid on-call firefighters. Apply today and join the dedicated team keeping North Cowichan's communities protected.

CUPE Collective Agreement

North Cowichan's paid on-call firefighters are unionized employees of the Municipality of North Cowichan represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 358.

View the Collective Agreement