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
9921 Chemainus Road
Chemainus, BC V0R 1K1
Station | Station Chief | Station Physical Address | Non-Emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemainus/Station 1 | Station Chief Al Irwin | 9901 Chemainus Road, Chemainus | 250-746-3107 |
| Crofton/Station 2 | Matt Ludvigson | 1681 Robert Street, Crofton | 250-746-3107 |
| Maple Bay/Station 3 | Kelly Paddle | 1230 Maple Bay Road, Duncan | 250-746-3107 |
| South End/Station 4 | Brad Coleman | 5851 Duncan Street, Duncan | 250-746-3107 |
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.
More information
Become a paid on-call firefighter
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.