Protection with Pride
The motto of the Langley City Fire Rescue Service is "Protection with Pride". The firefighters in our community are proud, not only of their firefighting record but also of the amount of community service that they provide for all ages, businesses and organizations within Langley City.
Our First Response Team consists of staff who are on duty twenty-four hours per day. The First Response Team is backed up by a complement of paid-on-call firefighters and provides service to any fire or medical emergency anywhere within Langley City's boundaries.
Prevention with Pride
In addition to emergency response, we have an aggressive public education and fire prevention program under the direction of our Fire Prevention Officer (FPO). The FPO and our on-duty crews are out every day inspecting residential, retail, commercial and industrial businesses within Langley City to ensure that when you enter into those premises as a resident, customer or employee, you are entering a fire-safe environment.
Fire Inspections
Fire and life safety inspections are conducted to keep all building occupants safe from potential fire risk and ensure that requirements of the BC Fire Code and local bylaws are met. During these inspections, buildings are checked for the condition of the fire safety equipment, fire hazards, life safety issues and access for firefighting. Inspections also provide an opportunity for fire department personnel to familiarize themselves with the various buildings and occupancies should they need to enter in emergency situations. The Preparing for Your Fire Inspection Checklist can assist you in preparing for your inspection.
It is also important that our emergency contact records are up-to-date, should we need to contact you in an emergency situation. Simply complete and return the Property Reference/Emergency Contact Form.
Fire and life safety inspections are also required as part of the business licence application process. Information on how business licence applicants can prepare for their fire safety inspection is available in the Fire Safety Inspections for Business Licence Applications brochure.
For more information about fire and life safety inspections, please call 604.514.2852 or email fireinfo@langleycity.ca
About Us
Paid On-Call Firefighters
Paid-on-call (POC) firefighters are members of our team who play a key role in the delivery of fire services to Langley City. Not only do our POCs back up our career firefighters at major incidents, POCs often respond independently to simultaneous calls for service. POC firefighters respond to fires, rescues, medical aid, hazardous materials, and a host of other calls to aid the public. Apart from direct support to emergency operations, our POCs contribute countless hours of volunteer time in support of community activities such as Langley Community Days. Our POC firefighters and POC officers are trained to nationally recognized standards.