The Standard of Care for Fire Services is the protection of life and property, therefore our Duty of Care is to ensure our firefighters are trained and have the proper equipment to fulfill these requirements.

The County of Wetaskiwin includes five fire protection areas which are serviced by six different fire departments.

County fire protection is provided by a cross section of both County departments and agreements for service with departments in other municipalities.

The departments are administered by a Board of Directors and are funded through user fees and a fire mill rate for capital purposes.  Annual budgets include capital and operational reserves.

All of the fire departments plan and upgrade equipment on a yearly basis.

Capital purchases are also supported by the County through the allowance of departmental over expenditures paid back to the County over a predetermined period.

The County of Wetaskiwin provides a yearly fire grant in the amount of $7,500.00 to each of the Fire Departments to assist with operational costs. 

Funding is established with a fire zone mill rate in each Fire Protection Zone.

Operational cost recovery is obtained through a user-pay system charged out by each department.

All fire departments charge a user fee when responding to a fire call; these fees are uniform throughout the county and are $300.00 per unit per hour.
Be sure to check with you insurance company to ensure you have adequate fire AND fire-fighting insurance.