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68 The Way We Live
Edmonton police Service (EpS)
the edmonton police service’s proactive, community-based policing model allows
officers to target community crime, be where they are needed most by citizens and
deliver quick results. eps has divided edmonton into five divisions, with a planned sixth
division in response to the City’s geographic and population growth.
as part of the eps Geographic deployment mode, police officers are assigned to districts
so they can better get to know residents and neighbourhood issues. the beat officer
program also provides a high level of police visibility and interaction with the community,
with the goal of reducing crime, and fear of crime, among community members.
Understanding edmonton’s diversity is key to providing citizen-centred policing. the
Chief’s advisory Council has both police and citizen representation. it strengthens
contact with edmonton’s religious, youth and ethno-cultural communities and helps eps
better respond to the broad range of needs of edmonton’s population.
the edmonton police service is committed to consistent, timely response to high priority
incidents, with priority 1 calls for service dispatched in two minutes or less 90% of the
time, and the first responder on scene seven minutes or less 80% of the time.
Fire rescue Services (FrS)
the City’s Fire Rescue services continues to improve its response time. the opening of
the new meadows fire station and additional firefighters has resulted in an improved
full first alarm response time to less than eight minutes in 88.1 percent of calls. a full
first alarm response, where a minimum of 16 firefighters arrive on scene, is a key City
benchmark.
edmonton’s Fire Rescue services has 908 firefighters who protect edmontonians
through a 24/7 public safety coverage that includes fire suppression and a range of
public emergencies including vehicle extrication, water rescue and hazardous materials
and environmental impact events.
edmonton’s Fire Rescue services operates 25 fire halls using a dynamic stationbased
model for deployment of fire fighter and fire vehicles. this ensures prompt
response times to fire suppression, rescue and life threatening emergencies within
neighbourhoods and surrounding communities.
edmonton’s Fire Rescue services has also contributed to building a safer community
by working with the alberta government to amend 18 building codes to minimize the
severity and damage caused by fire. the new provincial codes are being implemented
two years ahead of anticipated national building code changes and will contribute
significantly to edmonton’s safety. Fire Rescue also offers public education programs
that are targeted to specific at risk groups as a means of further ensuring the safety of
edmontonians