Northwest Territories INDIGENOUS FIRE DEPTS
Northwest Territories INDIGENOUS FIRE DEPTS
(UNDER REVIEW / UPDATE)
(UNDER REVIEW / UPDATE)
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A List of Indigenous Fire Departments
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Fire DepartmentS & Chiefs
Fire DepartmentS & Chiefs
Listings organised around the territory’s 33 communities. The directory includes municipal and community departments serving First Nations, Inuit, Métis and other residents. Indigenous ownership or a service agreement with a particular Nation is not assumed.
No List means a department listing has not been confirmed. It does not mean that the community has no fire protection. Listings do not establish current staffing, response capability, coverage agreements or IFSD affiliation.
To have a link added, the Fire Department should have a dedicated Fire Department website.
1. Aklavik
Fire Department: Aklavik Fire Department [2]
2. Behchokǫ̀
Fire Department: Behchokǫ̀ Fire Department [4]
3. Colville Lake
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
4. Dettah
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
5. Délı̨nę
Fire Department: Délı̨nę Fire Department [5]
6. Enterprise
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
7. Fort Good Hope
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
8. Fort Liard
Fire Department: Fort Liard Volunteer Fire Department [6]
9. Fort McPherson
Fire Department: Fort McPherson Fire Department [7]
10. Fort Providence
Fire Department: Fort Providence Fire Department [8]
11. Fort Resolution
Fire Department: Fort Resolution Fire Department [9]
12. Fort Simpson
Fire Department: Fort Simpson Fire and Ambulance Department [10]
13. Fort Smith
Fire Department: Fort Smith Volunteer Fire EMS Department [11]
14. Gamètì
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
15. Hay River
Fire Department: Hay River Volunteer Fire Department [12]
16. Inuvik
Fire Department: Inuvik Fire Department [3]
17. Jean Marie River
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
18. Kakisa
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
19. Kátł’odeeche
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
20. Łutselk’e
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
21. Nahanni Butte
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
22. Norman Wells
Fire Department: Norman Wells Fire Department [13]
23. Paulatuk
Fire Department: Paulatuk Fire Department [2]
24. Sachs Harbour
Fire Department: Sachs Harbour Fire Department [2]
25. Sambaa K’e
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
26. Tsiigehtchic
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
27. Tuktoyaktuk
Fire Department: Tuktoyaktuk Fire Department [2]
28. Tulita
Fire Department: Tulita Volunteer Fire Department [14]
29. Ulukhaktok
Fire Department: Ulukhaktok Fire Department [2]
30. Wekweètì
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
31. Whatì
Fire Department: Whatì Fire Department [8]
32. Wrigley
Fire Department: No List [1]
Department listing and current service arrangements require confirmation with the community.
33. Yellowknife
Fire Department: Yellowknife Fire Division [15]
Sources and listing notes
Research date: 26 October 2026. Community names are used to identify local services; some department names are descriptive rather than confirmed legal names. No List entries remain open for community confirmation.
[1] Government of the Northwest Territories — community contact listing
[2] Pauktuutit — Inuvialuit community fire department listings
[3] Town of Inuvik — Fire Department
[4] Cabin Radio — Behchokǫ̀ reported fire response
[5] Délı̨nę Government — Fire Department logo contest July 2024
[6] The North West Company — Fort Liard department fundraiser 2025
[7] Cabin Radio — Fort McPherson fire response 2024
[8] NWT Legislative Assembly — Fort Providence and Whatì fire departments October 2025
[9] RCMP — Fort Resolution fire department assistance September 2025
[10] Village of Fort Simpson — Fire and Emergency Services
[11] Town of Fort Smith — Protective Services
[12] Hay River Volunteer Fire Department — department website
[13] Town of Norman Wells — bylaws and fire department contact
[14] Hamlet of Tulita — Fire Department
[15] City of Yellowknife — Fire Division
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