Fire Service

Oliver Paipoonge Fire and Emergency Services
For all emergencies please dial 9-1-1 first!

Oliver Paipoonge Fire and Emergency Services
The Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge
P.O. Box 10, 4569 Oliver Rd.
Murillo ON P0T2G0
(807)935-2613

Mike Horan, Fire Chief
63 Rubin Drive
Murillo, ON P0T2G0
Office: 935-2622

 

 

If you require the services of the Oliver Paipoonge Fire and Emergency Services for an emergency, dial 9-1-1, and provide the operator with your fire number (blue sign at the end of your driveway) along with your street name, your name and the type of emergency. If it is not an emergency, contact the Fire Chief at the number above.

There are 6 fire halls in the Oliver Paipoonge Municipality with approximately 50 members/volunteers working out of each.  Every fire hall is properly equipped to safely and efficiently manage an emergency from the fire hall in your neighbourhood.  Fire halls are located in the following locations:

 

Kakabeka Falls Station #1
24 Rupert Street
Kakabeka Falls, ON P0T1W0

Murillo Station #2
63 Rubin Drive
Murillo, ON P0T2G0

Intola Station #3
14 Kuusisto Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B5E3

Stanley Station #4
40 HWY 588
Kakabeka Falls, ON P0T1W0

Rosslyn Station #5
3436 Rosslyn Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7C5M9

Slate River Station #6
552 Candy Mountain Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7C5N5

The Oliver Paipoonge Fire and Emergency response team is responsible for all non-policing emergencies.  However, depending on the severity of the situation ambulances may be called from the City of Thunder Bay to help as the municipality does not have their own ambulance vehicles.

Burning Permit Regulations

Fire permits are required year round for all open air burning except for fires used for cooking and warmth as provided in Regulation 457 under the Forest Fires Prevention Act.  A fire permit can be obtained for the purpose of burning in an incarcinerator, brush, grass (yard), windrow, debris, fields/crops and fireworks.  All burning is to be conducted between two hours before sunset to two hours after sunrise with winds less than 15 km per hour unless authorization has been obtained from the Fire Chief or his/her designate (935-2622).

View the Burning Permit By-law

Fire Permits may be obtained at the following locations:

Wildwood Store 5533 Highway #102 767-7901
Municipal Office 4569 Oliver Road 935-2613
LuLu's Variety
 201 Highway #130 285-3288
Rosslyn Service 3404 Rosslyn Road 939-2521
AJ's Trading Post 3675 Hwy. 61 473-8444
Country Side Restaurant 4744 Hwy. 11/17 475-4461
Murillo Library 1 Baxendale Drive 935-2729
Rosslyn Library 3405 Rosslyn Road 939-2312

Authorization shall be obtained from the Chief Fire Official in all other circumstances.