To fulfill its mission, the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM) has a team of human resources composed of firefighters, managers and administrative support, technical and professional employees. More than 2,800 employees, including nearly 2,400 firefighters in 67 fire stations across Montréal, work to protect Montréal residents and their property.

2013

2014

2015

Human resources

Civil employees and managers

452

425

377

Firefighters

2,394

2,430

2,430

Total

2,846

2,855

2,807

Number of calls

Buildings on fire

1,272

1,285

1,177

Other fires

3,375

2,968

3,185

No fire

21,235

19,931

19,860

Fire alarms

13,251

12,558

12,543

First responders

76,434

80,829

81,143

False alarm/candellation

7,675

8,579

9,142

Total

123,242

126,150

127,050

Population (000)1

1,917

1,938

1,974

Budget (000 $)

345,200

357,102

360,547

Number of fire stations

67

67

67

Note 1: Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Occupation du territoire, décret de population. 

The department's organizational structure has two components, which are prevention and intervention. The department's other sectors of activity provide support for these two components.  

The fire department has the following sectors of activity:

  • Management
  • Operations (operations management, operational support)
  • Prevention and planning (prevention expertise and development, strategic and operational planning, management of material resources)
  • Civil protection

Each of these sectors of activity has its own administrative or professional functions, but they are all interrelated from a coordination and integration perspective with a view to carrying out the department's mission.