• About Alberton FD
• Affiliate Organizations
• Apparatus
• Chief's Message
• History
  • Decommissoned Apparatus
  • Firefighter Equipment
  • Past Fire Chiefs
  • Shoulder Flashes

The rank structure of the department consists of the Fire Chief, the Deputy Fire Chief, four Captains and approximately twenty five firefighters. The Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief are chosen by the members during an annual election. The Captains are appointed by the Fire Chief. From the body of firefighters, five serve in the capacity of Engineer, a position which is also appointed by the Fire Chief. One Engineer is assigned to each vehicle in the fleet, consisting of two pumpers, two tankers, and a rescue vehicle. It is the duty of an engineer to operate the vehicle and to insure that maintenance of the vehicle is kept up.

The Department also has an executive that is responsible for the business operations of the Department. The executive consists of the Fire Chief, the Deputy Fire Chief, the Past-Fire Chief, Secretary-Treasurer, and several other members. The Secretary-Treasurer, like the Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief, is also elected by the members during an annual election. Several committees, composed of members of the Department, also exist to oversee such tasks as fund raising.

The Department is fully equipped with modern communication, rescue, and fire equipment. In addition to basic firefighting techniques, the members are trained as medical first responders, in high angle/confined space rescue, vehicle extraction, fire cause determination, and cold water rescue among other things. Several of the Department’s members also serve as instructors at the Prince Edward Island Firefighter’s Association Fire School.