page_title: Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The Montreal Fire Department using fire apparatus including a La Force Langevin fire escape extension ladder, Montreal, Quebec. Français&#160;: Le Service d’incendie de Montréal faisant la démonstration de divers équipements, dont une échelle de secours à coulisse La Force Langevin, Montréal, Québec
context_page_description: The Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal is responsible for fire and rescue operations in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. EMS first-response has been available in limited areas since 1976 and to the entire service area since 2009. The SIM is the 7th largest fire department in North America. The department offers high-angle rescue, collapse rescue, hazmat response, ice rescue and nautical rescue.
context_section_description: Paid fire services in the city of Montreal date back to 1863.
  In 2002, as the result of provincially mandated municipal mergers, the 23 existing suburban fire services were merged with that of the City of Montreal to form the SIM, which now serves over 1.9 million people.
caption: The Montreal Fire Department using fire apparatus including a La Force Langevin fire escape extension ladder, Montreal, Quebec.
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