STRATHCONA FIREFIGHTERSIAFF LOCAL 2461

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The firefighter-paramedics of Strathcona County, IAFF Local 2461. Answering every call in Sherwood Park and the rural county since 1975.

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Firefighter knocking down a vehicle fire at night

FirefighterFire suppression, rescue, hazmat and everything in between.

Ambulance meeting a STARS helicopter at sunset

ParamedicAdvanced and primary care, on every truck, on every call.

One integrated
service

Every Local 2461 member is trained as both. The crew that pulls up can handle whatever the call turns out to be.

Tower 6 working an industrial fire with Fort Saskatchewan

Industrial fireAlberta's Industrial Heartland is in our backyard. We work it shoulder to shoulder with our neighbours.

Firefighter working through a structure fire at night

Structure fireWhen a building goes, every hall rolls.

Firefighter on a hose line in a burned stand of trees

Wildland fireGrass and bush fires on the edge of every neighbourhood.

ExtricationCutting people free when minutes matter.

Crew on a vehicle fire in heavy snow at night

Any weatherMinus thirty and snowing. The call still comes.

DispatchOur dispatchers cover 28 Alberta municipalities and over 170,000 residents. Over 39,000 calls in 2020, about 104 a day.

Whatever the call

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Specialty teams

Beyond the fire

Some calls need more than a truck. Our members train for these specialty teams on top of being firefighters and paramedics.

Ice rescue training with sleds on a lake

Water rescue

Our airboat crew covers the North Saskatchewan and every lake in the county, open water or ice, day or night.

Rope rescue with a basket stretcher on a rooftop

Technical rescue

Rope rescue off rooftops and walls, and trench rescue below ground. The calls most people never see.

Department drone over a burned grass field

Drone team

Eyes in the sky over wildland fires, searches and big scenes, launched from the roof at Station 6.

Our history

Fifty years on the job

1972

Ambulance joins the fire hall

County council puts ambulance service under the fire department, the start of the integrated model.

Original Pumper P.2, County of Strathcona Fire Department, in the hall

1975

Local 2461 is born

On September 16, the full-time firefighters certify with the International Association of Fire Fighters.

1985

Growing with the county

Aerials, pumpers, ambulances and dispatch, all working out of the same halls.

Pipes and drums lined up in front of the trucks at the hall

1991

The Honour Guard

Our Honour Guard makes its first public appearance, at the Remembrance Day ceremony.

Honour Guard ringing the bell at the Strathcona Fallen Firefighters' Memorial

2002

Never forgotten

The Strathcona Fallen Firefighters' Memorial is built, with the Local as a founding partner.

The 2026 graduating recruit class in dress uniform

Today

[MEMBERS] members strong

This year's graduating class, the newest of us, still answering every call.

What we stand for

Safe staffing

Enough crews on shift to reach you fast, as Sherwood Park and the rural county keep growing.

Member health

Cancer prevention, cleaner gear and real mental health support for members and their families.

Local EMS

Keeping ambulance and fire together, run locally, by people who live and work here.

Remembrance

We never
forget

Every September our Honour Guard leads the memorial march here at home, and our pipers and members travel to Colorado Springs to stand at the IAFF memorial. Their names stay with us on every shift.

Honour Guard at the Strathcona Fallen Firefighters' Memorial

In the community

Off shift,
still showing up

Splash days — **Splash park days**Every summer the trucks turn into sprinklers.

**Good company**Second Chance Animal Rescue stopped by the hall.

**Cooling off**Freezies and junior helmets for the kids.

Member playing in the department hockey league — **On the ice**The department hockey league.

**Slo-pitch**The department slo-pitch tournament.

Camp Inspire participants in turnout gear with hand tools — **Camp Inspire**Members mentoring at Camp Inspire.

**Fire Ops 2026**Mayor and council spent a day training alongside our crews.

A charity we proudly support

Strathcona Firefighters Charitable Society

An independent charity, run by firefighters, giving back to Strathcona County. Local 2461 members stand behind its work, from golf days to the bonspiel.

Visit the charity

Careers

Want to ride with us?

Strathcona County hires firefighter-paramedics at both the primary and advanced care levels. Once you're hired, you're one of us.

We host recruitment days where future applicants can try the fit test in full gear. Already in another IAFF local? Ask about salary matching when you apply.

County recruitment Ask a member

Get in touch

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