Municipal department in charge of preventing and fighting fires for emergency management and response * Volunteer firefighters are responsible for the maintenance and care of the fire vehicles and equipment * Fire chief and staff are trained in medical first response, auto extrication and water, ice and winter rescue * Township is served by 10 fire stations
The following facilities are listed in the emergency plan as evacuation centres:
- Port Carling Community Centre (Reception Centre & Evacuation/Warming Centre/ Cooling centre)
- Torrance Community Centre (Evacuation/Warming Centre/Cooling Centre)
- Hekkla Community Centre (Evacuation/Warming Centre/Cooling Centre)
- Port Carling Arena (Evacuation Overflow)
- Milford Bay Community Centre (Evacuation Overflow & Reception)