Emergency Services

Nottawasga OPP provides policing services to the three municipalities, Adjala-Tosorontio, Essa, and New Tecumseth. Also available to the Detachment are regional and provincial OPP resources. Fire Services are provided ‎by each individual Municipality. 

The Adjala-Tosorontio Fire Department is committed to enhancing the quality of life to our citizens by reducing the loss of life and property due to fires and emergencies in our community through effective ​education, prevention & suppression activities, and by providing effective, efficient and safe emergency aid and rescue services.

https://www.adjtos.ca/en/living-in-our-community/fire-and-emergency-services.aspx

The New Tecumseth Fire Rescue Services perform all fire rescue, prevention, safety education, training and station tour duties in their community.

https://www.newtecumseth.ca/en/living-in-our-community/fire-rescue.aspx

The Township of Essa Fire Department consists of a Fire Chief, a Deputy Fire Chief, an Administrative Assistant and a Fire Prevention Officer, and operates with approximately 62 Volunteer Firefighters. The Department is housed in two locations – one in Angus, and one in Thornton.

https://www.essatownship.on.ca/living-in-essa/fire-department/

“Simcoe District” was established in 1843 by the Legislature of Upper Canada. Today, the Corporation of the County of Simcoe is comprised of sixteen towns and townships, and an estimated population of 465,000 people. Simcoe Paramedics are dedicated to public safety and health.

Paramedic Services employs over 440 staff, which include full- and part-time Paramedics, Supervisors, and administrative support staff.  All paramedics are certified as Primary Care Paramedics (PCP) or Advanced Care Paramedics (ACP) through the Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (SCPM) Base Hospital Program.

Paramedic Services is made up of two main program areas:

  • Logistics and Community Programs
  • Operations

Each area has a specific focus within the service and an integral part in the successful delivery of safe, professional, and skilled service to the County of Simcoe residents and visitors.

https://simcoe.ca/residents/paramedic-services/

 

The OPP is a division of the Ministry of the Solicitor General, the largest operational ministry in the province with a presence in every community across Ontario. The OPP is committed to public safety, delivering proactive, and innovative policing in partnership with their communities.

https://opp.ca/

Contact Information

For emergency assistance, please call 911. All non-emergency calls for service (24 hour toll free, anywhere in Ontario) should be directed to 1-888-310-1122 or 1-888-310-1133 (TTY). The Nottawasaga OPP Detachment can be reached at 705 434-1939.