Department of National Defence

Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) is the federal government department responsible for the Canadian Armed Forces. Within the DND, Canadian Forces Fire & Emergency Services provide fire protection for most military installations across Canada.

Many base fire departments are staffed by civillian DND employees. However, shipboard and air base firefighting is conducted by military firefighters.

Larger Canadian military installations are known as Canadian Forces Bases (CFB) and smaller facilities as Canadian Forces Stations (CFS). Air bases also have a numbered Wing designation (3 Wing, 11 Wing) to refer to the primary lodger unit based there.