York Region

All fire departments in York Region follow a 3-digit numbering system for the apparatus. The first digit represents the municipality, the second digit is the station number, and the third digit identifies the type of apparatus.

Municipalities / Departments[]

1. Georgina & Georgina Island
2. East Gwillimbury
3. King Township
4. Central York (Newmarket and Aurora)
5. Whitchurch-Stouffville
6. Aurora (now part of Central York)
7. Vaughan
8. Richmond Hill
9. Markham
10. Bradford-West Gwillimbury (not part of York Region but follows same system)

Apparatus[]

1. Pumper / Engine
2. Pumper / Engine
3. Squirt / mini-quint
4. Tanker
5. Tanker
6. Ladder
7. Platform
8. HazMat
9. Rescue / Rescue Pumper

Each digit is pronounced individually. For example 836 is pronounced eight-three-six, not eight-thirty-six and 759 is pronounced seven-five-nine, not seven-fifty-nine and so on.

• Note: Some apparatus have 4 digits. Same as the 3-digits, Vaughan's 710-1 is pronounced seven-ten-one and Bradford's 1017 is pronounced ten-one-seven, not ten-seventeen.