The Calgary Fire Department serves a growing community of 1.4 million residents with four platoons of firefighters, 1,415 front-line responders, and 43 fire stations.

Calgary Fire Department includes rescues and engines, building on previous contracts for aerials and water tenders.

The union representing Calgary’s firefighters is sounding the alarm about the lack of fire apparatus at one of its stations — an equipment shortage they say is a cause for concern and a signal the ...