Living in Red Deer

Police and Emergency Services

The City of Red Deer’s Emergency Services Department coordinates all emergency responses including police, fire protection, and emergency medical services. In Red Deer, emergency help is obtained by calling 9-1-1 on a telephone.

Emergency services are provided free of charge except for ambulance services. Ambulance services may be covered by your employer’s health benefit plan but if not you will have to pay a fee. More information about ambulance services costs can be found at The City of Red Deer’s website

Red Deer County Services

Red Deer County operates its own Fire Service with five halls and approximately 60 volunteer firefighters around the outskirts of the City of Red Deer- Central Park, Poplar Ridge, Springbrook, Spruce View and Station 1 (at the corner of 30th Avenue and Hwy 595). In Red Deer County, Emergency services are contact by calling 9-1-1.

Fire Services are provided in the other areas of the County by agreements with Delburne, Elnora, Bowden, Sylvan Lake, and the Innisfail Farm Fire Association.

Emergency services throughout the Red Deer area are accessed by dialing 9-1-1. Emergencies typically cover policing, ambulance, emergency medical help, and fire suppression.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) provides Red Deer’s policing service and the policing service throughout the Red Deer area.

Police in Canada operate separately from the government, religious organizations, or the military. Their main mission is to serve and protect the public. The Canadian government sets rules for police to follow and police must obey the law just like all other citizens.

Police are there to enforce the laws and to protect people and property from harm. Police use a community policing model which means they work with people in the community to keep them safe. Community policing also means that the police try to understand the needs of Canadians, including immigrants and newcomers, so they can work with them better.

Some newcomers to Canada may be afraid of the police because of how police operate in their home countries. However, most Canadians trust and respect the police and do not fear them.

The legal system in Alberta is based on the British legal system. Alberta’s and Canada’s laws will likely differ from those of your home country. All people in Canada, including immigrants and newcomers have a responsibility to understand and obey Canada’s laws.

More information about Canada’s laws and policing is available at Alberta’s Immigration website.