How we serve: The three Lines of Defense

Community Safety & Prevention

Fire Safety Awareness, Pubic Education, Fire Prevention & Community Safety

Fire Safety Standards & Codes

Compliance with Fire codes and safety standards through building inspections

Fire & Emergency Response

Trained and coordinated All Hazard community Fire and Emergency Services

Community safety, built in Pikangikum, for Pikangikum

A remote fly-in community surrounded by lakes, forests and Northern Spirit

Fire Services Board

Guided by Pikangikum First Nation and our local Fire Service leadership board

Fire Commissioner

Senior Fire Rescue Chief Officer for governance, advisory and support

IFSD Listed

Listed with the Indigenous Fire Service Directory as an All Hazard Fire Dept.

Chief And Council

We are supported by our Pikangikum Chief and Council

Community Events

Here is a list of our upcoming 2026 Fire Department events and recruiting

Training Resources

This is a list of Public Safety and Fire Prevention and training links

Pikangikum Fire Department Leadership

Fire Commissioner

Gary Foo

Fire Services Board Chair

Buster Kurahara

Fire Chief

Roley Peters

Deputy Chief

Norman Turtle

2026 News: The plans and updates

Thanks to our Leadership, we have a lot of Pikangikum plans and news coming in 2026. Watch this space for more!

New 2026 Project: Pikangikum Fire Hall

We are excited to announce that we are in the process of building a new fire hall in Pikangikum which will be a much needed base of operations for the community and the members of Pikangikum Fire Rescue.

This new building will house and protect a lot of the Fire Dept. equipment needed to provide the services we do, to protect and support our community. We expect completion of this project for the fall of 2026.

2026 Training: Ice Rescue Training

Pikangikum is a remote fly in community surrounded by water and in the winter it freezes. Members of Pikangikum Fire Rescue and the community will be attending Ice Rescue training which is aligned with NFPA 1006.

This much needed training will help us respond to incidents in and around water during the winter times We expect completion of this project for the fall of 2026.

2026 Training: Red Cross Certification

Pikangikum Fire Dept will be delivering a community-based Red Cross training series in First Aid, CPR, First Responder, and EMR (Emergency Medical Responder) to strengthen readiness and ensure a capable response to medical emergencies within and around the community. Some Fire Dept & community members already hold certifications and have been actively assisting. They will now pursue Instructor certification to support long-term continuity, local capacity, and self-sufficiency.

2026 Training: Fire Dept Review

Our Pikangikum Leadership are excited to announce that we will be reviewing and improving our Fire Department capacity through governance, leadership, training, standards and support by working with others and important partners.

We will be focusing on the three pillars or lines of defense model and enhancing capacity through a summary review of all Fire Department activities and ensuring that we have self-sufficiency and capacity in Pikangikum, by Pikangikum.