Ladder (aerial) truck at fire station on Main Street removed from service for repairs, but replacement vehicle assigned by Toronto Fire Services

The ladder truck at Toronto Fire Station 226 on Main Street in East Toronto has been removed from service for repairs, but another vehicle has been assigned to the station to temporarily replace it.

The ladder (aerial) truck at the Main Street station is referred to by Toronto Fire Services as L226.

After concerns from a local resident regarding the status of the truck and if the East Toronto area was getting adequate fire protection services were sent to Beach Metro Community News, this newspaper reached out to the City of Toronto for information on L226.

In a response sent to Beach Metro Community News this week, Capt. Bill Papakonstantinou, with the Toronto Fire Services Public Information Office, said that L226 had been removed from service for repairs but the station at 87 Main St. “has not gone without an apparatus.”

“Station 226 was assigned a spare aerial to temporarily replace L226, since it was removed from service,” said Papakonstantinou.

“Toronto Fire Services strives to ensure adequate fire protection across the city, and staffing is managed on a daily basis by our Operations team. On occasion, this results in trucks out of service for a single 24-hour shift, and/or crews re-assigned to alternate trucks across the city in support of staffing shortages,” he said.

“The management of staff and apparatus helps maintain operational continuity and ensures continued, seamless, and optimal service delivery within the ward and across the city.”