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Yellowknife Fire Fighters Local 2890 is a member of the International Association of Fire Fighters, representing 20 members of City of Yellowknife Fire Division. Yellowknife is located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The city is situated on the shores of the North Arm of Great Slave Lake, 512 km south of the Arctic Circle, 906 kilometers by air and 1,700 kilometers by road from Edmonton. Yellowknife Fire Fighters serve 20,000 residents and major industries in both rural and urban areas.

Yellowknife Fire Fighters became affiliated with the International Association of Fire Fighters on December 10, 1982. The local originally consisted of 9 members.

Our local represents 20 members; 4 Lieutenants, 16 Fire Fighters. These members work out of 1 station providing Basic Trauma life support ambulance, fire suppression and rescue services. Our emergency response members are trained as fire fighters and are also  Emergency Medical Technicians. The alarms ring in the hall and we respond in the appropriate vehicles often working as a team at vehicle collisions requiring extrication and EMS. The same can be said at structure fires. Our Fire fighters can provide suppression and rescue efforts, and transition into emergency medical care without waiting for a separate service. Last year (2007) the Yellowknife Fire Fighters responded to 3,711 calls.