The Municipality of Port Hope contracted The Loomex Group to develop a fire master plan (FMP) in 2022. The objective of the FMP is to provide the Municipality and Port Hope Fire and Emergency Services with information to make better-informed decisions regarding the safety of community residents, businesses, visitors, and firefighters. To provide the Municipality with a truly comprehensive document, The Loomex Group designed the FMP’s content to reflect the Municipality’s current needs as well as its anticipated future needs.
There are many factors to consider when developing a fire master plan. Each municipality and fire department in the Province of Ontario is unique in its community makeup, economic conditions, population, demographics, building stock, fire service delivery, and capabilities. To produce a comprehensive fire master plan for the Municipality, The Loomex Group used a development process that reviewed all aspects of Fire and Emergency Services. The FMP development process also considered how the department could best align its services and available resources to meet the service demands and risks that are present in the Municipality.