Fire Rescue Services



Contacting Fire Rescue Services

Within the Cowichan Valley, there are 18 Volunteer Fire Departments and 21 fire stations.

Please call 9-1-1 only for real emergencies. Volunteers get paged from their regular work and family lives to respond to emergencies.

The halls are not manned, so you may need to leave a message for non-emergency issues in your area at the following numbers:
Cowichan Valley Regional District 
250.746.2561

Municipality of North Cowichan
250.746.3108

Honeymoon Bay Fire Rescue
250.749.6355
Chemainus Hall 250.746.3108
Malahat Fire Rescue
250.743.2103
Crofton Hall 250.746.3108
Mesachie Lake Fire Rescue 250.749.6277
Maple Bay Hall 250.746.3108
North Oyster Fire Rescue 250.245.5111
Southend Hall 250.746.3108
Sahtlam Fire Rescue 250.748.1242


Youbou Fire Rescue 250.745.3414


Cowichan Bay Improvement District
City of Duncan 250.746.6126
Cowichan Bay VFD 250.743.7111
Duncan VFD 250.746.5211
Mill Bay Improvement District
Town of Ladysmith  250.245.6400
Mill Bay VFD 250.743.5563
Ladysmith Fire Rescue 250.245.6436
Shawnigan Lake Improvement District
Town of Lake Cowichan  250.749.6681
Shawnigan Lake VFD 250.743.2042
Lake Cowichan VFD 250.749.3522
Thetis Island Improvement District
Caycuse Volunteer Fire Department Society
Thetis Island VFD 250.246.4834
Caycuse VFD 250.745.3435