HRFE Dispatches
Fires, alarms, collisions and rescues, on the board the moment the call is dispatched, with the units and stations responding.
HRFE · Real-time dispatch · Halifax Regional Municipality
Every Fire & Emergency Call in HRM, the Moment It Goes Out.
Halifax Fire Alerts turns the region’s live fire-and-emergency dispatches, plus neighbour reports and daily burn restrictions, into one calm, readable feed. Native on iOS and Android, and open in any browser.
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Live· HRFE DispatchNext check 4:47
- Structure Firenow
Structure Fire - Dartmouth
Pinecrest Dr, DartmouthDartmouth (Highfield Park)7 units - Medical1 min
Medical Assistance - Timberlea
Charles Rd, TimberleaTimberlea1 unit - Rescue2 min
Motor Vehicle Collision - Halifax
Farnham Gate Rd / Dunbrack StHalifax (Knightsridge Dr)2 units - Alarm3 min
Alarm Activation - Halifax
Armstrong Crt, HalifaxHalifax (Knightsridge Dr)3 units - Fire4 min
Outside Fire - Cole Harbour
Cole Harbour Rd, Cole HarbourCole Harbour1 unit
Illustrative example · not live incident data
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~5 min
the dispatch feed, around the clock
Coverage
Nova Scotia
every station across the province
Sources
4 Public
HRFE · HRP · RCMP · Province of NS
Price
Free
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In the news
CBC News
Nova Scotia
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Global News
Halifax
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What you get
The Whole Picture, Before the Sirens Fade.
Neighbour Reports
Police activity, ambulance calls and road closures your neighbours flag, plus official police & RCMP media releases.
Burn Restrictions
The province’s open-fire rules for every county, checked and posted daily through wildfire season.
Follow & Get Notified
Mute what you don’t need, follow the stations and areas you do, and get a push the instant something happens near you.
How it works
Set It Up Once. Stay Ahead After.
01Install
Get the App
Download the native app on iOS or Android, or open the web app in any browser. No account needed to start reading.
02Tune
Set Your Area
Pick the incident types, fire stations and neighbourhoods you actually care about. Everything else stays quiet.
03Stay ahead
Get Notified
Live alerts land the moment a call goes out, and again when a fire’s cause & origin is determined days later.
Independent by design
Built by a neighbour, not a government agency. We aggregate what’s already public and present it plainly, so you can see what’s happening, and decide for yourself.
Halifax Fire Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by HRFE, Halifax Regional Police, the RCMP or the Province of Nova Scotia. Information can be delayed or incomplete. For an emergency, always call 911.
Data sources
- Halifax Regional Fire & EmergencyIncident dispatch feed
- Halifax Regional PolicePublic media releases
- Nova Scotia RCMP“H” Division news releases
- Province of Nova ScotiaOpen-fire (burn) restrictions
One feed, everywhere
Native on Your Phone. A Browser Away on Everything Else.
iOS
Built in Swift
A true native app for iPhone: fast, offline-aware, with push alerts and Live incidents in your pocket.
Android
Built in Kotlin
Native Jetpack Compose on Android, with the same live feed, maps and notifications.
Web
Your Backup
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