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The Ibaglian Fire Service is the national fire fighting agency of Ibagli. It was created in 1973.
History
Before the creation of the IFS, fire fighting was provided by locally-operated fire brigades. The Ministry of Defence also operated fire fighting services at armed forces installations. Other towns contracted with neighboring brigades to cover their territory. The Ministry of Defence contracted with fire brigades on behalf of rural residents, as well.
On 21 October 1971, a fire broke out in a residence in Guelph. The town had recently ended its contract with the fire brigade in Acton after an acrimonious dispute over payment. The brigade chief refused to send any equipment to the fire. The Ministry of Defence dispatched two pumpers from HMNB Crofton, over 30 kilometres away by road, to the fire. The chief of the Crofton fire brigade also sent a pumper and a water tender fifteen minutes later. After the fire was extinguished, the bodies of two adults and four children were found in the home.