Protective Services and Public Safety

Drayton Valley is a 911 community.

Law Enforcement

In 1998, the town enhanced the province-wide, 911 emergency-call system to better serve its citizens. Dialing 911 will enable residents to access any emergency service 24 hours a day.

Drayton Valley is served by a 16-member local detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police comprised of six municipal and five rural members and is led by a Staff Sergeant. Drayton Valley also has a Community Constable.

The community of Drayton Valley and the RCMP support the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. DARE is a drug abuse prevention and education program designed to educate elementary, middle and high school children about the consequences of abuse. It also teaches them skills for resisting peer pressure. DARE involves schools, police and parents.

For more information, call 780-542-4456.

Bylaw Enforcement

The Town of Drayton Valley has partnered with the Drayton Valley RCMP to enforce municipal bylaws. For more information or to lodge a complaint, please call the Community Constable.

780-514-2200

Citizens on Patrol Society

The Citizens on Patrol Society provides assistance to the local RCMP by patrolling the community and acting as an extra set of “eyes and ears” to observe and report and any possible criminal activity within Drayton Valley and surrounding areas. Through the promotion of community safety and crime prevention, Citizens on Patrol act as a deterrent for criminal activity within the community. For more information please contact

780-542-4456

Animal Control

The Town of Drayton Valley has a contract for the enforcement of Animal Control Bylaws. To lodge a complaint, or for more information, please call the Animal Control Officer.

780-514-0372

Drayton Valley/Brazeau County Fire Services

Formed around 1955, the fire department had a volunteer Fire Chief and approximately ten firefighters protecting the area. The department used an old truck with a triplex pump that was later used for street flushing.  Drayton Valley/Brazeau County Fire Services currently has 15 volunteer/paid on-call firefighters assigned to Station 1 in Lodgepole, 20 volunteer/paid on-call firefighters assigned to Station 2 in Breton and, 30 volunteer/paid on-call firefighters at Station 3 in Drayton Valley.

Station 3 in Drayton Valley also serves as headquarters for the region’s fire services.  With a total staffing level of 65 men and women, the composite fire service  staff in the region includes a full-time Fire Chief, a Deputy Fire Chief in charge of Operations, an Assistant Fire Chief in charge of Training, Inspection and Investigation, a Captain in charge of Maintenance Coordination and an Administrative Assistant.

Averaging 250 calls per year, Drayton Valley/Brazeau County Fire Services sees a wide variety of calls throughout the region.  From structure fires to motor vehicle collisions to wildland and wildland-urban interface, the men and women serving to help protect their community is dedicated to the preservation of life, property and the environment from the dangers that lie within these events alongside Policing and EMS professionals.

For more information, phone (780) 514-2216 or go to www.dvffa.com.

Associated Ambulance Service

The Associated Ambulance Service operates in Drayton Valley, Brazeau County, the west end of Wetaskiwin and the Parkland and Yellowhead Counties. Staff includes three full-time paramedics, ten full-time EMTs and 12 part-time EMTs and paramedics. Equipment includes four front-line vehicles—one with advanced life-support and three with basic life-support. There is also a life-support chase car available. The Associated Ambulance Service works closely with the Drayton Valley Fire Department and Search and Rescue.

Cardium Region Victims Services Society

Cardium Region Victim Services Society provides support, information and referral to victims of crime or trauma.  Our Advocates provide awareness of Victims legislated rights, court preparation and support and referrals to local helping agencies. Our offices are located in your RCMP Detachment.
We provide service to the Drayton Valley and Evansburg RCMP Detachment areas.

Contact:

Drayton Valley: 780-542-7009
Evansburg:      780-727-2616
Fax : 780-542-9303
Address: Box 6060 Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1R6

Pembina Crisis Connection Society

The society coordinates and develops resources aimed at preventing physical, psychological and sexual violence in the community. They also provide abused families with transportation to Women’s shelters.

For information on shelters within the region, check the Drayton Valley Resource Directory.

Phone: 780-621-2363
Distress Line: 1-800-232-7288
Box 6296, Drayton Valley, Alberta T7A 1R7