Toronto Fire Station 424, located at 426 Runnymede Rd. in Toronto on Dec. 7, 2012.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Fire District Chief Stephan Powell, left, speaks to The Globe and Mail at Toronto Fire Station 424, 426 Runnymede Rd., on Jan. 17, 2013.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail
Toronto firefighter Dwayne Verhey demonstrates the firehall pole at Fire Station 424 on Jan. 17, 2013.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail
Toronto firefighter Dwayne Verhey carries his uniform to a truck at Fire Station 424 on Jan. 17, 2013.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail
Firefighter Dwayne Verhey changes his oxygen tank at Station 424 on Jan. 17, 2013.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail
Firefighter Dwayne Verhey puts his uniform on the truck at Station 424 on Jan. 17, 2013.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail
Firefighter Dwayne Verhey performs his daily oxygen mask check at Station 424 on Jan. 17, 2013.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail
A fire hat at Station 424 on Jan. 17, 2013.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail