. . . . "1854000"^^ . . "Service de S\u00E9curit\u00E9 Incendie Montr\u00E9al"@en . "1863"^^ . . . "The first paid fire department in the City of Montreal was formed in 1863. Over the years, as the city annexed suburbs, their municipal fire departments were merged into the Montreal Fire Department. In 2002, the remaining 27 municipalities on the Island of Montr\u00E9al amalgamated to form the new Ville de Montr\u00E9al. This resulted in the merger of 24 fire departments into the new Service de s\u00E9curit\u00E9 incendie de Montr\u00E9al (SIM). In 2006, many of these cities regained their independence but the fire protection services remained under the agglomeration council. In addition to the original Ville de Montr\u00E9al, the following fire departments were part of the merger. They are grouped into their mutual aide compacts in roughly east to west order:"@en . "Service de S\u00E9curit\u00E9 Incendie"@en . . "Qu\u00E9bec"@en . . . . . . . . . "de Montr\u00E9al"@en . "The first paid fire department in the City of Montreal was formed in 1863. Over the years, as the city annexed suburbs, their municipal fire departments were merged into the Montreal Fire Department. In 2002, the remaining 27 municipalities on the Island of Montr\u00E9al amalgamated to form the new Ville de Montr\u00E9al. This resulted in the merger of 24 fire departments into the new Service de s\u00E9curit\u00E9 incendie de Montr\u00E9al (SIM). In 2006, many of these cities regained their independence but the fire protection services remained under the agglomeration council."@en . "Canada"@en . . "Montr\u00E9al"@en . .