The City of Cote St Luc with a population of 30,000 covers 7.18 square kilometres (2.77 square miles) located at the western end of The City of Montreal. The Cote St Luc Fire Department is a paid full-time service which operates from a single station housing 3 pumps and one ladder. Cote St Luc, along with five other suburban communities form a mutual group known by local fire buffs as the Big Six. (From Peter Laws)