Nasteha Beinah

September 7, 1996 – June 10, 2026
Toronto Fire Services Communications | Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Nasteha Beinah was only 29 years old when she died suddenly on June 10, 2026.

In 2023, Nasteha joined Toronto Fire Services as a Call-Taker/Dispatcher in the Communications Division. Her work placed her at the beginning of an emergency response - answering the call, gathering critical information, and helping get firefighters and resources moving toward people who needed them.

Her service, however, extended beyond the communications center.

Just months before her death, Nasteha participated in a CityNews story about Toronto Fire Services' efforts to increase Black representation within the fire service. She spoke about the importance of people seeing themselves represented throughout the profession.

Nasteha understood that sometimes all it takes is seeing someone who looks like you doing a job to realize that you can do it too.

She was building a career in public safety while helping others imagine a future for themselves within it.

Behind every call she answered was a person experiencing an emergency. Most of those people would never know Nasteha's name. They would never see her face or know anything about the woman helping coordinate their response.

They simply knew someone answered.

Nasteha was that someone.

Her career was only beginning. At 29 years old, there should have been decades of calls, friendships, accomplishments, laughter, and life still ahead of her.

Her colleagues remembered her as a respected member of the Toronto Fire Services family.

Nasteha's time behind the headset may have been short, but the measure of service isn't simply how many years someone occupies a chair.

It's the people they helped while sitting in it.

Nasteha Beinah answered when her community called. Now it is our responsibility to make sure her name is remembered.