Fire News: Chief’s Response Report – 2018 February
Response Report - Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue responded to 38 incidents in February, 2018. These included three structure fires (two chimney and one smoke in structure), 20 medical emergencies, two motor vehicle incidents, two BC Hydro incidents - one line down and one tree on fire, two calls for assistance, two commercial and two residential alarms, four open burn incidents, and one false alarm.
On February 1, a local hero was awarded the Vital Link medal from BC Ambulance Service for administering life-saving CPR on her husband. Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue was first on the scene, providing continued support until the arrival of BC Ambulance. We are happy to report that, through the efforts of his wife, our firefighting team, paramedics, and the hospital staff, he is doing well!
Membership
This past month, Dan Olson resigned. Dan served on Sat Spring Fire Rescue team from 2008-2013 as a Paid on Call Firefighter, then rejoined the department in 2017 as a Fiel…
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