South Cowichan Life Magazine
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Mill Bay<br />
Fire<br />
Department<br />
By Joanne Nelson<br />
Brrrr, gorgeous looking snow, bringing<br />
frustration, power outages, danger on the<br />
roads and icy surfaces.<br />
Indoors if you have a fireplace, just a reminder, you are<br />
bringing fire into your home. Respect it, always use a fireplace<br />
screen to stop sparks, and do not store newspapers, kindling or<br />
matches near the fireplace. Remove rugs or cover wood floors with<br />
fire resistant bricks or rock. Place fire resistant or rocks directly in<br />
front of the fireplace and under it if it is free standing.<br />
After an incident, access to a site may be restricted considering<br />
structural integrity or investigation into the cause. Our Firefighters<br />
do everything they can to ensure an area is safe before leaving<br />
an incident. Please use this analogy for your own peace of mind<br />
in keeping your home and surroundings safe so that Emergency<br />
personnel are not required.<br />
On occasion a crime investigation is required and a scene must<br />
be preserved whilst evidence is gathered. After leaving an incident,<br />
the firefighters must return to the Fire Hall, ensure their equipment is<br />
clean and all traces of harmful chemicals removed. I will elaborate<br />
on debriefings in my next article.<br />
Consider joining our team as an integral volunteer in our<br />
Community. It is good to know that there are still some people who<br />
want to become a firefighter regardless of status or monetary gain.<br />
The first requirement is that you do not have a criminal record.<br />
The personal attributes that are considered are; determination,<br />
confidence, flexibility, positive outlook, ability to communicate well,<br />
and integrity.<br />
Being a volunteer firefighter requires a significant commitment<br />
of your time to both train and respond to emergency incidents. Your<br />
safety and that of your fellow firefighters, and the public, depends on<br />
the skills you will learn and more importantly maintain and improve.<br />
Volunteer Firefighters are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week<br />
(including holidays).<br />
Consider the gratification of becoming a firefighter capable of<br />
responding to fire incidents, saving properties and especially lives.<br />
If you are over 19, a resident of or work in Mill Bay, Cobble Hill or<br />
Arbutus Ridge, consider volunteering at least three or more hours<br />
per week, in support of your Community.<br />
The Firefighters symbolize total dedication and we are very<br />
proud of their commitment to our community. Come and visit us at<br />
Hall #1, Lodgepole Road in Mill Bay on Wednesday nights at 7:00pm<br />
or call 250-743-5563 for more information. Our Department has<br />
twenty nine firefighters, a Dispatcher and four Auxiliary members.<br />
Our new uniforms are coming in the near future.<br />
DiD You Know?<br />
You should have a fire extinguisher or at least one<br />
on each level of your house and or business? Safety<br />
and prevention is the key. Check out www.mbfd.ca<br />
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