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City of Nanaimo's Fire Rescue sends crew to assist with interior wildland fires

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed July 27, 2017 12:45 PM

Summary

One staffed fire engine with four firefighters from Nanaimo Fire Rescue are being deployed to Kelowna today to assist with the ongoing interior wildfire operations. Crews will be assigned any number of tasks from protecting structures in communities to assisting at wildland interface areas. This deployment is being carried out at the request of the Office of the BC Fire Commissioner.

Link to Strategic Plan: City of Nanaimo is committed to public safety

Key Points

  • City of Nanaimo is committed to assisting the province with the ongoing interior wildfires.
  • Fire service levels within the City will not be impacted.

Quotes

"We are proud of the department's members in signing up and supporting the province during these emergencies.The experience our staff gains at these large scale incidents will benefit the City in all future events within the community."

Karen Fry
Acting Fire Chief
Nanaimo Fire Rescue

Images

Departing crew
Departing crew
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Contact:

Brad Wood
Assistant Fire Chief of Operations
Nanaimo Fire Rescue
250-714-9948

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