Wildfire Combined Drill

The TIVFD and the TIVFD Auxiliaries plus 5 members of the BCWS Cobble Hill Fire Base and their fire truck as well as 2 BCWS SP Specialists (for a total of 38 responders) participated in the annual Wildfire Scenario Drill off of North Cove Road on Saturday.

Thank you to all (and there were many) motorists who slowed down and obeyed the Traffic Control person at the Water Tender fill station by Hunters’ Pond.

We all owe our TIVFD Auxiliary members a great deal of appreciation for training with your volunteer fire fighters for the protection and safety of the community during a wildfire event.

Thanks also to the Hunter family for allowing us to train on their property and to Doug Darling and Teresa Moore for allowing the Structural Protection Unit members to “save” their home. The fact that they had Fire Smarted their house and property beforehand made that possible.

If you need assistance in readying your home and property for a possible wildfire event, please call Stu Downey at 246-3311. Step by step you can lower your risk through Fire Smart.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck, Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept