FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services has been given a mandate to provide Fire and Rescue related services within our municipal boundary and to those paying customers identified in our service contract areas. We deliver a wide range of response related activities in addition to our legislated activities in commercial building inspection and fire investigation. In order to responsibly respond to the significant variety of hazards found within our jurisdiction, staff constantly endeavors to develop and maintain proficient skills and techniques so that they can safely and effectively respond when the public requires care. In addition, the department strongly believes in the significant life safety benefit of our fire prevention and public education programs and has committed significant energy in promoting and carrying out these programs within our community. The fire service in Cranbrook is very similar to that in most small cities in BC, it has been organized around the level and type of risk that we face, and it is focused on doing the very best we can with those resources we have available to us. At Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services, we understand that public service is what we do.
CORE DEPARTMENT MANDATES: • • • • •
Fire Rescue and Response. Emergency Medical Response. Hazardous Materials Response. Fire Prevention and Public Education. Fire Investigation.
32 CITY OF CRANBROOK 2018 ANNUAL REPORT
