16th Edition
July 2017
A Fire Department’s Dream House! specialist facility in Salmon Arm, however, every Tuesday evening White Lake members, as do all other Departments in the area, meet for weekly training. All local Fire Departments receive training at the level mandated by the CSRD and Provincial Safety Operating Standards (SOGs), which ensures continuous upgrading in the latest techniques of fire prevention, fire fighting, and control of fire situations. Bryan and Tim considered that a purpose-built Training Building within the grounds of White Lake Fire Hall would enable Department members to be trained to meet the required standards and to use equipment in conditions similar to those encountered in a structural buildWhite Lake Fire Department members during a recent Tuesday practice. An
By Dawn Clarke It was a day back in 2014 that White Lake Fire Department Chief Bryan Griffin and Training Officer Tim Hoy, had an idea to further improve training programs for White Lake Fire Department members. Like most Fire Halls, the White Lake Hall was built to shelter and store equipment and not necessarily to meet training requirements. The CSRD provides good equipment and training at a
Attack Team prepares to attack a simulated first floor fire in the Training Building while a second team approaches a side door to access and search for potential victims.
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