Province salutes British Columbia's Fire Fighters on National Memorial Day

Today Canadians took a moment to remember those that have fallen
and those that serve in the nation's fire services.
Above the Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue hall on First Avenue West

Premier John Horgan took the lead for British Columbians today, paying his respects to the fallen and celebrating the work of those who serve the province as fire fighters, part of the day long commemoration of National Firefighters Memorial Day.

“On behalf of the people of British Columbia, we honour firefighters in British Columbia, and across Canada, who have lost their lives in the line of duty. 

My heart goes out to all the families of those who have lost their loved ones protecting the communities they serve. 

We are deeply grateful for the bravery, dedication and selflessness firefighters demonstrate every day.

The Premier's statement also called attention and offered thanks to those who have battled the unprecedented level of wildfires that the province has seen this year and last, an effort that continues in many areas of the Northwest and other parts of the province.

You can review the Premier's full statement here.

Official observance of National Fire Fighters Day was established by the Federal Government in August of 2017, Ralph Goodale, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness paid his respects towards today's commemoration with this statement.

This marks the fifteenth year that the work of the nation's fire fighters have been observed prior to September 11th.

The date follows the lead of American Fire fighters who pause to commemorate the events of September 11th and to remember their fellow fire fighters that were lost on that day and for all those that have responded to fire calls past and present.

Further notes related to today's commemoration ceremonies across the nation can be found here as well as from the twitter feed for the day . 

For a look at some of the past work of Emergency Responders in the Northwest see our archive page here.

To return to the most recent blog posting of the day, click here.