The monthly report from City of Prince Rupert Fire Chief Jeff Beckworth is up for review of Council and the public, the document part of tonights City Council Session Consent Agenda Report.
The two page update for Council noting of a continue decline in incident calls from this April compared to recent years.
This April the PRFD responded to 70 incidents compared to 109 in 2022 and 102 in 2021. The report does not expand on why there is a significant reduction from year to year.
Of the 70 calls for assistance, there were 12 reported fires, among them vehicle, cooking, cuisine and trash calls. The PRFD notes that no properties sustained significant damage this month due to fire. Prince Rupert Firefighters also responded to 4 motor vehicle incidents and 33 medical events in the community in the month of April.
The report also notes that Fire Rescue Department personnel conducted Fire Service Act inspections within 4 public buildings in Prince Rupert.
Chief Beckwith also outlines the current process underway for recruitment of a new firefighter, that owing to the retirement of a senior member on April 26th.
The report wraps up with review of some of their public education work and training actives, as well as a look at the volume of and distribution of the 812 calls for assistance that came into the 911 Dispatch office at the Fire hall in the month of April.
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Council members have opportunity tonight, if they wish, to speak to any of the themes presented or to ask questions related to the information released by the PRFD for March.
More notes on tonight's Council Session can be reviewed here.
A look at the work of Emergency Responders across the Northwest can be reviewed here.
Is anyone else struggling with the math here?
ReplyDeleteRupert has more permanent firemen than cities 10x our size. Makes sense why our taxes are going up to pay for this. Do they really need to hire again if calls are going down?
ReplyDeleteIs there some evidence to support the claim that PR has more fireman than cities with 130,000+ people???
DeleteShort answer: No
DeleteHave you heard of “ratios” or “per capita”? And also “volunteer firemen”. All worth a google.
DeleteHave you heard of insurance requirements and collective agreements? Also,., googling is not evidence
DeleteAre they going to hire a woman? Ever?
ReplyDeleteThe city needs to publish a report on how many fire men our city has compared to others our size. The FD is a massive and unusual expanse for a city like ours.
ReplyDeleteAgreed
DeleteYes
DeleteOh they did hire a women. Once.
ReplyDeleteWeird that the same person made this many comments on this post, must really be miffed they didn’t get a job as a firefighter
ReplyDeleteMaybe it’s the only way to shed light on the fact there is inequality within the fire department!
DeleteThey hired a woman…she quit. How is that on them? Also, should they hire a candidate because they are a woman or because they are best skilled for the job? I mean we are talking about potentially saving lives here
DeleteAre you saying there isn’t a single woman that could save a life?
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