Architectural rendering of new facility, courtesy Stantec Consulting

Valemount, B.C.- Work will start this week on the $1.2-million firefighting centre in Valemount. 

The two-storey structure will replace the Wildfire Management Branch’s existing trailer complex on property leased from the Village of Valemount.

 

The 350-square-metre building will house a fire zone office and initial attack base, featuring an operations centre, staff offices, briefing room, workshop and fire crew facilities.

 

The Valemount Fire Zone is currently home to two full-time staff and 11 seasonal staff, including two auxiliary staff and three, three-person initial attack crews. When not fighting wildfires, fire crews assist with local fuel management activities.  

 

The  project was announced in the 2012-13 budget, is being built by Mierau Contractors Ltd. and is expected to be fully operational by the start of the 2013 fire season.