Province Steps Up Fire Protection Service
Sunday, November 11, 2012 @ 4:32 AM
Victoria, B.C. – The provincial Fire Commissioner’s office has come up with a number of improvements to fire services in B.C.
The province has been studying ways to improve the provision of fire and rescue services for the past two years. A set of 14 recommendations aimed at protecting the safety of British Columbians was passed on to the Office of the Fire Commissioner, which has issued a response which includes:
· Establishing a fire services advisory committee and taking steps to strengthen the Office of the Fire Commissioner’s core mandate.
· Contributing to, and enhancing, existing training programs.
· Continuing to provide guidance and advice on training standards to local authorities and in fire suppression to fire departments.
· Implementing measures to strengthen owner/occupier responsibility, inspection system flexibility
· Improvements to the Local Assistants to the Fire Commissioner system, as well as improvements to enforcement and education relating to the Fire Services Act and BC Fire Code.
· Undertaking a survey of fire departments and establishing a fire department registry.
· Helping identify and disseminate information on best practices.
· Reviewing reimbursement rates for rescue tasks and wildfire mobilizations
· Reviewing pre-authorization procedures and help to clarify pre-authorization procedures.
Minister of Justice and Attorney-General Shirley Bond says “The fire commissioner and I are keenly interested in building on and making any appropriate improvements to the existing framework of fire services delivered in B.C. I am confident the steps our government will take to respond to these recommendations will serve to improve and sustain our world-class fire and rescue services in the province, while still being fiscally prudent.”
Comments
Wow! This happening in the final year of their reign. Why didn’t this happen years ago Shirley?
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