亚洲天堂

In an Oct. 12 village council meeting, 亚洲天堂 Lake Fire Chief Robert Krause provided council with an update on fire department call-outs in the area for the month of September, and the year as a whole.

Krause told council that September has been a little bit busier then previous months, but the department is on pace for what they consider an average number of calls for the year.

In September, the 亚洲天堂 Lake fire and rescue department (BLFD) received a total of 13 calls. Five calls were for fires or fire alarms, three for motor vehicle incidents, two each for hydro wires and medical calls, and one was for a diesel spill on Highway 16.

鈥淲e had a couple of quieter months earlier in the year, but typically October, November and December are the busier months because of more vehicle collisions and road conditions, chimney fires and weather related calls. We anticipate that the fire department might see a slight increase during the final quarter, but the yearly average remains on pace to be similar to previous years,鈥� Krause said to council in the meeting.

The number of calls extrapolated for the year will be approximately 141 according to Krause, compared to 165 calls last year. The yearly average for calls is 135.

In terms of medical calls that the BLFD responded too, there has been an increase to date, but much of that occurred during the spring. 鈥淲e did have three months; April, May and June, where medical calls were far and above the greatest volume of calls. During those three months, medical calls accounted for 50 per cent of the total calls,鈥� said Krause.

鈥淔or the year to date, 25 per cent of total calls have been medical, which is slightly up from last year when it was 20 per cent.鈥�

Since the end of July the medical calls have dropped off considerably, and Krause believes this is partly because B.C. ambulance got extra manning approved, cutting down the medicals calls to the BLFD. The ambulance service will continue to get better as well, as 亚洲天堂 Lake is one of six stations in the north to convert to 24/7 coverage, which is set to occur in late October.

鈥淲e really won鈥檛 know the final impact until we see what happens when the alpha ambulance positions go into effect. The final quarter of the year will be telling to see whether the fire department鈥檚 request for medical assistance changes when the full time paramedics begin work,鈥� said Krause.