The City of Campbell River provides services from two strategically located fire stations and our firefighters respond to residential, commercial and industrial fire suppression services. They are also trained as emergency medical responders to assist with pre-hospital emergency care in the community. Additionally, they are trained in specialty areas like:
- wildland firefighting
- specialized rope and confined space rescue
- vehicle rescue and extrication
- hazardous materials response
Services Provided
Fire suppression
- residential, commercial, industrial
- wildland firefighting & structural protection
- vehicle fires
- marina fires
- aircraft fires
- emergency medical response
Technical rescue
- low and high angle rope rescue
- tower crane rescue — THARRP provider
- confined space rescue
- vehicle rescue/extrication
- elevator rescue
Hazardous materials response
- specially trained hazmat technicians
- rescue/Hazmat response apparatus
Training
The Campbell River Fire Department's firefighters are National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) certified. Their training meets or exceeds the B.C. Structure Firefighter Minimum Training Standards Full Service Level. Both career and paid on-call firefighters meet these standards.
The career Training Officer manages all training and reports to the Deputy Chief of Training and Safety. With the support of the Deputy Chief, the Training Officer handles the ongoing training needs to maintain ongoing competency and certification of the firefighters. Additionally, each station has a paid on-call Training Officer to manage weekly training drills for the paid on-call staff.
The Fire Department partners with various training agencies to conduct their NFPA certified recruit firefighter training program. This program provides the minimum level of training required in the Province of BC to be certified as a firefighter. It runs over about a year and requires the combined efforts of many instructors and evaluators.
The Fire Department takes advantage of a purpose-built training building located at the airport. This facility provides a multi-story building for evolutions as well as propane props for simulating fires in cars, dumpsters, and gas meters.