A12 Boundary Creek Times Thursday, October 8, 2015

Fire Prevention Week is this week, Oct. 4 10.

Did you know that roughly half of home fire
deaths result from fires reported between 11
p.m. and 7 a.m., when most people are asleep?
Smoke alarms save lives. If there is a fire in
your home, smoke spreads fast and you need
smoke alarms to give you time to get out. In fact,
having a working smoke alarm cuts the chances
of dying in a reported fire in half! Thats why, this
years Fire Prevention Week theme aims to keep
your family safe with working smoke alarms in

every bedroom. The official theme is Hear the

Beep where you Sleep. Every bedroom needs a
working smoke alarm.
We hope everyone will install smoke alarms
in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of your home, including the basement. Larger homes may need
more alarms.
National Fire Protection Assoication (NFPA)
is excited to share this important information so
everyone better understands the life-saving value of home smoke alarms. Visit NFPAs Smoke

Alarm Central and Fire Prevention Week website for more information, resources, messages,
videos and a fun, interactive quiz to test your
knowledge.

Be prepared for wildfires too

Provincial wildfire personnel faced an
unusually busy fire season this year. The
2015 season started earlier than normal,
with unseasonably hot temperatures and
a higher than normal amount of lightning
activity driving an increase in fire starts
throughout the province.
Despite aggressive wildfire activity that
challenged their efforts, provincial crews
responded to over 1,800 fires and kept the
vast majority of them small.
The province worked closely with our
neighbours in the United States, as many
fires were burning near our shared border.
When fires threatened to cross the international boundary, close working relationships between jurisdictions ensured that
there was solid communication and coordination in place.
During this season, as of Oct. 5, 1,823
fires burned a total of 304,649 hectares and
$277,908,183 were spent on fire suppression. Of these fires, 573 were human-caused

and therefore preventable. They burned

an estimated total of 57,003 hectares.
Responding to these wildfires required a major team effort. The crews
on the ground, the air crews fighting the
fires from above, the support and ad-

ministrative personnel and

everyone else who assisted
were all instrumental in
keeping B.C. communities
safe.

With sincere thanks

I would like to extend my thanks and congratulations to the structure firefighters from
Greenwood, Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire in Trail and
Big White Fire Dept who came to assist Midway Fire during the devastating Rock Creek
Wildfire. Your hard work and bravery was the product of many human as well as material
saves during that event. In addition my sincere thanks are extended to Chief Dale Heriot,
Grand Forks Fire Rescue; Chief Terry Martin, Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire; and
Chief Roy Terashita, Greenwood Fire, for their incredible support and assistance to us
during the fire.
And to the members of the Midway Volunteer Fire Deptartment, I can only say that I
couldnt be prouder of the tireless hard work and effort each of you provided during most
difficult circumstances. Im hopeful all communities share the pride and appreciation for
the work fire fighters do. Again, well done and thank you!

Walt Osellame, Midway VFD Fire Chief

One can never appreciate the

significant importance of having local
fire departments until tragedy strikes.
These brave men and women within Greenwood, Midway, Rock
Creek, Sidley Mountain, Beaverdell and Big White volunteer
their time and dedicate many hours to training and fire practices
to ensure they are ready in the event of a fire. This past seasons
wildfires proved how well prepared they were.
We would like to thank all the firefighters, first responders and
volunteers for all their dedication and passion to ensure the
safety of everyone. And to the generosity of all the residents and
businesses within our communities that stepped up in their
donations of food, clothing, their homes and their time.
You make us so proud to live in such caring and giving
communities!

Thank You All Very Much

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Greenwood Fire Department

Thank You
for your selfless dedication to
ensure we have a safe
community to live in.

Keller Smith, Dean Herdman, Roy Terashita, Kari Durban, Savannah Walker, Larry Bowen, Dean Higashi, Faye Terashita,
Rob Smith, Pat Sheppard, and front, Brandon Hancock.

The Corporation of the

City of Greenwood

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unavailable
Ed Brouwer

Liz Mann

Petrie Pesonen

Mark Seymour

Sam Taktsang,
Ciel Sander,
Charlene Bateman
Mark Hoddinott

West Boundary
Highway Rescue

Regional District
of the Kootenay Boundary

~ Thank You ~
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
Electoral Area C/Christina Lake, Electoral
Area D/Rural Grand Forks and Electoral
Area E/West Boundary wish to acknowledge
and thank the reghters, volunteers and all
others involved during the 2015 wildres.
Your dedication and efforts to keep our communities safe is greatly appreciated.
RDKB Board Chair/Christina Lake Director Grace McGregor
Rural Grand Forks Director Roly Russell
West Boundary Director Vicki Gee

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unavailable
Larry Bowen

Matthew Cormier

Tom Lesher

Roy Terashita

Charlene Bateman
Jordan Bateman
Savannahh Walker
RJ Lesher (administrator)

We wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to

those who fought our forest fires so gallantly and
who continue to serve in our communities.
Thank you all.
249 South Copper St., Greenwood, BC 250-443-5461
info@yellowdoorboutique.com www.yellowdoorboutique.com

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Beaverdell Fire Department

To all the firefighters,

first responders and
volunteers - thank you!
Your passion and dedication to our
communities has been proven tenfold
during the wildfires this past season.

Danny Jamieson
Chief

Flo Hewer

Ryan Macdougall

Kelly Maclean

Clint McKay

Director/First Responder

Fireghter/First Responder

Fireghter

Fireghter

Stuart Neil

Judy Oystrick

Tracie Sardinha

Tammy Shipton

Shawn Waller

Fireghter

Lieutenant

Fireghter/First Responder

First Responder

Fireghter;Director

A. SHELTON
ELECTRICAL & FIRE

Andrew M. Shelton

Cell:
Electrical Contractor License #24118
Office:
ASTT/BC Fire Tech #0254

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unavailable

250-442-7120
250-445-2234

Ray Simpson, Fireghter

Doreen Gardner, First Responder/Liaison
Mike Grohne, Fireghter

BC Ambulance Service
Midway

Stress can linger longer

than smoke...

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Thank you

To all the dedicated men and women that

make up our volunteer fire departments,
road rescue, ambulance personnel and
citizens on patrol.
You make the residents of
West Boundary Branch
256 S. Copper, Box 76
the West Boundary proud to
Greenwood, BC V0H 1J0
Tel: 250-445-9900
call it home.
Fax: 250-445-9902

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Midway Volunteer Fire Department

Thank You!

Walter Osellame,
Chief

Dana Agar

Jennifer Agar

Pete Baia

Vlodko Barchuk

Ross Bayles

John Boltz

Ryan Bosovich

Earl Carpenter Capt.

Ken Corfe

Your dedication to our safety

and communities is
unsurpassed.

Open 6 am - 8 pm
622 Palmerston Ave., Midway, BC
250-449-2789

Jason Eaton

Jim Graham Capt.

Gunnar Hall

George Hayes

Gord Kamigochi Capt.

Thank you
from our hearts!

Earl Lindsay

Tamara Lovett

Chad Maarhuis

Keith Martin,Deputy Chief

Everyone at
Midway Mobile
Home & RV
park sleeps well
at night because
we know we
have the best
volunteer fire
department
anywhere!
Thank you all
for all your hard
work all year
round!
You deserve
medals after the
summer of 2015!

Scott McLaren Capt.

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Glenn Aasen
Mark Geen
Gil Walker
Dan Dejong
Phil Cameron
Mark Demchuk
Aaron Ferrier

Bob Peters

Aaron Pownall

Kevin Thomas

Gord Walker

Jr. Fireghters:
Pattie Kirschner
and Trent Martin

To the Volunteer Fireighters and Road Rescue. For your many, many volunteer
hours of training and practices ensuring your safety, the safety of
others and the safety of our communities, you go above and beyond
and your dedication and services are tremendously appreciated.
THANK YOU!!

Village of Midway

Midway Mobile Home

Park!
Phone 250-449-2739
hdremillard@shaw.ca

925 Thirteenth Avenue

behind the museum