Prince Rupert residents will get a glimpse into the work of the Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue Department tonight, as Fire Chief Jeff Beckwith provides a look at the volume of calls that came into the First Avenue Fire Hall in the month of July.
The report for this evening's Prince Rupert Council session, will note of the 143 emergency incidents that the Department responded to in July, as well as the details on two fires of significant note, both of which occurred during a period that the department was 'stretched thin' on staffing owing to multiple non-critical medical incidents.
As Chief Beckwith observes in his report, the incidents served as the catalyst for last months declaration that the Fire/Rescue service will now only respond to 'Purple' medical calls, that in order to maintain a fire/rescue response within the community.
Some of our notes on that issue from last month can be reviewed below:
City Council has some for 411 for the BC Government on ambulance service in Prince Rupert
Since those concerns were raised in July, there has been no update offered from MLA Jennifer Rice's office, or from the BC Emergency Health service as to what, if any measures are now in place, or under consideration to improve on the level of staffing for the local ambulance service in the city.
The Fire/Rescue report on their work of July can be examined below:
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