Comox Fire Rescue provides a variety of preventive and emergency services to a population of over 18,000 in an area of 16 square miles. This includes the Town of Comox, the Comox Fire Protection Improvement District, the Bates Huband Local Service Area (Regional District of Comox-Strathcona), and the Comox Indian Band. They also operate the Comox Fire Training Centre, which trains firefighters from all over Vancouver Island, and even parts of BC and the rest of Canada. The training centre is certified by the JIBC.
Comox Fire Rescue celebrated the graduation of 7 members completing their NFPA 1001/2 certifictation November 5th.
This class of fire fighters started in May of 2018 and have put in countless hours of training, studying and teamwork to get to this moment. Members were presented with their black helmets and black turnout gear, which signify the level of ‘Firefighter’ by completing their training.
“As an organization we are so very proud of every member to complete this level of training. It takes a great deal of dedication and commitment to become a firefighter.” states Comox Fire Chief Gord Schreiner. “All of these great people have been a wonderful addition to the department and will continue to train and learn in new positions as firefighters moving forward.”
Comox Fire Rescue currently has over 40 NFPA 1001/2 trained firefighters and 10 more working towards certification.
“We are very fortunate to be able to provide the certification at Comox Fire for our members. The Officers and instructors work very hard to provide great training for all our members.” says Schreiner. “It is people like this that makes our organization so strong.”
Comox Fire Rescue will be opening the bay doors to the community on Halloween 5-9pm. Stop by for Free Hotdogs and BBQ Timbits! Families are welcome to come take a break inside the station.
"Everyone is welcome including zombies, werewolves, Dracula's and Disney princesses. The fire station is considered a safe zone for and from monsters of all types!" - R. Stevens
Watch for our Firetrucks around different parts of Comox also!
Members of Comox Fire Rescue participated in the #TetrisChallenge on October 10.
Squad 39 was used for the event. The first line truck is used for First Responder calls, Structure fires, as well as MVI’s.
#TetrisChallenge is a social media trend that has been embraced by law enforcement and firefighting agencies around the globe.
Emergency services personnel are photographed from above as they lay on the ground with the equipment that goes into their vehicle, all arranged in a grid that resembles a Tetris pattern.
Comox Fire Rescue will be holding a Fire Prevention Week Open House on Saturday, October 12th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are located at 1870 Noel Avenue.
Comox Fire Rescue is very lucky to have great equipment and training facilities, however, it’s membership of dedicated and hard-working people from a diverse background that makes it so strong. Comox currently has 57 members, including 7 female Firefighters.
Pictured Left to Right; Firefighter Sacha Scott, Recuit Delaney Carr, Rookie Anne Thomas, Firefighter Caroline Taylor, Recruit Katie Braaten, Firefighter Elsa Gilroy (not pictured Lieutenant Brittany Jones)
"Our members spend a great deal of time training, responding to calls in addition to assisting with community events.” Fire Chief Gord Schreiner states. “These are great people to have in our community and are an important part of our team.”
Members spend approx 2 years being trained at Comox Fire Rescue to the NFPA 1001/2 standard. This includes training in Medical, Hazmat, Auto Extrication, Structural and Wildfire protection and many other areas of Fire Fighting.
“Our firefighters give so much of themselves and we work very hard everyday to ensure our firefighters are well-trained and have the latest information when it comes to safety.” says Schreiner.
