Effective on Friday, July 12, 2024 at noon Pacific Daylight Time, campfires will be prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre, except for the Haida Gwaii Forest District. This prohibition is being enacted to help prevent human caused wildfires and protect public safety. Category 1, Category 2, and Category 3 open fires will be prohibited on
We have lowered the flags at all three fire halls to honour the death of FF Dayten Sanders. Dayten and his trademark smile will be missed around the department and our community. Dayten was very hardworking and always willing to help. His caring spirit was hard to miss on any emergency scene he attended. Our
March 18, 2022 Chief Administrative Officer Andrew Peat has advised the Board of Trustees of his intention to resign effective April 7, 2022, two months earlier than originally anticipated. CAO Peat came out of retirement in the fall of 2020 to assist the Fire District, and we are grateful for his 6+ years of service
The Board of Fire Trustees and Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue are pleased to announce the appointment of Jamie Holmes to Fire Chief. Chief Holmes has been exceptional in his role of Acting Fire Chief since November 14, 2020. A strong leader with a wealth of experience, SSIFR is fortunate to have him at the
Media Release For Immediate Release July 2, 2021 Victoria, BC- The Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District (Fire District) and the Capital Regional District (CRD) have agreed to establish a joint working group to make recommendations to their respective organizations regarding both a new public safety building incorporating a CRD Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) as