Effective 12:00 pm (noon) on Wednesday, September 27th, the campfire ban will be lifted on Salt Spring Island. This is the result of recent rainfall that has reduced wildfire risk in the region. Backyard burning, incinerators, and land-clearing fires are still prohibited at this time. Prior to burning, please ensure that you have water on site, a safe non-combustible area for burning and that
Effective at noon Pacific Daylight Time on Thursday, June 8, 2023, campfires will be prohibited on Salt Spring Island and throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. 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 Salt
Date: May 17, 2023 Backyard Burning and Machine Piles Prohibited Announcement: Effective at noon Pacific Daylight Time on Thursday, May 18, 2023, most open burning activities will be prohibited on Salt Spring Island and throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. This prohibition is being enacted to help reduce wildfire risk and protect public safety. Category
Notice is hereby given to the owners of land within the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District that nominations for three trustees will be received between: 9:00 a.m. Thursday, March 23, 2023 and 4:00 p.m. Thursday, April 6, 2023 During which period the nomination documents shall only be received during the office hours of Monday
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
The Board of Fire Trustees is pleased to announce that the Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association, Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District, and the Salt Spring Island Firefighters Association IAFF Local 4467 have signed a new Collective Agreement that began on January 1st, 2017 and ends December 31st, 2022. The Collective Agreement will be formally
The Board of Fire Trustees and Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue is pleased to announce the Appointment of Jamie Holmes to Deputy Fire Chief of SSIFR effective May 1st, 2021. Chief Holmes has also been serving as Acting Fire Chief since November 14th, 2020 and will continue in that capacity. Acting Chief Holmes has served
Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue has sent a replacement team to relieve Firefighters Ponsford and Byrne after an exhausting week battling the fires in northern British Columbia. Firefighters Eric Taylor and Warren Nuyens are the second team to deploy from Salt Spring Island. Ponsford and Byrne are on route home for some well-deserved rest. Ponsford
British Columbia is facing another extreme fire season with over five hundred fires burning in British Columbia. On Aug 15th a provincial state of emergency was declared for the second year in a row. After a request for assistance from the Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC) Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue deployed our reserve
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