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Help first responders find you in an emergency! E

Help first responders find you in an emergency! Ensure your address is properly numbered and visible from the road during the day and night! Help Us, Help You!

#emergency #firefighter #firstresponder

We will be outside Thrifty Foods this weekend rais

We will be outside Thrifty Foods this weekend raising money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Come by, say hello, & think about donating to this great cause! #FillTheBoot

Last night our crews were practicing their #vehicl

Last night our crews were practicing their #vehiclerescue skills during a #foggy practice night. Check out this cool shot that #firefighter @jessvanwinkle captured of #Rescue73 all lit up in the #fog

Fireplaces get used a lot this time of year. A cle

Fireplaces get used a lot this time of year. A clean chimney reduces the risk of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Not all smoke alarms need to have the batteries ch

Not all smoke alarms need to have the batteries changed. The most important thing you can do is TEST your smoke alarms every month, and follow the manufacturers instructions on how to change the batteries or when to replace the entire unit.

Have a safe and spooky Halloween!

Have a safe and spooky Halloween!

After having an “aviation incident” last year

After having an “aviation incident” last year in our district we realized we had an opportunity to increase our training and awareness to better manage similar incidents. Half of our members took part in an aviation awareness training course today. Our remaining members will take part tomorrow. Since our district is right under the flight path to #YYJ having another similar incident is a real possibility and our department is now much more knowledgeable and better prepared to ensure the best outcome possible. We are very fortunate to have such skilled and knowledgeable instructors teaching us this weekend!

Our @millbayfirerescue #Engine72 got all washed up

Our @millbayfirerescue #Engine72 got all washed up for a special visit to #GeorgeBonnerElementry School this morning. One of our Captains had the honour of visiting and speaking to Ms. Ludwigs’s grade 1 class about #FirePrevention and everything else a class of 6yr olds can come up with! 😁

We have two of our members in Penticton this weeke

We have two of our members in Penticton this weekend participating in the 2022 Provincial Wildfire Training Symposium. This is an incredible opportunity of building skills and networking with other departments to improve our Provincial wildfire response on deployments.

We took advantage of an action packed #mutualaid #

We took advantage of an action packed #mutualaid #training evolution at the Ross Academic Building this weekend with our friends from Malahat Fire and Cowichan Bay Fire. The Crews were faced with locked doors requiring #forcibleentry and a simulated air handling unit fire requiring #roofops with our #laddertruck. It was an incredible and valuable opportunity to work with our mutual aid partners on a simulated fire in a commercial building. A very special thank you to @brentwoodboarding for providing us this incredible opportunity.

This past Wednesday we were provided an incredible

This past Wednesday we were provided an incredible opportunity by @brentwoodboarding to use the Ross Academic Building to run commercial structure fire scenarios. We aren’t provided opportunities like this very often and our whole crew took part in an extremely valuable training night that will undoubtedly improve our response for any similar incidents within our area. We are so grateful and appreciative of our community partners at Brentwood College for allowing us to use the building prior to its scheduled demolition.

Check out the heat coming from the #exhaust of #te

Check out the heat coming from the #exhaust of #tender76 as this #firetruck is being put through a #regen to burn off soot and build up on of the #dieselparticulatefilter. Our @msasafetyfire #thermalimagingcamera was showing temperatures close to 400degrees!

Here’s @millbayfirerescue #Tender76. This is one

Here’s @millbayfirerescue #Tender76. This is one of the largest water tenders in the #CowichanValley. This 2009 @rosenbauerus truck built on a @freightlinertrucks chassis can carry 3600usg of water to areas within our district that are not serviced by #firehydrants. This #firetruck is a beast that can move a lot of water!

Last night we sprayed just a little bit of water a

Last night we sprayed just a little bit of water around… The Crew were practicing their skills #relaypumping to two #attackengines and pushing the #hydrant to the limit! Being able to confidently supply two #pumpers with effective water management will be critical if we are ever faced with a large #commercialstructurefire

#InternationalWomensDay is an amazing opportunity

#InternationalWomensDay is an amazing opportunity to recognize and celebrate these incredible women who contribute to the success of our department. These women are dedicated, strong, and fearless and we are so incredibly fortunate to be able to work alongside them. To these tremendous women of the @millbayfirerescue and all women in the #fireservice, #THANKYOU

It was a morning of tilting cabs on our #cabovers

It was a morning of tilting cabs on our #cabovers and doing full #MPTs on #Engine72 #Tender76 and #Ladder81 @millbayfirerescue

Working on our #hydraulicventilation today with th

Working on our #hydraulicventilation today with the #ExteriorFireFighter group!

Our #ExteriorFirefighter group was putting in some

Our #ExteriorFirefighter group was putting in some extra reps today advancing their #NFPA1001 training while working on #powertools and #forcibleentry

Have you thought about joining the Mill Bay Fire D

Have you thought about joining the Mill Bay Fire Department? Have you wanted to give back to the community while making a difference?

We are now accepting applications for our next volunteer recruit class that will be kicking off in the new year! Check out MBFD.ca for more information or stop by our Hall 1 on Lodgepole Rd weekdays between 8:30-4:00.
(We are especially looking for new recruits living in the Mill Bay or south side of our district)

If you have any questions about what the recruit process looks like or the required time commitments then please send us a message!

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