2006:- 358 calls - property loss $1,719,850 of $684,000,000 value.
News for December 2006 -
• Have a safe and Happy Holiday Season
• House fire causes major damage, still under investigation.
• Fire in a local motel damaged one unit.
• Crews help Bouchie Lake on mutual aid call between Christmas and New Years.
News for November 2006 - 24 calls for the month
• Lest We Forget - November 11
• Dryer fire at Quesnel Plywood results in $10,000 loss
• Busy month for false alarms
• Wind storm keeps crews busy with reports of power lines down
News
for October 2006 - 25 calls for the month
• No fire losses
this month!
• Retired
member Frank Dempster passed away - Firefighters formed the Honour Guard.
• Fire
Prevention Week October 8 - 14 - Watch what you heat, Prevent cooking fires!
• Long time
member Bill Lowery passed, ceremony held October 14.
News
for September 2006 - 34 calls for the month
• We
will never forget 9/11
• Night Watchman discovers small fire in wall of Planer Mill
averting catastrophe.
• Fire in basement of house under construction quickly
snuffed.
• Call for a noxious smell turns out to be bear spray.
• Wasp nest caused more trouble when owner tried to burn them out.
• Faulty Hydro neutral causes multiple fires in meter rooms.
• Shed fire in West Quesnel of suspicious origin.
News
for August 2006 - 39 calls for the month
• Twin engine Cessna 414 makes safe landing after
hydraulic failure.
• Bush Fire in inaccessible area of West Quesnel had great
potential to spread to large fire. Public works crew assisted in extinguishment
with heavy equipment.
• Crews assist Barlow Creek along with Ten Mile VFD in fire that destroyed
local sawmill.
News
for July 2006 - 42 calls for the month
• Fire in furniture store at West Park Mall contained
by fire sprinklers. Smoke damage to surrounding stores is extensive.
News
for June 2006 - 42 calls for the month
• Garage fire in Red Bluff spreads to house, burning the
attic and roof off the house. Crews save remainder of home and belongings.
• Log Loader fire ignites fire in log deck. Quick action by crews and
workers stop fire from spreading. Over $4 million in logs at risk were saved.
News
for May 2006 - 30 calls for the month
• Loader/compactor destroyed by fire at City Landfill. This
is the second loader to burn at the Landfill, two years to the day the first
loader was destroyed.
• Large Bush Fire may have saved trailers. Fire Crews were just clearing a
Bush Fire in Red Bluff when a call was received for a vehicle fire far South of
town. Crews arrived to find a fully involved truck and camper
and the vinyl siding burning on two trailers. The fire was quickly knocked down
and both trailers suffered minimal damage.
News
for April 2006 - 26 calls for the month
• Grass fire season has begun. Please be careful.
• West Fraser Planer mill fire quickly extinguished.
• Chlorine leak causes evacuation of Rec Centre
News
for March 2006 - 21 calls for the month
• MDF Plant keeps fire crews busy this month.
• Structure fire in Red Bluff confined to attic.
News
for February 2006 - 15 calls for the month
• Fire Sprinklers extinguish fire in sprinkler control room. Dust
from sawmill operations ignited by heater was quickly doused by fire sprinklers.
• Dust from MDF Plant ignited by spark, spread to exterior wall before being
noticed.
News
for January 2006 - 30 calls for the month
• Interested in being a volunteer firefighter? Applications
are now being accepted with preference given to people available during the day.
Please visit
http://www.city.quesnel.bc.ca/firehall/recruitment.html and download an
application and drop it off to us at 310 Kinchant Street downtown. Application
deadline is February 20.
• Medical First Responder calls increase dramatically as BCAS crews kept
busy.
• Trailer fire sends one man to hospital in serious condition,
the trailer was gutted by the fire.
• Kitchen Fire sends one man to hospital
with burns to hands and feet. Fire contained to kitchen area.
•
Community Wildfire Protection Planning initiated.