Back in the Saddle

To all of you that have wondered what happened with the blog, here goes another attempt. I will try to keep this up to date at least weekly so give me a couple of weeks to catch up.

First off, the recruiting drive has gone very well. We now have close to 20 applicants. There will be an open house this Tuesday (24th) for all the potential candidates to bring their families in for an orientation session. Anyone wishing to be here to show them around would be welcome. Uniforms please. The first recruit class session will begin on September 15th

Work has started on the Mariners Landing Development. As you are all aware, we will be hostihng approximately 100 students for a Fire Investigation Level 2 course using the old motel for the training. This will all take place the week of Sept 21 to 24. The classroom sessions will be held in Council Chambers and the live burn session will take place on the 22nd at the motel. On the Sunday and Monday (19th and 20th) we will be conducting several preburns on the site to prepare it for the students. Anyone able to assist with fire attack on either of these days would be appreciated. We also need a crew on the Wednesday to put out the fires. The Lounge will be open each evening from Monday to Thursday to entertain the students and instructors. On Thursday, the Association will be hosting a bbq dinner for all of the participants. Please make an effort to be here as much as possible. On Wednesday night, the 17 Mile House has given us a super deal on night zip lining. This open to all Sooke Firefighters too and at a cost of only $55.00 per person. There will be a sign up list for this.

Don't forget the Annual Firefighter Appreciation Banquet on October 2nd. Make sure you RSVP or you will not get any dinner.

In case you haven't noticed or heard yet, Squad 2 is now parked in Sunriver. This is a result of all the road construction and the difficulty members living in this area have in getting to the fire station with all the road construction. If these proves successful, we may keep the vehicle here. Sunriver crews are reminded that they must call in to the duty officer before proceeding to the incident. They must also be responsible for the weekly truck checks and ensuring the unit is refuelled.