Well its here. Winter has arrived with a blast. So far it has been fairly quiet on the roads in Sooke, but elsewhere seems to be lots of problems. Currently 206 and 207 are chained up and 201 and 205 have Insta Chains so hopefully this is enough to get us through. In any event, use extreme caution when responding.
On a sad note, Lone Butte Fire Department has reported that one of their volunteer firefighters has died in a car crash while responding in his personnel vehicle to the station for a chimney fire. I am sure all our hearts go out to the family and department members in this tragic time.
It's been a busy week for Sooke Firefighters. A chimney fire on Church Road had crews working off the aerial ladder to access the chimney. No serious issues, however we are having some difficulties with the cover over the electrical system on the ladder itself. It is slowly coming apart at the seems. This should be covered under warranty and is being sent for repairs soon. An alarm bells call at the Chevron Station was likely the result of burnt dust in the heating system. A thorough check could not find anything amiss. The same could be told for a possible gas leak at the Shoppers Drug Mart. Another search found nothing. And again today, a reported gas leak as Sooke Disposal could not locate a source of the odour.
Don't forget the food bank collection coming up soon. This Saturday (Nov 27) we hope to have firefighters, municipal staff and others out in front of Village and Western Foods from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm to collect non perishable items for the food bank. This will again take place on Dec 11 at the same times. Unfortunately these are busy dates as the Haz Mat course is also on the 27th and the recruit practical tests will take place on the 11th.
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