Prevention, Emergency Response, and the Comox Fire Training Centre
Comox Fire Rescue provides a variety of preventive and emergency services to a population of over 18,000 in an area of 16 square miles. This includes the Town of Comox, the Comox Fire Protection Improvement District, the Bates Huband Local Service Area (Regional District of Comox-Strathcona), and the Comox Indian Band. They also operate the Comox Fire Training Centre, which trains firefighters from all over Vancouver Island, and even parts of BC and the rest of Canada. The training centre is certified by the JIBC.
We will be hosting a WSPP-115 Structure Protection Program (Sprinklers, using type 2 trailer) here at Comox Fire Rescue on June 4 + 5, (08:30-16:00). This is a two-day program.
This course is one of several requirements for those wanting to be deployed as part of a Structure Protection team.
Other requirements include: ICS-100, Exterior Firefighter certification and wildfire WSPP-FF-1 (Wildfire course for municipal firefighters).