Prevention, Emergency Response, and the Comox Fire Training Centre

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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.

Campfire Ban in parts of Coastal Fire Centre

June 25, 2015 / Gord Schreiner

Effective at noon on Saturday, June 27th there will be a campfire ban in effect for many parts of the province, including the part of Vancouver Island that falls within the Comox Fire jurisdiction.

All Beach Fire permits in our Fire Protection District will be cancelled at this time, as well as camping fires.

Goose spit Regional Park beach fires will be left to Regional District to regulate.

For more information, click here for a statement from the Ministry of Forests.

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