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.

Comox Firefighters Pay it Forward

December 20, 2019 / Gord Schreiner

Comox Firefighters continue to share and pay-it-forward with several donations to local community groups.

These include; $500 to Dawn to Dawn, $500 and ten turkeys the Sonshine Lunch Club, $1,000 plus ten turkeys to the CV Transition Society as well as 35 turkeys to the Comox Valley Food Bank.

“I’m so very proud of all the amazing work that our firefighters do and contribute to the community.” Says Comox Fire Chief Gord Schreiner.

Comox Firefighters will be hosting their annual Christmas tree recycling project on January 4th and 5th with 100 percent of the proceeds going to YANA (You Are Not Alone).

YANA provides accommodation and funding to Comox Valley families who need to travel outside the community for medical treatment for a child under 19 or for a pregnant mother.

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