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.
Our three new saunas and accompanying spin bike.
Sweating is an important part of detoxification of smoke exposure.
Comox Fire Rescue has recently added three individual-sized saunas to our station as a preventative step against occupational diseases caused by toxic smoke exposure. For more information, please see this very informative video on the Collingwood Fire Department.