REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: December 05, 2017 Report No. FIRE-17-004
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Chris Jancowski, Fire Chief
SUBJECT:
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Fire Protection and Control Bylaw Update
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council gives first, second, and third reading to the Fire Protection and Control Bylaw, 2011, No. 2783, Amendment Bylaw [No. 1], 2017, No. 2911.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Fire Protection and Control Bylaw, 2011, No. 2783
British Columbia Fire Code, 2012
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Operational Strategy - Review Township policies and bylaws to ensure efficient processes; amend and update as necessary.
BACKGROUND:
The Fire Protection and Control Bylaw, 2011, No. 2783 was adopted in January of 2012. Since then, the operations and structure of the Fire Department have changed. The Department has seen an increase in calls of service for medical aid emergencies. The Department has also increased our training in limited areas of technical rescue and medical skills. In addition to our emergency responses, the Department has not seen a request for a Foreshore Fire Permit for nearly three years. Permits for these fires are extremely difficult to obtain due to spatial requirements. The noted changes above have led to the proposed addition of several sections and the removal of one section that will ensure operational needs are supported with the appropriate authorities.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
The amended Fire Protection and Control Bylaw will be updated and improved in several ways:
The amended Bylaw will:
- provide for a mechanism to match the Department's current resource allocation plans with on duty staffing and apparatus resources.
- ensure that members can provide additional medical and rescue skills for which they have been trained. In addition, it will provide direction that Department members are not expected to provide services for which they have not been trained.
- provide an ...
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