We almost missed this little bit of information tucked away in the Council briefs section of the Daily news on Tuesday. But the controversial plan to add auxiliary firefighters to the Prince Rupert service is progressing as planned, with Fire Chief Ron Miller pleased with the way things are coming together.
Five of the seven new auxiliaries have begun their training while two from the previous recruitment drive have completed their Live Fire Level One training.
The Daily News reviewed the plans for the auxiliaries with their page five council briefs
CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS
The Daily News
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Page Five
The City should have seven auxiliary fire fighters in place by this summer.
According to fire chief Ron Miller, five new auxiliaries have begun training and two from the previous recruitment have completed Live Fire Level One training.
“While the auxiliary program started out slowly, I feel we are starting to get a good system and rhythm going now,” said Chief Miller.
“Once the certification exams arrive and we can start to do actual testing and evaluations, I think the interest and enthusiasm from the auxiliary members will increase.
“This should make it easier to attract and retain new members.”
The city implemented an auxiliary program in the spring of 2006; however of the six from the first training group only two remain in town.
The rest have moved on.
The city decided to add an auxiliary component in order to build on its core of professional fire fighters.
However, it’s a slow process and will take two to three years to train each new auxiliary member to the level where they can be used as first response crews.
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