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Van Anda Fire Department
There is an active wild fire on the cut off road to the airport. Please stay away
Van Anda Fire Department
There is our new to us utility truck 604 . It will be used for medical calls , MVA calls along with recuse 603 and wild fire calls. We have a wild fire skid that fits in the back that has a small tank , hoses and pump.
Van Anda Fire Department
Please be careful Gillies bay fire member just put out a small fire on the side of the road just past the gate to the chlorinater . on the gillies bay road Flames showing in places about 6 ft. apart. Possibly a cigarette tossed . Couldn't see any butts on the ground.
Van Anda Fire Department
VAFD would like to thank all 911 dispatchers on the hard work they do . They are the first line of the 991 system. With out their dedicated work fire , EMS and police would have a much harder time. For the people that dont know our fire department dispatch Is located in Campbell River and they look after 81 fire department with 14 people
In Q1 alone, our centre handled nearly 9,700 fire-related and first responder incidents, and dispatched almost 6,000 calls to fire departments across the regions​.
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 13-19, 2025.
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Van Anda Fire Department
VAFD, GBFD and Selkirk forest got together and did some wild fire training.
Van Anda Fire Department
Van Anda fire department will be putting on the Easter egg hunt on April 20 th at the Van Anda school at 11 am. To ages up to 13.
Van Anda Fire Department
Nice to see all the low risk wild fire areas. Just remember that can change quickly with hot weather and wind.
Van Anda Fire Department
We had a mayor call earlier today. The fire department and BCAS both had problems finding the house because of lack of visible house address numbers on the house. Seconds count so please make sure house addresses and even trailer numbers in the trailer park are easy seen from the road.
Thanks from all the Texada first responders.
Van Anda Fire Department
VAFD and the Van Anda water board operators would like to thank everyone for conserving water and now normal water usage can used.
Van Anda Fire Department
