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Annual Report Board of Directors: President’S Report ANNUAL REPORT Board of Directors: President’s Report BOARD GOVERNANCE Edwin Debbie Conlin Darlene Glaim Sonny (Stephen) Melvin Mitchell Mountain Sr. Vice President Secretary/Treasurer Hunt Director Our Society is President Director Okanagan Hagwilget Siliammon Xaxli’p First Nation Indian Band Indian Band Heiltsuk First Nation First Nation governed by a Board From the FNESS Board of Directors, I wish to express a respectful thank you to all members of Directors comprising and staff of the FNESS family for their focus and support for services to First Nations of First Nations individuals who communities throughout the past year. live in communities throughout The Board recognizes that the changing landscape with funding and priorities always presents a challenge. The skill sets of the Board and staff, and importantly the members the province of British of FNESS who work and live in communities, help us remain current and relevant to the Columbia and who are elected needs for which we can offer support. We continue to work closely with the Executive by our Society’s members. The Director and are pleased with his work this year. Funding remains consistent for providing Fire Services, with a strong focus on core function of our Board is to prevention initiatives and not just training. Among the prevention initiatives, the Board ensure that our Society upholds participated with Gwen Point of the University of the Fraser Valley and Kidde Canada for its adopted Mission Statement a public announcement regarding continuing the smoke alarm installation efforts for all communities. First Nations leadership is apprised of all FNESS strategic activities, and offers in accordance with its adopted respectful support, including a resolution passed urging chiefs and councils to engage Constitution and By-Laws, and with fire chiefs on a regular basis, if they are not already doing so. to ensure the financial viability Funding was also renewed for the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative program (SWPI), with the Board meeting with the BC Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural of the Society. Resource Operations for the announcement. The Board oversaw the organization, and it remains on budget for the fiscal year. Looking to the year ahead, the Board will help guide FNESS staff toward further progress and success with national FireSmart recognition, new training programs with the Justice Institute of BC, engaging more youth at the community level, working more closely with the Fire Chiefs Association of BC and supporting Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) efforts. Looking even further ahead to the next two to three years brings into focus the need to remain resolute in long-term safety planning for all communities. Board elections present a time that can always be beneficial to FNESS. The skills, wisdom, knowledge and experience that FNESS provides will allow members to work with the FNESS family to move forward on longer-term successes with communities. Working together as a Board, we look forward to meeting the challenges of this year and recognizing and rewarding the successes ahead. 2 I FIRST NATIONS’ EMERGenCY SeRVICES SOCieTY OF BRITISH COLUMbiA Executive Director’s Report Looking forward, building on the past The 2014-15 fiscal year for FNESS has seen changes, from a new board member to succession of executive director and manager VISION Safe and Healthy First Nations roles. We have remained steadfast in following our mission Communities of working toward safer and healthier communities through prevention, planning, education and training. Looking forward and learning from the past, we embark on MIssION Brent Langlois FNESS serves First Nations in a new training program for Fire Services, provide Critical Incident Executive Director developing and sustaining safer Stress Management (CISM) short-term intervention, look to the and healthier communities landscape for forest fuel management projects and aim to engage more youth through a through: number of new initiatives. • Emergency planning, As an additional note, we continue to ensure CISM, our short-term intervention training, response and recovery; support for communities, which is funded through the First Nations Health Authority • Fire training, education and (FNHA), remains active and available for the years ahead. We will also focus on developing prevention; further staff under this initiative, ensuring this support is active upon request from • Forest fuel and wildfire communities in need due to unforeseen (and often tragic) circumstances. management; and In the past we have relied on the support of First Nations communities and • Leadership and collaborative organizations, our members and our staff. All need to be commended—leadership and relationships. chiefs/councils, fire chiefs and volunteer members and staff, to name only a few of those who have shown great resolve and hard work. Moving forward, this remains a key for VALUES achieving success in improving and maintaining community safety. Courage: Strength and We remain committed to school and community workshops this year and to furthering curiosity while determining the our critical prevention initiatives, such as smoke alarm installations and fire extinguisher most beneficial actions with communities. training. Our joint training program with the Justice Institute of British Columbia will bring Honesty: Open and transpar- a new look to the field once piloting is completed, with certifications remaining the goal. ent environments in all actions. This year, we will work to strengthen collaboration with BC fire protection agencies and Integrity: Consistent and ac- build joint regional fire protection training and mentoring opportunities while also looking countable for all actions, assess- further into service agreements. ing and adapting as needed. As we continue the challenging work of exploring alternate funding opportunities, Passion: Acknowledging we remain steadfast in serving communities with services you will read in this report. enthusiasm and initiative; rewarding success regularly. Respect: Inclusiveness and What can FNESS members do? teamwork that allows fairness, Membership with FNESS brings your community voice to the FNESS family. Your actions balance and harmony in all within your community ensure safety is prioritized. Mentoring youth in your community activities; appreciative of all shapes the next generation of fire fighters and community safety advocates! Become cultural diversities. involved as a FNESS member. Trustworthiness: Providing credible and state-of-the-art recognized services. FIRST NATIONS’ EMERGenCY SeRVICES SOCieTY OF BRITISH COLUMbiA I 3 Fire Services Department 2014 Fire Fighter Competition in Smithers, BC The Fire Services Department worked with BC First Nations communities during the 2014-15 fiscal year with a continued focus on building capacity in both fire prevention and fire protection. First Nations communities have shown a great need for the programs offered by the Fire Services Department; thus we also strove to work one-on-one with community safety “champions” and other dedicated members of each community. This year, fire prevention and fire protection programs continued, with a heavier focus on delivering the Fire Protection Leadership and Governance Workshop for leaders in Fire Services. The 2014 FNESS Safety Expo was well attended and delegates of the leadership workshop included fifteen fire chiefs and twenty-one others in leadership positions such as council members, band administrators, elected chiefs and band managers. The Fire Protection Leadership and Governance Workshop is a key component within Fire Services training as it focuses on the relationship between the fire department and community leadership; moreover, the workshop examines risk management and liability as well as good governance and leadership practices. The Smoke Alarm campaign, which began in 2013 and has continued into 2015, has been a major endeavour of the Fire Services Department, with support from Kidde Canada, University of the Fraser Valley, and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development 4 I FIRST NATIONS’ EMERGENCY SERVICES SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMbiA Fire Services Department Canada (AANDC). One hundred thirty-three First Nations communities have received smoke alarms since the start of the program, and twenty-one communities received smoke alarms shipments in 2014. A total of 20,566 smoke alarms have been shipped out to communities and 13,231 smoke alarms have been reported installed in homes across British Columbia. We encourage communities that have not installed yet to do so as soon as possible: Smoke alarms save lives and are an essential part of community safety planning. The Fire Prevention Development Program was delivered for a second year in nine communities across BC. This program focuses on mentoring community safety champions and fire department Fire Extinguisher Training in Cheam First Nation personnel, and includes (but is not limited to) the installation of smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in communities, and public and school fire prevention education. The youth poster contest was also a great success this year as we received 256 posters from participants in twenty First Nations communities throughout BC, displaying great commitment from teachers and parents in teaching children about fire prevention. We look forward to continuing with these programs in the new fiscal year. The Benchmarks Capacity fire department assessments were completed, updated, and acted
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