Volunteer Firefighters’ Association of B.C. THETHE VOLUNTEERVOLUNTEER Issue 2

June 2017

Inside this issue: Grand Forks Photos 2 Executive Director’s 4 Report

South V.I Report 4

Special Event 4

Foundation Report 5

Foundation Fund 6

Foundation Members 7 OFC Information 9

Muscular Dystrophy 10

Membership List 12 The Volunteer Firefighter’s Association of BC wish to ex- press our sincere condolences to the Cassidy Family and Insurance Questionnaire 13 Friends as well as the Cache Creek and Ashcroft Fire De- Important Information 16 partment with the sudden and tragic passing of Fire Chief Clayton Cassidy Public Education Award 17 More Important Stuff 17 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Association Information 18

VFA of BC Application 19 We are all saddened to hear of the tragic loss of Cache Chief Clayton Cassidy and we pass on our deepest sympathies to the Cassidy family, the Cache Creek Fire De- partment and the Town of Cache Creek. This unfortunate event serves to remind us all that seemingly simple tasks can have dire consequences for any emergency responder. 2018 The best we can do is be aware of the situations around us and keep ourselves as safe as possible. Rest in Peace Chief Cassidy and thank you for your service. Spring Training Congratulations go out to the Grand Forks Fire Department for a very successful Spring Oliver Training Weekend. Participants were rewarded with some excellent training opportuni- ties, a great dinner and some fine entertainment. The weather also cooperated which TBA always makes things better. We are looking forward to returning to Oliver next Spring and eagerly await what they have in store for us. Several departments have expressed an interest in hosting the 2019 Spring Training Weekend and I encourage all of them to sub- mit their formal application to the Association so that our Executive can discuss the op- CHECK OUT tions at our Fall meeting and announce the location at the next Training Weekend in PAGE 6 Oliver. FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER’S Volunteer Firefighters Foundation Fund FOUNDATION FUND The fund has been able to provide 7 families with financial assistance of $5000.00 in 2016 and so far in 2017 the Fund has to provide 7 families with $7000.00 in financial assistance. Visit our website See Page 6 for more information www.firebc.org Page 2 THE VOLUNTEER

Grand Forks April 2017

Photos taken by Peter Kalasz Photography and provided by Grand Forks Fire 2017 Issue 2 Page 3 Page 4 THE VOLUNTEER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Congratulations to the Grand Forks Fire Department and their firefighters for a job well done in hosting the 2017 Spring Training. Speaking of Spring Training, we had a couple of departments interested in hosting the 2019 Spring Training and AGM but we have not had a formal offer other than statements of interest. Let us know if you are a department who wishes to host for 2019. PLEASE NOTE: 2018 SPRING TRAINING WILL BE IN OLIVER. DATE TO BE SET. We had good Executive and AGM meetings in Grand Forks. Please check the minutes in this newsletter as there are several issues that were discussed and the Association will be dealing with on your behalf. Membership in both the Association and the Foundation Fund has been coming in well. Please check the up to date membership lists in this newsletter. I will be send out a second membership notice in June after the newsletter it out to you. There is also a membership form in the newsletter and on our web site, firebc.org that you can use. We are looking for Association Directors in the East Kootenays, the Northeast Region and Vancouver Island North. Contact the president, Bob Stevens or myself at the association office, if you wish more information. The Foundation Fund is serving it’s purpose well as we have helped a number of firefighters families already this year. It is a fund where firefighters help firefighters. I ask you to consider joining.

Respectfully submitted Mac Gregory Executive Director SPRING / SUMMER SOUTH ISLAND REPORT

Well, it wasn’t much of a spring, cool and rainy. Summer’s here now, 30 ++. So far it’s been fairly quiet with many calls but nothing major. The Sathlam Fire Department celebrated 45 yrs. of dedicated service to their rural community with a banquet May 27. Parksville Fire Department is hosting an Open House and Show and Shine July 22 in honour of their 75th Anniversary. Duncan Fire is hosting the Vancouver Fighters Association’s Evolutions (firefighter games) the weekend of July 28, 29, &30th. As well as the competitive games there will be camping, a dinner and dance Saturday night, beer garden. Duncan was the last dept. to host the games and that was ten yrs. ago. So far response has been very good with many questions as to what is involved and how to participate. If you are on the Island during one of these events be sure to drop by.

Stay Safe! Rick Starke South island Director Captain Duncan Fire Dept. (250) 715-5639 [email protected]

SPECIAL EVENT Honeymoon Bay Volunteer Fire Department Celebrating the 50th Anniversary this year. Events planned for the July 1st weekend: Saturday - Parade of Antique Fire Apparatus Dinner Fireworks on the lake Anyone available to attend will have a great time Congratulations Honey Moon Bay Fire 2017 Issue 2 Page 5

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION FUND AGM MINUTES APRIL 30,2017 GRANDFORKS, B.C. CALL TO ORDER: Bob Stevens called the meeting to order at 9:02 A.M. AGENDA: M/S, Bob Haddow / Lloyd Delves to approve the Agenda as circulated. Carried. MINUTES OF THE 2016 AGM: M/S, Rick Starke/Lloyd Delves to approve the minutes of the 2016 AGM as circulated. Carried. 2016 REPORT: Mac provided a financial report for the year 2016.

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS’ FOUNDATION FUND INCOME & EXPENSES: JANUARY 1, 2016 – DECEMBER 31, 2016

INCOME: Bank Balance Forward, December 31, 2015 $16,233.24 Outstanding cheques 2015 $ 2,000.00 Actual Bank account balance forward $14,233.24 Investments brought forward $65,050.41 TOTAL BROUGHT $78,283.65 Membership fees $12,885.00 TOTAL INCOME $92,168.65 EXPENSES 5 Claims on the fund $ 6,000.00 Bank Charges $ 3.01

TOTAL EXPENSES $ 6,003.01 BALANCE December 31, 2016 $86,165.64 He noted there were 5 claims on the fund with one beneficiary receiving $2,000.00. Up to this point in 2017 there have been 7 claims totaling $7,000.00. The fund is slowly increasing it’s investments but is not yet in a position where interest will make it self funding. In reply to a questions regarding payout amounts he noted the constitution limits funding re- quests to $3,000.00 and limits payments to $1,000.00 amounts. The fire chief is the person who sends in the request for assistance. M/S, Dustin Lepage/Lloyd Delves to approve the report as presented. Carried. NEW SOCIETIES ACT: The fund will have until November of 2018 to make constitutional changes to bring it in line with the new act. Mac will prepare these for the fall executive meeting and then take changes to the 2018 AGM. ADJOURN: M/S, Rick Starke/Les Schumacher to adjourn at 9:08 A.M. Carried.

Missing The Association is missing two trophies; Furthest Distance Travelled to attend the training weekend and the “Bernie Richardson Trophy” for the department that has the most members attending the training weekend. If you have any information on either of these two trophies PLEASE contact the Mac at the Association office. [email protected] Page 6 THE VOLUNTEER

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER’S FOUNDATION FUND

This Foundation or Benevolent Fund was established to help out Firefighter’s or their family members when emergent needs arise. It has be used in the past to grant funds in the case of death in the family, severe ill- nesses, a need to travel for health care and so on. The Fund is maintained through donations of$10 per fire- fighter per year. Membership is optional but is only open to members of this association, The Volunteer Fire- fighters’ Association of B.C. As well the use of the program funds is restricted to only those departments that have paid and continue to pay into the fund in an ongoing basis.

To Become a member you simply begin to send your $10 per firefighter to the:

Volunteer Firefighters Foundation Fund: C/O Volunteer Firefighters’ Association of B.C. Box 3026 Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3H4

Claims are made through your local Fire Chief who contacts: PAST PRESIDENT: Les Schumacher, and/or EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Mac Gregory 2541 Bayview Road Box 3026 Blind Bay, B.C. Castlegar, B.C. V0E 1H1 V1N 3H4 Ph. 250 675 3389 Ph. 250 365 7720 or cell 365 1802 e mail: [email protected] e mail [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: The administration of the fund has been moved to the office of the Volunteer Firefighters’ Association of B.C. in Castlegar. Please pass this information form on to your Volunteer Firefighters ………………………………..………………………………………………………… Volunteer Firefighters Foundation Fund

Fire Department ______Address ______

City: ______PC ______Number of Firefighters ______X $10.00 = ______

(Make cheques payable to Volunteer Firefighters Foundation Fund)

Still Urgently Required

Interested members to serve as Directors of the Association. We cannot properly represent the entire membership without a full Board of Directors. A new director for the East Kootenay and a replacement for Lower Mainland! 2017 Issue 2 Page 7

FOUNDATION FUND MEMBERSHIP AS OF MAY 20, 2017 70 Mile VFD Forest Grove VFD Lone Butte 108 Mile VFD Gabriola VFD Mayne Island Fire Dept 150 Mile VFD Gibsons Fire Dept McBride Fire Dept. Agassiz Fire Dept Hayes Creek Fire Dept. Midcene VFD Barlow Creek VFD Hedley Fire Department Mill Bay VFD Bear Lake Hixon Fire Dept. Nakusp Fire Dept Beaverly Fire Rescue Honeymoon Bay Fire Dept. Ness Lake Boston Bar/North Bend Interlakes VFD OK Falls Fire Dept Bouchie Lake VFD Invermere Fire Dept Ootischenia VFD Buckhorn Vol. Fire Dept. Kent District Otter Point VFD Chase VFD Keremeos Fire Dept. Pemberton VFD Chetwynd VFD Kersley VFD Pender Island Fire Rescue Deka Lake VFD Lac La Hache VFD Roberts Creek VFD Duncan Fire Dept Lantzville Vol. Fire Dept. Ferndale/Tabor Fire Dept. Logan Lake VFD

LCVFSA Municipal Long Service Award The medal is available from the CVFSA to municipal units who wish to recog- nize members of their volunteer firefighting community. This medal ensures that a national standard is maintained as to appearance, presentation, and awarding of such a medal. Municipal units can include incorporated villages, hamlets, towns, cities, and government structures, below the federal and provincial territorial Page 8 THE VOLUNTEER

The VFABC has been the keeper and presenter of the Al Lonneberg Fire Safety and Public Education Award for many years and of late the award has not been presented due to a lack of applications. That was changed this year as the Robson Fire Department was presented with the award at the Spring Training Weekend banquet. Congratulations to the Robson Fire Department for receiving this prestigious award. For those that aren’t aware, Al Lonneberg was a Sur- rey Firefighter who had a passion for public fire and life safety education and believed in fighting fires “pre-ignition” and this award is presented in his honour. If your department participates in any kind of public education we would very much like to hear about it and get back into recognizing those efforts by awarding the trophy on a more regular basis. Other details are found in another article in this newsletter. The Association Executive is currently looking into a couple of issues that have been referred to us. Firstly is the prob- lems faced by Fire Societies that don’t seem to have any legal authority to enter onto premises to execute the services they are established to provide and avoiding any potential liability they incur in performing those tasks. The easiest solu- tion would seem to be for the Departments to try and get established by Regional Government but that may prove to be a larger challenge in some areas. Advice for the moment is to be very aware of the limitations of what your Society can actually do. We will continue to look at other options that may be available. Secondly, the Executive will be looking into the replacement schedule recommended by the Fire Underwriters for fire apparatus to see if there is a way to ex- tend the life span of front line pumpers. This may be a pipe dream but as the adage goes ‘you wont know if you don’t ask’.

That’s it for now so stay safe and enjoy the summer.

Regards, Bob Stevens 2017 Issue 2 Page 9

Office of the Fire Commissioner Emergency Management BC Block A – Suite 200 - 2261 Keating Cross Road Sannichton, BC V8M 2A5 24 Hour Contact number 1-888-988-9488 E-mail [email protected] Fax#: 250-952-4888 Fire Commissioner Medals and Awards Gordon Anderson – 250-952-5048 Christine Ritson – 250-952-4892 E-mail: [email protected] Fire Reporting Deputy Fire Commissioner Liz England – 250-952-4917 Ron French – 250-952-4807 E-mail: [email protected] Public Education Coordinator Emily Dicken – 250-952-4891 Codes and Standards Coordinator Stephen Watt – 250-952-5025 South East – Region 3 (Nelson) Darrel Green – 250-354-5904 Structure Protection Program 403 Vernon Street, Rick Owens – 250-371-5253 Nelson, B.C. V1L 4E6 Cell#: 250-551-5513 Local Assistant to the Fire Commissioner Fax#: 250-354-6561 (LAFC) Assistance Email: [email protected] Tammy-Lou Nieman – 250-952-4878 Northern – Region 5 Vancouver Island & Lower Mainland Terry Ree – 250-612-4172 Bob Cooper – 250-952-4913 3235 Westwood Drive Cell#: 250-893-1622 Prince George, BC, V2N 1S4 Email: [email protected] Cell#: 250-640-6263 Fax#: 250-612-4171 E-mail: [email protected] Page 10 THE VOLUNTEER

Muscular Dystrophy Canada – BC/Yukon Fire Fighters raised $651,000 in 2016

Thank you to all the Fire Fighters who participated in this year’s campaign. Departments from all over British Columbia and the Yukon helped change the lives to those affected by neuromuscular disorders. Over 120 departments participated in a fundraising ac- tivity to support Muscular Dystrophy Canada. This year we saw Roof Top campouts, Fire Fighter Games, Truck Pull competitions as well as our signature Boot Drives! BC/Yukon Fire Fighters raised a total of $651,000 to help fund research, support services and programs, purchase assistive devices and enhance the lives of those living with a neuromuscular disorder.

As a result of your fundraising efforts, in 2016 we provided over $310,000 in funding to help 105 clients in BC/Yukon purchase 128 assistive devices such as wheelchairs. The total retail value of these devices is over $1.2 million. In 2016/17 the Services staff had over 10,000 interactions supporting BC/Yukon families and cli- ents. Interactions included supporting clients with information, education on MD, accessing local resources and influencing positive change.

Fire Fighters made Muscular Dystrophy Canada their charity of choice in 1954. You are our largest and most active group of supporters. With your help, we can reach more people, raise more awareness and funds and take us one step closer to finding a cure. Thank you.

2016/17 Muscular Dystrophy Award Recipients:

Fundraising Award $10,000-$20,000 - Richmond Fire Fighters, Local 1286

2016/2017 Fundraising Award $10,000-$20,000 - Saanich Fire Fighters, Local 967

2016/2017 Fundraising Award $7,000-$10,000 - City of North Vancouver Fire Department 16/2017 Fundraising Award $5,000-$7,000 - Cranbrook Fire Fighters, Local 1253

2016/2017 Fundraising Award 2016/2017 Public Relations Award - and Rescue 2016/2017 Up and Coming Department Award - Castlegar Fire Department

2016/2017 Top Single Department Boot Drive - Township of Langley Fire Department

2016/2017 Top Multi-Department Boot Drive - Lower Vancouver Island Fire Fighters

2016/2017 Top Single Department Event - Smithers Fire Department

2016/2017 Top Multi-Department Event - The Mesachie Group

2016/2017 Fundraising Award $30,000+ - Smithers Fire Department

2016/2017 Fundraising Award $20,000-$30,000 - Langford Fire Rescue

2016/2017 rd $3,000-$5,000 - Ladysmith Fire and Rescue

2016/2017 Fundraising Award $3,000-$5,000 - Whitehorse Fire Fighters, Local 2217

2016/2017 Fundraising Award $1,000-$3,000 - Qualicum Beach Fire Department 2017 Issue 2 Page 11

Don’t forget this is your magazine. We look forward to hearing from you, or your department. Pictures, articles or want ads are always welcome. Page 12 THE VOLUNTEER

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Smoke Alarms and Fire Escape Planning

 Install working smoke alarms on every level of your home and outside each sleeping area  Check and clean smoke alarms regularly and change batteries at least twice a year  Develop a fire escape plan and practice it regularly. Know two ways out of every room if possible Page 14 THE VOLUNTEER

LIABILITY INSURANCE QUESTIONNAIRE:

Please fill out and return to the Castlegar Office.

NAME OF DEPARTMENT:______

1. Are you covered for Liability Insurance by your Municipality /Regional District for your activities as a Volunteer Fire Department?

Yes____ No____ (If No see question #2)

2. For those not covered by Municipality / Regional District Liability policy

1. How many Fire Fighters to you have in the Department? ______

2. What apparatus do you have? ______

______

3. Approximately how many structures are there in your area that could require your services?

______

4. Do you now insure your Fire hall and Apparatus (Not including licensed vehicles)

Yes____ No____

3.(a) What activities is your department involved in which are not covered by your

Municipality / Regional District.

Example: Fundraisers, Competitions, Social Events

______

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(b) How often do these events occur?

______

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(c) Is alcohol sold/or provided at these events? Yes ____ No ____

(d) How many i) Participants ______or ii) Members of Public attend the events? ______

Return to: Mac Gregory VFA of BC, Box 3026, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3H4 2017 Issue 2 Page 15 Page 16 THE VOLUNTEER

IMPORTANT ADDRESSES Individual Subscriptions Provident Firefighter Benefits Michael Crowe : Regional Director - Canada Name: ______206 - 2750 Quadra Street Victoria, BC V8T 4E8 Phone: 1-866-380-1990 Toll Free: 1-866-380-1990 Address: ______Cell: 1-800-686-4767 www.benefits.bc.ca/cvfsa ______

TW Insurance Brokers Inc. ______Postal Code: ______www.twinsurance.ca [email protected] Craig R. Piche, CIP Tel: ______Fax: ______Account Manager Direct: (780) 423-9778 Fax: (780) 424-0974 E-mail: ______Payment enclosed: Cheque for $10.00 made out American Income Life Canada: to the Volunteer Firefighters’ Association of BC Steve Orcherton [email protected] Ad or Insert Submission 1-250-812-4483 or 1-877-382-1603 2653 Cedar Hill Road Name: ______Victoria, B.C. V8T 3H1 Address: ______

VFIS Kip Cosgrove ______Canadian Regional Manager 145 Wellington Street West ______Postal Code: ______Toronto, ON M5J 1H8 Phone:1-800-461-8347 Tel: ______Fax: ______Fax:416-596-4067 [email protected] E-mail: ______www.vfiscanada.com Preferred location in newsletter: Firefighters Foundation Fund: ______C/O Mac Gregory Box 3026, Castlegar, B.C., V1N 3H4 Size: ______

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Payment enclosed: Cheque for: ______P.O. Box 9282, Stn Prov Govt Payable to: Victoria, BC Phone: 250-356-7717 Fax: 250-356-8270 STILL IMPORTANT!!!! Justice Institute - Fire Academy 715 McBride Boulevard New Westminster , B.C. , V3L 5T4 The association needs to update its database, Phone: 1 604 528 5657 Fax 1 604 528 5660 particularly department e-mail addresses. This is we need to contact you with items of interest or concern Maple Ridge Training Centre at a moment’s notice. Many of the e mails in our 13500 - 256 the. St. Maple Ridge, BC, V4R 1C9 current data base are out of date. Could you please Ph 1 604 462 1000 Fax 1 604 462 9149 send an e-mail with the subject line: Address update to Mac Gregory at: [email protected] Vol. Rep. to the B.C. Fire Chiefs’ Association: Please be sure to include your Department name. Vacant Your assistance is much appreciated! Mac Gregory, Executive Director, VFA of BC 2017 Issue 2 Page 17

Special Notice: Please Note!

Self Employed Firefighters The Volunteer Firefighters Association is concerned If you are self employed it is “Extremely about departments having appropriate insurance Important” that you retain proof of salary or for their members. While several insurance wages from your business. The lack of this providers support the VFFABC through financial could be very inconvenient if you ever have a contributions, or through ads in this newsletter, the Work Safe BC or an insurance claim. Without Board and the Executive can neither encourage nor this record, claims can be withheld until other endorse any one insurance provider over another. methods are used to determine your income. Instead, we encourage each department to review So please take note and start keeping these its insurance needs and select the insurance records. provider best able to meet those needs. VFAofBC Directors VFAofBC Directors

AL LONNEBERG FIRE SAFETY, PUBLIC EDUCATION AWARD

WHY THIS PRESTIGEOUS AWARD? To quote Al Lonneberg, retired Surrey firefighter: “As we all know Canada has one of the highest fire death rates of all the industrialized countries of the world. Most of these death dealing fires were preventable incidents. If Canadians had a different attitude and knew more about fire prevention and survival, for the most part, these incidents would not have happened. If the fire service of the future is to be effective in a proactive role it will need to be involved in the area of public education, helping citizens learn to live safely with fire.” It is hoped this award will help spark an increased interest among the volunteer firefighters of our province to increase their commitment to FIGHTING FIRES PREIGNITION. This award is equally available to all volunteer fire departments regardless of size. Judging will be based primarily on the educational value of the departments activities with minimal value placed on the public relations aspect. Application deadline is 3 weeks prior to the Annual VFFABC General Meeting. Please include Department size, area and population served as well as your list of educational activities with size & ages of groups reached. News paper articles, testimonials and pictures are encouraged.

Attention: Directors Needed

The Volunteer Firefighter’s Association of BC is still looking for interested people to become Directors of the Association. We could use a member in the North/East and someone from the East Kootenay area. The Lower Mainland Director has retired from the fire service and therefore does not have direct contact with active members. We would like people interested in these positions to contact our President: Bob Stevens: [email protected] Phone: 604 886 9969 Cell: 604 740 1490 E-mail: [email protected] Page 18 THE VOLUNTEER

VFABC—DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE—VFABC

North Vancouver Island President: Vacant at this time Robert (Bob) Stevens 721 Franklin Road, Gibsons, BC, V0N 1V8 South Vancouver Island Phone: 604 886 9969 Rick Starke Cell: 604 740 1490 6114 Alington Rd., Duncan, BC, V9L 2E9 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 250-715-5639 E-mail: [email protected] Vice President: Terry Murphy, Fire Chief, Lac La Hache VFD Coast Corridor 3819 Dodge Road, Lac La Hache, BC, V0K 1T0 Robert (Bob) Stevens Hall: 250-396-4112 721 Franklin Road, Gibsons, B.C. V0N 1V8 Cell: 250-706-9750 Phone: 604 886 9969 E-mail: [email protected] Cell: 604 740 1490 E-mail: [email protected] Past President: Les Schumacher Lower Mainland 2541 Bayview Road, Blind Bay, BC, V0E 1H1 Lloyd Delves Phone: 250-675-3389 73-27111 0 Ave Aldergrove, BC, V4W 2T2 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 604-856-9724 E-mail: [email protected] Executive Director: Mac Gregory Okanagan-Similkimeen Box 3026, Castlegar, BC, V1N 3H4 Robert (Bob) Haddow Phone: 250-365-7720 PO Box 484 E-mail: [email protected] Okanagan Falls, BC, V0H 1R0 Phone: 250-497-5309 or 250-497-5700 Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association Fax: 250-497-5764 BC Director: National President Graham Pawlett E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 604-340-1415 E-mail: www.cvfsa.ca Thompson—Okanagan Brian Lauzon Box 1278, Chase, BC, V0E 1M0 Phone: 778 -220-3032 E-mail: [email protected]

East Kootenay Jim Nelson 340 Whitman Way, Trail, BC, V1R 4T9 Phone/Fax: 250-364-1915 E-mail: [email protected] THE VOLUNTEER “THE VOLUNTEER” is the official newsletter of the Volunteer Firefighters’ West Kootenay Association of BC. The Volunteer is published three times a year: February, Dustin LePage June and October. Editorial Deadlines are: February 15, June 15 and October Box 86, Robson, BC, V0G 1X0 15. The newsletter is distributed throughout the province of BC and the Phone: 250-608-3635 Yukon. Copies are distributed to manufacturers across Canada. About 650 e-mail: [email protected] newsletters are mailed out for each issue. Non-members may be sent a copy of the newsletter for information purposes. Cariboo Advertisements Terry Murphy, Fire Chief, Lac La Hache VFD The advertisement rates for members are: 3819 Dodge Road, Lac La Hache, BC, V0K 1T0 $100.00 per page $50.00 per half page Hall: 250-396-4112 $25.00 per quarter page $10.00 Business card size Cell: 250-706-3018 We also have a shared mailing program under which inserts are included with E-mail: [email protected] the newsletter at a cost of $100.00 per page or $175.00 for 2 to 3 pages. For heavy pamphlets types of inserts, rates are negotiable. Advertisements for Northwest Member Halls are free. Advertisements for non-members is double those Keith Stecko shown above. The Volunteer is printed in black and white on 8 x 11 pages. Box 3099 Smithers, BC, V0J 2N0 Please allow for margins of 1.2 cm. It is best to send camera ready material or Phone: 250-847-2015 Fax: 250-847-2188 e-mail an attachment. The Volunteer welcomes submissions, Letters to the E-mail: [email protected] Editor or articles of interest to the fire service in general. These may be e- mailed to [email protected], or mail/courier if needed to: Northeast Lloyd Delves, 73 - 27111 0 Ave., Aldergrove, B.C. V4W 2T2 Vacant at this time

Opinions expressed in the newsletter are not necessarily those of the Volunteer Firefighters’ Association of B.C. Check out our website www.firebc.org VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION OF BC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION / RENEWAL - 2017

Check Type of Membership:

Hall / Fire Department _____ Associate / Manufacturer _____ Individual _____

Complete the following as is applicable to membership type.

NAME ......

ADDRESS: ......

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P.C......

TEL...... CEL...... FAX ......

NUMBER of HALLS: ...... FUNDING BODY ...... Are you a Fire Dept. formed as a society / non municipal or non Regional District body? Y ___ N__

CHIEF: ......

TEL...... FAX ...... e mail ...... web site ......

NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS: FULL TIME ...... VOLUNTEER ......

MALE...... FEMALE...... PAID ON CALL ___ OR NOT PAID ___ (CHECK ONE)

PRODUCT / SERVICE ......

FEES ENCLOSED:

Fire Dept. $7.00 X ...... =...... (MIN $140 for 20 or less firefighters, MAX $400)

Associate / Manufacturers $140

Individuals (includes newsletter subscription) $15

Last Department ...... Please send the completed form together with the appropriate amount of fees to the Association Office (The Volunteer Firefighters’ Association of B.C., Box 3026, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3H4) Please update all information. Your e mail address is needed for quick contact. Please e mail me at [email protected] with your dept.name and address