THETIS ISLAND VOL FIRE DEPT 2014 REPORT

THETIS ISLAND VOL. FIRE DEPT. 2014 REPORT

EMERGENCY RESPONSES 2014

Multi Agency Incident: Nov. 9, 2014

2014 TRAINING

On-Island Special Training 2014 Emergency Vehicle Driving and EVDR by Frontline Fire Dept. Training Auto Extrication by Chemainus Fire Chief Neil Rukus and two of his Captains Combined TIVFD & Auxiliary Wildfire Event

Off-Island Special Training 2014 Hydrogen Cyanide – Burnaby FD – Caldbeck CVFCA Education Day – Duncan – Milliken FCABC Conference – Victoria – Caldbeck/Shelford BCFTOA Workshop – Duncan- Shelford/P. Luckham ICS 200 – CVRD- P. Luckham (20 hours) VIERA – FR Instructor Training (24 hrs)- T. Luckham

PUBLIC EDUCATION 2014 AED Training for the Public Access Defibrillator (80 total attend over several workshops) Hall Tours (8) Fire Extinguisher Clinic & Training Fire Safety House & School Children Education Great Canadian Shake Out & Fire Safety Week Seminars Summer Camp Fire Prevention Workshop for Children Safety Seminar for new Capernwray Bible School students

PUBLIC ASSIST examples 2014 Annual ‘Flu Shot Clinic Hollyberry Strata wildfire preparation Remembrance Day Ceremony Water storage project Rescue 1 Standby for charity/public events

Major Projects/Repairs 2014 Automatic Overhead Door Installation Septic Field discovery and examination Central Hall painting Engine 2 Drive Shaft bolts Engine 1 front brakes Pump Installation & Hydrant at Lot 162 Pilkey Pt. Rd. (Lac de Quack)

Special Events 2014 Cowichan Valley Leaders Of Tomorrow Awards: T. Luckham, Christian Zinser, Regan Bueckert, Aislinn Cottell, Jacob Frankel and Sarah Bowman Annual Fire Dept. Picnic with TIVFD Auxiliary Annual TIVFD Appreciation Dinner hosted by the Improvement District and special recognition of retiring Sr. FF John Stadt Ladysmith Light-up Parade with Engine 2 Dragon

Sr. FF John Stadt Retires – 1998 -2014

Meetings & Committees 2014 Improvement District Meetings- Caldbeck/Shelford guests Cowichan Valley Fire Chiefs’ Assoc. (Caldbeck is Vice President, Shelford chairs the Constitution Comm. ) Vancouver Island Fire Fighters Assoc. (Caldbeck is a Director) Cowichan Valley Fire Prevention Officers (Caldbeck & Shelford) FCABC Zone 1 (Vancouver Island) First Responder Committee (Caldbeck) Fire Chiefs Assoc. of BC (Caldbeck also chairs the Women & Minorities in the Fire Service Committee)

2014 SERVING MEMBERS

December 2014 TIVFD Roster Fire Chief Jeannine Caldbeck FF Gerhard Wanney Deputy Chief Graeme Shelford FF John Gall Captain David Tarris FF Tegan Luckham Captain Tom Milliken Rookie FF Regan Bueckert Lieutenant Peter Luckham Rookie FF Christian Zinser (Zinger) Sr. FF Tim French Rookie FF Travis Clayton Sr. FF Alex Rozewicz Rookie FF Chad Kerr Sr. FF Matt Hess Junior FF Jacob Frankel FF Noah Bond Junior FF Aislin Cottell FF Denis Gagnon Junior FF Mikaela Mac. Millan FF Ralf Kempe Resigned/Retired 2014: Sr. FF John Stadt, Rookie FF Jon Taylor, Rookie FF Christian Bowman, Jr. FF Kyle Strachan, Jr. FF Sarah Bowman