Just letting everyone know that this Friday November 15th the SGL Fire Department will be having a night practice in preparation for the winter months. We will begin at 6:00 pm and will be in the area of Southcrest Road. There will be alot of flashing lights and scene lighting. We will be shuttling water from Access 2 back to Southcrest Road . This is only a practice.
Category 1 campfires to be prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre – BC Wildfire Service
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Category 1 campfires to be prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre July 10, 2024 WILLIAMS LAKE – Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) PDT on Friday, July 12, 2024, Category 1 campfires will be prohibit…
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In the last week there have been 2 instances that campfires have been abandoned without being put out. It is vitally important to put campfires out before leaving the area.
Our firefighters were out a couple of weeks ago working on FireSmart mitigation (Before the prohibition). Remember, effective as of 12 p.m. (noon) Pacific Daylight Time on Thursday, March 28, Category 2 and 3 open fires will be prohibited across the entire Cariboo Fire Centre. This prohibition includes the Cariboo Chilcotin Forest District, the 100 Mile House Forest District and the Quesnel Forest District. The following activities, equipment, materials and substances will also be prohibited:
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Volunteer Firefighters Tax Credit
The latest information on the Volunteer Firefighters Tax Credit came from our M.P., Cathy McLeod:
Dear Mr. Messaros,
Thank you for contacting me regarding the volunteer firefighters tax credit. You will be pleased to know that our government included this very tax credit in the amount of $3,000 in our recent budget.
All the best to you,
Cathy McLeod, M.P.
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
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Pictures
There are 2 new picture albums that have just been uploaded.
The Garage Sale pictures show a beautiful day and everyone having a great time!
The Fire Practise album show pictures of today’s fire practise. It was the day that our Pumper Truck had it’s annual test, which is the insurance underwriters requirement so that everyone can purchase lower home insurance. Hub came down from Prince George and we spent about 3 hours at the Sunset View Provincial Park testing the pumping capacity. Our pumper passed with flying colours!