BC NDP MLA Tamara Davidson says new investments in local fire departments will improve capacity, operations on the North Coast

New Democrat MLA Tamara Davidson put out a statement yesterday and says that provincial funding will be distributed to volunteer and composite fire departments across the province, including on the North Coast, will support fire department capacity and operations, making people in the community safer and better protected against fire and local emergencies.

“Rural, remote and Indigenous communities rely on volunteer fire departments to serve their communities, and often it means responding to situations involving your neighbors, friends, or family,” MLA Tamara Davidson for North Coast-Haida Gwaii.

Davidson also said “I have so much respect for all volunteer first responders, and I’m glad that our province can contribute to local fire stations to help provide training, equipment, and more.”

The funding, from the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness’ Community Emergency Preparedness Fund, is investing a total nearly $4 million into volunteer and composite fire departments across the province, and since 2017 have provided over $29 million through this fund, supporting over 500 projects.

Numerous communities across B.C. are served solely or primarily by these volunteer and composite departments, who help keep people safe in emergencies.

This round of funding supports 86 fire department projects that will make local communities safer and better prepared.