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Rural Fire Depts throughout Newfoundland & Labrador are facing big challenges today with recruitment and rention, funding, aging fleets, new OHAS and NFPA standards are forcing change. Working with Town Council, FES, and Mutual Aid (Regionalization) is a start to rebuild for tomorrow.
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“building from the ground up”
Presented by Gary Rideout @Chief_Rideout
“UNITY… OUR PATH TO SUCCESS”
Created by Gary Rideout
Created by Gary Rideout
Coming together is a beginning
Keeping together is progress
Working together is success
- Henry Ford
“UNITY… OUR PATH TO SUCCESS”
Created by Gary Rideout
Campbellton Fire Department’s
ability to rebuild is a direct result
of
several members & external
support agencies working
together!
No “one” person can claim the
success on their own!
Created by Gary Rideout
Relationships
Understanding
Planning
Effort
Time
Funding
Patience
“UNITY… OUR PATH TO SUCCESS”
Created by Gary Rideout
Campbellton – 2007
The Town Emergency Meeting
Mayor & Town Council Commitment
Renewed Membership
Dave Hart accepted Chief
Gary Rideout accepted D/ Chief
Evaluation & Overhaul began
Created by Gary Rideout
Town
Requirements
FES Requirements
Department
Assessment
Mutual Aid
Fire Dept Changes
Operations
“UNITY…
OUR PATH TO
SUCCESS”
Created by Gary Rideout
Town
To provide Fire Protection Services to the Community of Campbellton
Population of approx 600
A school with approx 200 students
To protect a handful small businesses
To maintain a reasonable firefighter membership & appropriate level of response to emergencies
To build new infrastructure to support growth
Created by Gary Rideout
Relationship with FES
Administration of Fire Protection Services Act
Provide local support to fire dept by region
The provide provincial wide training at sub-sized cost
Provide funding to assist fire depts with equipment and training… con’t
FES
Created by Gary Rideout
1. Fire Form 3 Incident Reports 2. Copies of Fire Inspections conducted 3. List of fire department members 4. Equipment Condition Report Form on replacement
equipment 5. Cost estimates from suppliers for equipment
acquisitions 6. Overview of the fire department training activity for the
past year 7. Other documentation as may be required by the Fire
Commissioner from time to time
FES Created by Gary Rideout
Based on FES requirements… Inventory all Items Equipment Condition Vehicle & SCBA Maintenance Dept Personnel Training Records Track Attendance Technology Database / Portable to Smartphone
Dept Assessment
Created by Gary Rideout
Key to rural out-port survival
Sharing of equipment & resources
Sharing of training
Regionalization Model
Nearest mentor department
Common Equipment / Familiar
Train Together / Double / Triple Capacity
Mutual Aid
Created by Gary Rideout
Judge, Jury, and Hangman…. Time!!
Start at the top, not the bottom
Send the letter of termination…
Appoint new positions with responsibility
Encourage higher level training
Participate in FES school
Be accountable to the town…& vice versa
Support the NLAFS… pay the fee, attend
Prioritize the spending… whatever the budget
Dept
Changes
Created by Gary Rideout
Fire Calls & Emergencies
Debriefing for every call
Training – In-house & External
Dept Participation
Truck & Equipment Checks weekly, monthly, annually
Communications (electronic & VHF)
Administration
Mutual Aid
Operations
Created by Gary Rideout
Town Requirements
FES Requirements
Dept Assessment
Mutual Aid
Fire Dept Changes
Operations
“UNITY…
OUR PATH TO
SUCCESS” Created by Gary Rideout
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