Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department
230 Hobbs Road V9K 2B2 Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada

We are aware of an 8.0M #earthquake in the South Pacific. Tsunami risk to BC is currently being evaluated. If you haven’t already please download the VoyentAlert! app now as this will be where evacuation information will be shared should it be necessary. https://www.rdn.bc.ca/voyent-alert

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View the FireSmart begins at Home Manual here to find simple ways you can FireSmart your property this spring https://firesmartbc.ca/resource/firesmart-homeowners-manual/

Dashwood Station 61 Members training on Vent Enter Isolate Search techniques at our joint training facility in Qualicum. This tactic is an important skill to learn when firefighters need to make quick access to rooms to search for possible occupants. Crews ladder the building at the window they want to enter, remove the glass, check the conditions, then enter the room, check the door and then close it and conduct a primary search of the room. They can search multiple rooms this way from entering in from the outside of the structure. Have a great day and stay safe!

Any predictions on snow fall accumulations this weekend in Dashwood/Meadowood? I think since we have the offical Station 61 blower fired up and ready to go, we may not see any What’s your guess?

Some of our Station 61 members doing table top incident command scenarios this evening. Doing this type of training is invaluable to help hone our incident command skills and allows us to run a wide range of scenarios for our members to take part in. Well done gang!

Since we are suppose to get some cooler weather in the coming days, we thought we would share some information about Chimney Fires. Bit of a wordy post, but if you use a wood stove, you should read on. Dirty chimneys can cause chimney fires, which damage structures, destroy homes and injure or kill people. Indications of a chimney fire have been described as creating: loud cracking and popping noise a lot of dense smoke, and an intense, hot smell. Chimney fires can burn e...Continue reading

Environment Canada is warning of a possible snow event for coastal BC that could bring challenging travel/driving conditions, power outages (if snow becomes heavy) and health concerns for vulnerable people due to colder than average weather. A weather system is on its way from the Gulf of Alaska, beginning on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 23) for North Coast and overnight into Sunday (Jan. 24) for Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Temperatures overnight will likely hover a...bove and below 0C and areas near the Salish Sea could see a mix of rain and snow. Snow amounts are going to be highly variable and are most likely at higher elevations and further away from the coast. For updates, check: Weather Warnings: www.weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=bc ECCC Daily Weather Blog: www.avalanche.ca/weather Drive BC Road Conditions: www.drivebc.ca

Seeing lights up Mt Arrowsmith? There is a ground search underway.

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Dashwood firefighters responded to a structure fire last week and the sadly the occupant lost everything in the fire. There has been a go-fund-me page set up to help the occupant. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-jake-carlos

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Good evening folks! We have a wind warning are for our local area. Please check out these links for the latest updates. Get weather alerts from Environment Canada. http://ow.ly/GgNf30rkmBc... Get prepared by visiting our Storm Ready page. http://ow.ly/lQIu30rkmB2 Track power outages with BC Hydro. http://ow.ly/iGl730rkmBp Check on driving conditions with DriveBC https://drivebc.ca/ See more

We will continue to accept food donations for the Salvation Army through the week at our Station 61 location, 230 Hobbs Rd, from 8am-4pm. To help minimize contact, please leave donations in the totes outside the office. Cash or cheques can be placed in the mail slot on the front door. Please avoid leaving anything after hours. Thank you to our community for your support.