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County moves ahead with Joint Fire Training Facility
by Dana McArthur the Fire Training structure. This will allow water Yellowhead County made several contacts with
application training, ladder training, ventilation fire training building suppliers, WHP Training
The approval of the Yellowhead/Edson Joint Fire training, search and rescue inside a structure with towers, approached Yellowhead County after the
Training Facility project was before County smoke, exterior rescue training with ropes, and RFP closing date to provide design, and costing on
Council at their October 8 meeting. The cost of the firefighter survival. a fire training facility phase one without a burn
project is $478,904.87 with a contingency of Phase two 2021/2022 will see the installation of room. This request was well received and all
$47,170.13 and will be located at the current a burn control system inside the structure powered relevant information was provided from the
training facility near the County's Edson office. by propane. This will allow live fire training on a company," said Bahri.
Albert Bahri, Director of Protective Services year round basis and will then complete the "Yellowhead County met with Edson officials on
began, "Yellowhead County Fire Department has structure. October 1 to review and confirm that this building
seven Fires Stations located throughout the "The Town of Edson provided a Letter of meets the current needs of both departments. This
County with over 130 Firefighters. All of the Commitment on July 5, 2019, to the funding of the building will allow a phased approach to provide
firefighters require regular training to keep their Training Facility in the amount of $200,000 firefighter training," said Bahri.
skills up to date. There is also a requirement to toward this project in their 2019 capital budget. Councillor Wade Williams made the motion and
provide training to the recruit Firefighters that join Yellowhead County council additionally approved Council agreed unanimously to approve the
the department yearly. The difficult and very $325,000 in the 2019 capital budget," said Bahri. project costs to include the purchase of the fire
intense training that the Fire Department cannot A second request for proposal earlier this year training facility from WHP Training Towers at a
currently provide its members is water application brought no bids on the construction. "As such, cost of $478,904.87.
training, ladder training, ventilation training,
search and rescue inside a structure with smoke,
exterior rescue training with ropes, firefighter County adopts Strategic Priorities for 2020
survival training, and live structural fire
suppression training."
The largest challenge that training sites by Dana McArthur Next on the list is a Service Capacity review
throughout the country are experiencing is the risk session; Long term capital; Capital Reserve
to firefighters using class A material [wood, paper Council held their strategic priorities session on Policy; Tower Program Phase II; Economic
etc] in the process of doing live fire training. September 25/26 to articulate the council priority Readiness Strategy; and Recycling Program
"With cancer on the rise within the firefighting items council feels are top priorities going into
population the use of Class A burn buildings that budget 2020. proposal.
"Once adopted, these will be the priorities for
use wood products on many configurations is The chart that was prepared by Council with the council and administration to move forward with
being restricted, resulting in burn structures assistance of a facilitator lists Council's main and to allocate sufficient manpower and budget
switching to gas fire burn props to limit exposures corporate priorities as: dollar priority to complete," said County CAO
to carcinogens. Yellowhead County has factored 1. Fire Services Master Plan: Draft Jack Ramme. "The estimates to move these
this in and gas is the fuel of choice," said Bahri. 2. YCE Multi-Use Facility: Phase II Council directed initiatives forward will be
Yellowhead County and the Town of Edson have 3. Transfer Station: Rationalization
been working collaboratively together on a Fire 4. Marlboro Indigenous Centre: Building brought to council for their deliberations during
the preparation of budget 2020."
Training Facility and have developed and agreed Assessment Council voted unanimously to adopt the Strategic
on a phased plan to roll out the proper facility for 5. Property Crime Reduction: Strategies Priorities Chart as prepared by Council at the
use by both departments. 6. Revenue Sharing Agreement: Review September 2019 retreat.
Phase one 2019/2020 will see the construction of
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County moves ahead with Joint Fire Training Facility
by Dana McArthur the Fire Training structure. This will allow water Yellowhead County made several contacts with
application training, ladder training, ventilation fire training building suppliers, WHP Training
The approval of the Yellowhead/Edson Joint Fire training, search and rescue inside a structure with towers, approached Yellowhead County after the
Training Facility project was before County smoke, exterior rescue training with ropes, and RFP closing date to provide design, and costing on
Council at their October 8 meeting. The cost of the firefighter survival. a fire training facility phase one without a burn
project is $478,904.87 with a contingency of Phase two 2021/2022 will see the installation of room. This request was well received and all
$47,170.13 and will be located at the current a burn control system inside the structure powered relevant information was provided from the
training facility near the County's Edson office. by propane. This will allow live fire training on a company," said Bahri.
Albert Bahri, Director of Protective Services year round basis and will then complete the "Yellowhead County met with Edson officials on
began, "Yellowhead County Fire Department has structure. October 1 to review and confirm that this building
seven Fires Stations located throughout the "The Town of Edson provided a Letter of meets the current needs of both departments. This
County with over 130 Firefighters. All of the Commitment on July 5, 2019, to the funding of the building will allow a phased approach to provide
firefighters require regular training to keep their Training Facility in the amount of $200,000 firefighter training," said Bahri.
skills up to date. There is also a requirement to toward this project in their 2019 capital budget. Councillor Wade Williams made the motion and
provide training to the recruit Firefighters that join Yellowhead County council additionally approved Council agreed unanimously to approve the
the department yearly. The difficult and very $325,000 in the 2019 capital budget," said Bahri. project costs to include the purchase of the fire
intense training that the Fire Department cannot A second request for proposal earlier this year training facility from WHP Training Towers at a
currently provide its members is water application brought no bids on the construction. "As such, cost of $478,904.87.
training, ladder training, ventilation training,
search and rescue inside a structure with smoke,
exterior rescue training with ropes, firefighter County adopts Strategic Priorities for 2020
survival training, and live structural fire
suppression training."
The largest challenge that training sites by Dana McArthur Next on the list is a Service Capacity review
throughout the country are experiencing is the risk session; Long term capital; Capital Reserve
to firefighters using class A material [wood, paper Council held their strategic priorities session on Policy; Tower Program Phase II; Economic
etc] in the process of doing live fire training. September 25/26 to articulate the council priority Readiness Strategy; and Recycling Program
"With cancer on the rise within the firefighting items council feels are top priorities going into
population the use of Class A burn buildings that budget 2020. proposal.
"Once adopted, these will be the priorities for
use wood products on many configurations is The chart that was prepared by Council with the council and administration to move forward with
being restricted, resulting in burn structures assistance of a facilitator lists Council's main and to allocate sufficient manpower and budget
switching to gas fire burn props to limit exposures corporate priorities as: dollar priority to complete," said County CAO
to carcinogens. Yellowhead County has factored 1. Fire Services Master Plan: Draft Jack Ramme. "The estimates to move these
this in and gas is the fuel of choice," said Bahri. 2. YCE Multi-Use Facility: Phase II Council directed initiatives forward will be
Yellowhead County and the Town of Edson have 3. Transfer Station: Rationalization
been working collaboratively together on a Fire 4. Marlboro Indigenous Centre: Building brought to council for their deliberations during
the preparation of budget 2020."
Training Facility and have developed and agreed Assessment Council voted unanimously to adopt the Strategic
on a phased plan to roll out the proper facility for 5. Property Crime Reduction: Strategies Priorities Chart as prepared by Council at the
use by both departments. 6. Revenue Sharing Agreement: Review September 2019 retreat.
Phase one 2019/2020 will see the construction of
Phone: 780-723-4800 Toll Free 1-800-665-6030 Fax: 780-723-5066
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
