Blackpool Fire Rescue is one of ten fire departments, within the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD).
Blackpool Fire provides fire protection services for the residents of Blackpool and directly supports Little Fort Fire which includes, training, admin, and Automatic Aid in the event of a structure fire, vehicle fire or wildfire.
Little Fort Fire provides the same support to Blackpool for structure fires. Automatic Aid meaning as the call comes in, both departments respond.
Blackpool provides Mutual Aid to Clearwater Fire upon request from Clearwater.
Apparatus, Water
Storage and
Suppression
Blackpool Fire has: two structural type 1 engines, type 1 tactical tender, bush truck, rescue truck, type 2 SPU trailer l and type3 SPU trailer.
The Little Fort Fire Team has two structural type 1 engines, type 1 tactical tender and a soon to arrive a bush truck. The BPFD has two 10,000-gallon water storage tanks, one at each fire hall, six 6000-gallon water storage tanks strategically located around the two fire protection areas to reduce tender reload times. There are now three dry hydrants at Little Fort, Wolfes Corner Flats at the area boundaries and one at Blackpool Road to support fire suppression efforts for the two fire halls.
Services:
Blackpool Fire Rescue services provided include Structural Firefighting, Wildfire Response, Structure Protection Units (SPU), Medical First Responders, Road Rescue for both Highway 5 and 24 as well as the Forest Service Roads as required and Medivac Landing Zone for BCEHS next to our firehall when requested, including nighttime landing.
Training
Firefighters receive training in both Office of the Fire Commissioner of B.C., playbook for Exterior and Interior firefighting operations, including safety officer and fire officer training, and HazMat operations training. They also receive training in the following: Wildland Firefighting, Structure Protection, BC Emergency Health Services training for medivac landings, FR3 First Responder level 3 and licensing, Road Rescue as well as Electric Vehicles Response and Ropes Livestock Emergency Response Training for cattle and horses involved in accidents. Also FireSmart LFR for FireSmart home and neighbourhood assessments, eight LFRs is Blackpool and two LFRs in Little Fort Swift Water Awareness and shore-based rescue training.
There are currently 26 Blackpool Fire Department volunteer firefighters and 16 volunteer firefighters with Little Fort Fire Department. Both departments host a number of events during the year which include: Emergency Preparedness Week in May, Fire halls Open Houses, October Fire Prevention Week, Remembrance Day Parade, December Breakfast with Santa and the FireSmart public education events.
If you are interested in joining Blackpool or Little Fort Fire departments please contact Mike Savage. Fire Chief Blackpool Fire/ Admin Chief Little Fort Fire at: 250-587-6252 or stop by any Wednesday night at 7 p.m. during the regular training night or message them on Facebook.