We attended:
One structure fire (requiring mutual aid from Metchosin and Otter Point) for an electrical fire at Sooke Elementary School
1 appliance fire
1 dumpster fire
26 medical calls
9 motor vehicle collisions
3 power lines down
2 public assist calls
5 fire alarms
10 burning complaints
Fire Department Safety Tip of the Month:
Over 80 per cent of the motor vehicle crashes the fire department has attended this year are rear end collisions, most of which are due to driver inattention.
With the dark and rainy nights we encounter during the winter months, it is extremely important to drive defensively and maintain a safe following distance from the car ahead of you.
Fund-raising
calandar
The Sooke Fire Department is always seeking volunteer firefighters. If you might want to give of your time and learn new skills, call Chief Steve Sorensen at: 250-642-5422.
The Sooke volunteer firefighters are selling a 13-month calendar with proceeds to go towards their volunteer service in Panama.
The firefighters aid the Fraternidad de Bomberos group by training in the use of firefighting and emergency-use equipment.
The last time they went they trained 40 firefighters in the small Panamanian town of Boquete.
The firefighters lastwent in 2013 when six Sooke firefigthters travelled to Panama.
The calendar shows the Sooke firefighters in action and each of the photographs was taken by the Sooke Photography Club. The calendars are available at the Stick in the Mud, Western Foods, Fire Hall #1 or you can order them online trough Facebook or Twitter.