Annual Report 2021 45 44 City of Chilliwack Fire Protection 4,136 TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2021 1,290 PUBLIC SERVICE INCIDENTS 936 ALARMS ACTIVATED 546 MOTOR VEHICLE INCIDENTS 414 FIRES 371 BURNING COMPLAINTS 341 EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID 147 PUBLIC HAZARD CALLS 77 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CALLS 11 MUTUAL AID CALLS 3 RESCUES The Chilliwack Fire Department (CFD) employs 40 full-time and 135 Paid onCall (POC) firefighters and officers responding out of 6 strategically located firehalls. Our dedicated, well-trained, and well-equipped firefighters proudly serve our community and are expertly supported by 4 chief fire officers, 2 administrative support staff, 2 fire inspectors and 2 training officers. Ø Fire Prevention y Completed 612 fire inspections. y Educated 1,182 residents. Ø Emergency Management Emergency Program activated in support of the response to extreme heat, wildfires, and flooding that occured in our City, neighbouring communities, and in the BC Interior. Ø Community Events y Participated in various events and activities such as Fire Prevention Week, Burn Fund, and Salvation Army Food Drive. y Firefighters Education Fund awarded 8 post-secondary financial awards to Chilliwack high school graduates. y Firefighters Charitable Society awarded 4 scholarships to Chilliwack high school graduates. Ø Training Delivered training to, and graduated, 19 new paid on- call firefighters and 10 career firefighters. Our focus on fire vs. medical incidents, unique geography and responsive composite staffing model have resulted in the CFD being one of the most safe, effective, and efficient fire departments in Canada. We serve our residents and visitors across a wide area covering over 260 square kilometres. We deliver fire protection for various residential, commercial, and industrial occupancies in our rural, suburban, and urban areas. Our firefighters and officers provide emergency response to various incidents such as fires, public service, public hazards, medical aid, motor vehicle incidents, alarm activations, burning complaints, rescues and hazardous materials incidents. 2021 HIGHLIGHTS Another key area of support comes from the staff and over 75 volunteers of the Chilliwack Crime Prevention Society, which operates out of the downtown Wellington Community Policing and Operational Support Office which offers the following programs: The Chilliwack Detachment provides a wide range of policing services from patrol and investigations to proactive services. Operational support is enhanced by support staff (municipal employees, public servants and regular members) fulfilling roles as prisoner guards, records management clerks, court liaisons, information officers, administrative clerks and other administrative support. Policing Services provided by the Chilliwack Detachment include: y Public Safety y Crime Reduction Strategies y Prolific Offender Management Program y Social Chronic Offender Management Program y Road Safety/Traffic Enforcement y Public & Internal Education Training y Police Visibility, Non-Vehicle Patrols and Seasonal Policing y Indigenous Policing Service y Victim Services y Block Watch y City Watch 3,200+ CRIME PREVENTION SOCIETY VOLUNTEER HOURS The Chilliwack Crime Prevention Society, a separate non-profit organization, receives operational funding from the City of Chilliwack. The Society would not be able to function adequately without the dedication of its many volunteers. Employees and volunteers are committed to making Chilliwack a safe place to live and work. The RCMP is very proud of the dedication and hard work these individuals devote towards the safety of the community. y SpeedWatch y Crime Free Multi-Housing Program
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