City of Kelowna ‘playing with fire’, resources inadequate to manage blazes
The Kelowna Professional Firefighters Association claims its members were once again forced to fight fires with unsafe staffing levels.
He said that by NFPA standards, 28 firefighters should be on scene within eight minutes of notification. Picklyk said that on July 23, there were only 23 firefighters on duty, below the standard that is set.
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