If you are in an emergency situation, dial 911 immediately.

Welcome to our Fire Department

Mr. Darryl Kohse is the Fire Chief and Local Assistant to the Fire Commissioner. Our fire department consists of approximately 35 dedicated community members. Please refer to our Burning Bylaw for valuable information regarding our general regulations concerning fires within the Town limits.

Emergency Preparedness

The Town of Qualicum Beach has an extensive Emergency Preparedness Plan for the protection of, and assistance for, citizens and infrastructure during the time of emergency or disaster. This plan extends throughout the Regional District for incidents of cross jurisdictional nature.

The citizens of the Town are not, however, without obligation to have prepared themselves to be self-sufficient within the first 72 hours of an emergency or disaster. Personal emergency preparedness brochures and information are available from the Town Hall during regular office hours.

The Emergency Social Services (ESS) component of the Emergency Plan is comprised of 100+ trained volunteers, ready to assist those in need, in Registration and Inquiry, Food, Lodging, Clothing, Finance and other needs during an emergency or disaster.

Click Here for a list of materials to "Be Prepared"

Plan To Get Out Alive!

Most fire deaths occur in the home while people are sleeping. Properly installed, operating smoke alarms increase the chance of survival by 50 per cent. But when a smoke alarm goes off in the middle of the night, too few people are prepared to escape the fire.

You are half asleep when your smoke alarm sounds. Do you have a plan? "Flash over" is the point when the air in a room gets so hot it ignites everything in that room. Everything from floor to ceiling will catch fire. This takes from 4 to 5 minutes. You don’t have much time to think about what to do as the smoke gets thicker and the heat more intense!

• YOU MUST HAVE A PLAN:

  Have a working smoke alarm. Test it once a month. Replace the battery once a year.

• Know two ways to get out of every room in your home; the "normal" way and an alternate route, usually a window.
• Heat and smoke rise; so crawl low on your hands and knees if you encounter smoke.
• Leave the building immediately and do not go back in.
• Arrange a place for your family to meet. Do it now, before there’s an emergency.
• Go to a neighbour's house and phone 911. Ask for the fire department.
• Practice your escape plan twice a year: summer and winter.

Contact

Darryl Kohse, Fire Chief
Phone: 250.752.6921
Email: firechief@qualicumbeach.com