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by The Nelson Daily Staff on Thursday July 22 2021
RDCK and Nelson Fire and Rescue Services crews were able to get the upper hand on garage fire next to Highway 3A near 12 Mile on the North Shore Thursday morning. Facebook photo
Pat Hergott, Balfour Harrop Fire Chief, credits FireSmart wildfire risk mitigation efforts as reason a fire Thursday morning near Kokanee Creek Provincial Park from not spreading to neighbouring houses or forest.
Hergott said Balfour Harrop Volunteer Fire Department responded to the structure fire at 12 Mile on the North Shore Thursday morning after receiving a call from a neighbour that fire had taken over a small automotive shop located on private property.
CALEDONIA â Joining at least two other Racine County fire departments, the Caledonia Fire Department has launched a mobile resource program focused on patients in an out-of-hospital environment.
The department is offering Mobile Integrated health care with Community Paramedics (MIH-CP) to people in Caledonia, Wind Point and North Bay, municipalities that the fire department normally serves. The program launched July 1.
The Caledonia program provides fall prevention education, medicine reconciliation, home safety checks, including smoke detector checks, and replacements. All of these services are free of charge for residents in the CFD service area.
Racine County fire departments with MIH-CP programs include South Shore Fire Department and the Racine Fire Department. According to Austin, Texas-based TMF Health Quality Institute, other MIH-CP programs in Wisconsin are operating in Milwaukee, West Allis, Madison, La Crosse and Green Bay.
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STURTEVANT â Months before his senior year, Brandon Cruz was celebrating his birthday at Red Lobster with friends and family before firefighter paramedics ran into the restaurant and responded to a call of an older man having difficulty breathing.
Cruz admired the way the firefighters quickly moved on the scene, calmed the familyâs nerves and maintained a bond with one another, even when few words were exchanged.
At that moment, Cruz knew what he wanted to do for a living.
âI went back to school and told my counselor I wanted to become a firefighter and learn everything I can do to achieve that,â said Cruz.