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COMMUNITY APPRECIATION
100 Mile Fire Rescue fourth busiest in region
Patrick Davies
100 Mile Free Press
100 Mile House Fire
Rescue is on track for
a record-breaking
number of calls for
the second year in a
row.
Fire chief Roger
Hollander said the
27-person depart-
ment has already re-
sponded to 411 calls.
In a typical year,
they’d respond any-
where between 300
to 400 calls, with 470
being their record.
“It’s extremely busy.
For a small on-call
department we’re
very busy. Of 82 de-
partments we’re the
fourth busiest in the
region,” Hollander
said. “(Not) burning
my members out is at
the top of my mind.
These were only two of the events that we had planned and we will have all the
Community Appreciation events as planned once provincial health guidelines allow.
Canada’s
Log People
Dan Rimell, CFP ®
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100 Mile House Free Press www.100milefreepress.
FIREFIGHT 2021
Each year it seems the 93 Mile Loop summer, Hollander
to get busier and it from the Flat Lake commends them all
makes me think how wildfire. Holland- the more for the time
long we can commit er said they began they put in. Dealing
to providing the ser- fire-smarting the with this stress on top
vices the public de- area as residents were of the high volume
mands?” evacuated, removing of regular calls isn’t
“We are committed propane tanks, piles easy, he said.
and we are here for of wood and other “I think the men
this community as an combustible materi- and women here did
organization and we als from the sides of a great job handling
will do anything we homes. that stress,” Holland-
can to make sure we “I and deputy fire er said. “If we don’t
can respond (to all chief Brandon Bou- have those people
calls).” gie assisted with our stepping up and being
Keeping his fire- District of 100 Mile willing to contribute
fighters healthy, men- House emergency op- we don’t have a fire
tally and physically, eration’s centre,” Hol- department. There’s
is always on Hol- lander said. “Every only two of us that
lander’s mind. This day, every minute so are full-time, the rest
is especially the case to speak, we were on are paid on call.”
after the 2021 wildfire 100 Mile Fire Rescue is on track to have another record-breaking year responding to a wide range of calls from fire the verge of evac- The department
season this summer. to medicals. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press) uating the town, so will be recruiting in
While his team didn’t there was lots to do February but is al-
spend their time ac- When the Deka RCMP tactically boo Regional District tion units throughout and some sleepless ways open to accept-
tively fighting the Lake fire broke out evacuate Deka Lake, and Deka Lake and the community. nights.” ing applications via
fires he said it was June 30, Hollander going door to door to District Volunteer The work later pro- As many of his fire- their website ahead
still a stressful time and other members notify residents. They Fire Department set gressed to protect- fighters’ families were of their recruitment
for everyone. helped the 100 Mile then helped the Cari- up structural protec- ing properties along evacuated during the drive.
On behalf of the South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce
sincere thanks to the following sponsors towards our
Community Appreciation event.  
On September 25, we announced the Citizens of the Year for 2019 and 2020
and held the Duck Race fundraiser in Centennial Park.
Rick
Gibson
100 Mile Realty
MLA
Lorne Doerkson MSP LAW
CM Crafter’s Market