ADDRESS
The hall is located one block East of Highway 97 at 369 Similkameen Avenue, Oliver, BC across from the Police Station. All of the offices, administration and equipment is housed within the building, which was built in 2001. If you would like to see it on a map, click here.
OUR DEPARTMENT
We consist of approximately 32 A LIST Members, and 10 B LIST Members, and 17 Lifetime Members. The A List are the front line firefighters, who have pagers and respond to the calls. The B list show when they can, many of them are further out of town or work out of town, and can’t make as many calls as the A list. They remain on the fan out list and are called in the event of a major incident or if there is a shortage of A list firefighters available. The lifetime members all have been with the department for at least 25 years and have all the privileges that the A list members have.
STAFF
This is the breakdown of command:
1 Fire Chief
1 Deputy Fire Chief
4 Captains
14 Officers
ROUTINE
We hold practices every Thursday night
starting at 7:30pm, this is when the
alarm goes off, however, the first
Thursday of the month is set aside
for meeting to discuss department
business and upcoming events.
TRAINING GROUNDS
As of 2012 we have been utilizing the new training grounds which have been made available to us through the Town of Oliver. This has been instrumental in advancing our training efficacy.
APPLICATIONS
Membership to the department can be applied for at the Town Office at 6150 Main Street.
