Fire Services
Services Provided by the Fire Department
The City of Salmon Arm Fire Department provides the following services:
- Fire inspections
- Fire prevention
- Post-fire investigations / fire cause determination
- Pre-incident planning
Incident Response
The City of Salmon Arm Fire Department will respond to the following types of incidents within its boundaries unless otherwise authorized by the fire chief or his/his designate:
- Carbon monoxide alarms
- Contracted fire protection areas
- Fire alarms / alarm bells ringing
- Fires or threats of fire
- Forest / wildland fires
- Fuel spills
- Hydro lines down or arcing
- Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) involving fire, the potential for fire or where people are trapped
- Mutual aid calls
- Natural gas smells or leaks
- Propane smells or leaks
- Watercraft fires, where accessible by land or secure structure (
wharf / dock )
Additional Services
In addition, the Salmon Arm Fire Department and the Fire Departments Rescue Team will respond to these additional incidents:
- Ambulance lift assists
- Confined space rescues
- Low angle rescues
- Elevator rescues
- Hazardous material incidents including spills, leaks and alarms
- Ice rescues involving humans and dogs only
- Trench rescues
Services Not Provided
The City of Salmon Arm Fire Department does not currently provide the following:
- Cats in trees / animals trapped (Refer to S.P.C.A.)
- Medical emergencies (Refer to B.C. Ambulance)
- Search and rescues (Refer to Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
- Vehicle extrications (Jaws of Life) (Refer to B.C. Ambulance)
- Watercraft accidents (Refer to Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
- Watercraft fires not accessible by land or secured structure
Fireworks
The City of Salmon Arm currently has no bylaw that addresses either the sale or use of consumer grade fireworks, except that you may not use or set off fireworks in a public park (Section 4.1(q) of the Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw 4609). Limits on using fireworks are included in any campfire or fire bans issued by the Fire Chief on an as needed basis.