Firefighters hose off in Penticton
Penticton Indian Band volunteer firefighters Chris Marchand, on the nozzle, and
Miah Kruger, compete Saturday against other B.C. First Nation fire departments
to see which will earn the right to represent the province on the national
stage.
JOE FRIES/Western News
By Steve Kidd - Penticton Western News
Published: July 07, 2012 11:00 AM
Updated: July 07, 2012 11:09 AM
http://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/news/161672005.html
The Penticton Indian Band Volunteer Fire Department will be going head to head
against some of the best First Nations firefighters in B.C. this weekend.
Last month, the PIB firefighters took first place in a regional competition,
earning them the right to compete in the provincials, which are being hosted by
the Penticton Indian Band on Saturday.
This is only the second competition the local department has taken part in,
with the other taking place a few years ago. But when the First Nations
Emergency Services Society asked the band if they would host the Provincial
Fire Fighting Competition for First Nations communities, they wanted to be a
part of it.
However, just being the host nation didn't earn the local crew a bye into the
competition. According to Tabitha Eneas, who is handling the local organizing
for the band, the fire department assembled a team.
"They trained their little hearts out," she said.
That training took them to the regional competition in Lillooet on June 11,
where they finished 40 points ahead of their nearest rival, taking top honours
among the four teams competing.
This time, the PIB firefighters will be up against about 60 participants from
10 First Nations throughout the province. They will be competing in events such
as hose rolling, SCBA relay, standard hose lay, combination relay, bucket
target relay and other events based on skills needed by firefighters.
The first place finishers earn the right to go on to the national competition
in August, taking place in Moncton, N.B.
"The PIB is extremely excited to showcase the community as well as the hard
work and dedication of the Penticton Indian Band Fire Department, which
consists of volunteers from the community," according to the band's press
release.
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