Richmond News
Firefighters in Richmond responded to 522 medical calls and 98 car crashes in July alone.
And it’s not just in Richmond where firefighters are first at the scene to medical and MVA calls, frustrating many municipalities who say this is downloading of provincial responsibility.
The number of medical calls firefighters respond to is an “on-going issue,” said Richmond Mayor Malcom Brodie.
Ths issue has prompted the city of Mission to put forward a resolution at the upcoming Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention asking the province to fund medic trucks for firefighters.
“It’s the kind of thing that’s been debated and suggested many times previously,” Brodie said the ask for more provincial support for firefighters, adding the province is “able to cut back on the ambulance force because they have first responders (in the form of) firefighters.” …