Fire Prevention Week Supplement – theme “Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm”

Members of the Tofield Fire Department stopped to take a picture of their team while doing a burn of an abandoned house in the background. Firefighters burn a house once in a while, with the owner’s permission, to train and practice their skills like S.C.B.A. smoke out search and rescue, ventilation, and fire streams.The Tofield members in the photo are, back row, from left : Capt. Barry Huebert , Dan Hillery, Lieut. Andrew Schmidt, Calvln Bodner, Matt Janzen, Capt. Wayne Codd, Pete Chipps, Lieut. Devan McCharles, Dan Schmick, Lieut. Kevin Moos, Capt. Lynn Lebirk, Norm Martineau, Ass’t Chief Scott Langille, and Scott Boese. In the front row: Probationary firefighter Craig Rude, Bill Fawcett, Gord Hunt, Ass’t Chief Stan Yuha, Derek Armstrong, Krysten Fawcett, and Ryan Wenger. Missing from photo: Chief Dave Oleksyn, Ass’t Chief Kevin Iverson, Jason Oancia, Ray Carlisle, Mandy Chipps, Gord Schmidt, John Lehman, Paul Lolacher, Tyler Mizera, Ron Richard and Matt Gates. See other fire departments in Ryley and Holden also inside this edition of the Mercury.