Water supply still adequate for firefighting: N.B, chief
Staff members at North Battleford’s fire department have taken steps to ensure it has enough water during a period of conservation measures.
Fire chief Albert Headrick told battlefordsNOW the contingency plan involves extra tankers, and extra staff on duty so that a fire can be knocked down more quickly.
“Basically, any structure fire that you have here that’s free burning or fully involved requires about 14 personnel,” Headrick said. “The critical part is when you arrive there on scene, and what severity and what state is it in. By having enough personnel and enough units responding, you can knock down the fire a lot faster.”
The extra support involves one additional tanker unit that’s been brought in, and the town of Battleford has a tanker on standby to help the city, an arrangement similar to when North Battleford sent a firefighting crew to northern Saskatchewan in 2015.