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Mutual Aid Agreement Between Highlands VFD and Willis Point

Bylaw 2498 details the mutual aid agreement between Willis Point and Highlands fire departments.    

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Willis Point Service Area Map

willis point VFD service area map with water sources

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Class A Fire Permits

Class A – Machine Pile Burning Rules A machine pile or “Class A” or Category 3 burning is defined as one pile of land clearing debris exceeding 2m in height and 3m in diameter, or several simultaneous piles of less

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CRD Bylaw 3654 – Volunteer Fire Departments including Willis Point

This bylaw is the most recent one (2010) for establishing the role of the Fire and Rec. and the Fire Chief in Willis Point. Here is the summary from the bylaw: “A bylaw to convert local fire protection and emergency response

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Fire Chief authority under CRD bylaw 3452

The CRD bylaw, 3452 – Burning permits and Fire Chief Authority (2007) , explains the scope and powers of the fire chief.  This bylaw also includes powers of firefighters by virtue of operating under the chiefs command. Essentially the bylaw

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