Otter Point Volunteer Fire Department - Firehouses on Waymarking.com

This hall also has a good-sized training centre that was built in 2002. At least 14 fire departments have come to train at the Otter Point facility.

The fire department website provides the following history:

August 1975 was the formation of the Otter District Home Fire Protection Society. This organization was established for providing fire protection in the Kemp Lake-Otter Point Road area, but excluded all areas in the Kemp Lake Waterworks District. Cliff Beange was elected fire chief and Al Ruttan deputy chief.

In March 1976 an organizational meeting was held to advocate a fire protection district in the Otter Point-Kemp Lake area. When the letters patent of the Kemp Lake Waterworks District were interpreted they were found to allow for the establishment of a fire protection district and the meeting sent notice to the trustees that this was desired. Outdated letters patent and a split between those wanting only water service and those wanting water and fire protection service delayed the formation of the fire district until a proposal to amalgamate with the Otter Point Home Fire Protection Society was made in March 1979. A referendum on this issue was approved by a vast majority on November 17, 1979.

As a result the Otter Point Fire District was formed in January 1980. It is run by a 7 member commission of local residents including a firemen's representative. Half of the representatives on the commission come up for election each year at the annual general meeting.

An $80,000 budget financed by a loan from the Capital Regional District paid for a new firehall at Kemp Lake and Otter Point Roads. The official opening was held in May 1981.

Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer EMS Involvement: yes Has 911 Dispatch: yes Has Emergency Call Box: no Has Emergency Siren: no Average Alarms Per Year: 150 Number of Firetrucks: 5 Related Website: [Web Link] Physical Address: 3727 Otter Point Road Sooke, BC Canada V9Z 0K1 Number of Emergency Staff: 26 Has Fire Pole: Not Listed Rating: Not listed

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