SCOPE - 1 have surveyed 4 areas:

1) City of Port Coguitlan.
2) City of North Vancouver.
3) City of New Westminster.
4) District of Coquitlan.

The existing conditions in Port Coquitiam have little to do
with the other municipalities, however, I offer them as aunit

of compariscn.

Area of Port Coquitiam..............9

square miles.

Population of Port Coquitlam........35,000

| Port Coquitlam has a minimum manning of 8 men for each of the
n . 4 shifts. Two shifts have a compliment of 12 men, two other
. shifts have 11 men each. With vacations,
leaves and first aid leaves, the s
running at the 8 man minimun manning.
7 Sickness, first aid training etc., have put the Department in
oa ae an overtime position. With 8 men split between two Fire Halls
i : it only allows us to man a Pumper with 4 men in each hall.
BY This leaves our Ladder Truck and our Rescue unmanned.
y simple medical emergency leaves us with one Pumper and 4 men
| to protect all 9 square miles. If specialized e
| Jaws of Life) is required there is no adequate

Say

them to the scene.

In the last month we have called for Mut

statutory holiday
hift strength is continually
Leng and short term

ual Aid from Coquitlam
is further

quipment (eg.
way to respond

4 times. The Bad Pubiic Relations in the Press

: eroding our Fire Fighters' morale.

COMPARISONS

Re [| BORE NEW WESTS | NORTE COQUITLAM |

bo COQUITLAM | MINSTER VANCOUVER
| AREA 9 sq. mi. 7 sq. mi. [5 sq. mi. | 58 sqemi.
a 7 | POPULATION 35,000 43,000 33,000 80,000

4 “FIRE FIGHTERS 46 81 47 102 (107)

7 FIRE HALLS 2 4 I 3

| FIRE PREVENTION | 2 [4 4 5

: ADMINISTRATION 2 2 2 7 (2)

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