Justin Bolt

A busy evening at the Fire Hall for the Weekly Drill before the snow began… again. Groups of Firefighters spent the evening doing Wildfire Equipment & Portable Pump Operation reviews, Rapid Intervention & Mayday, Firefighter I Skills & a FireSmart webinar. #mondaynightdrill

Coming up on Saturday, photos with the Easter Bunny at the Peninsula Mall 10AM-5PM hosted by the @MYSTFireWrens! Hop on in to support their fundraising activity!

On this Monday’s Day Drill we continued with our Firefighter I program, along with Pump Operations. Always training to enhance our skill sets & be prepared to serve the community.

Protection Act (assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr…) provides the table above with a summary of the materials that are not permitted to be burned. (2/2)

Did you know there are materials which are not allowed to be burned? While many materials are hazardous to residents, there are materials which are not permitted to be burned & need to be disposed of properly. The NL Air Pollution Control Regulations - Environmental (1/2)

Firefighter Training Opportunities: We are hosting the new Ground Cover Firefighting for Structural Firefighters course (2 dates)

Fire Departments for response to wildfires. Welcome to the instructors from Manitoba. Thank you to the Fire Services Division & partners for rolling out this important program! (2/2)

Captain Clarke & Fire Chief Bolt are participating in a Ground Cover Firefighting for Structural Firefighters train-the-trainer course in St. John’s today & tomorrow with fellow Fire Service instructors. This course is new to the province & will be delivered to municipal (1/2)

Emergency Scene Traffic Management practical training during this morning’s Day Drill.

“We don’t train until we get it right, we train until we can’t get it wrong.” Great work everyone! #mondaynightdrill (2/2)

Our Firefighters spent this evening training in Rope Rescue, Firefighter I Skills - Overhaul & Salvage + TIC, Rapid Intervention & Mayday communications, & SCBA Confidence drills. Continued education prepares our Firefighters for incidents we respond to & possible situations(1/2)

Come on out to the Spring Expo April 25-26th: facebook.com/share/p/1DbwJy…

Congratulations to Connie Mitchell for winning this months Fire Safety Contest! Thank you to all participants!

With the provincial Training School returning to the Burin Peninsula in May, this #ThrowbackThursday moment takes us back to some sights from the last school hosted here in 2012. #TBT

An evening completing a Maintenance & Inventory Drill, along with reviewing Fire Hall emergency operations (ie. during power outages). #mondaynightdrill

The beginning of this Monday’s Maintenance & Inventory activities with Ladder operations & function checks during a Day Drill. Ensuring operational readiness of our apparatus & equipment is a priority!

wildfires. Thank you to the general public, organizations & businesses for supporting our efforts to best serve you, the Wrens for their continued support, as well as the provincial government for the grant! (2/2)

Through a 2025 Wildfire Response Grant & past fundraising efforts, we recently invested in a new Floto Pump, Forestry Pump, Forestry Hose, Nozzles & equipment + Foam Nozzles for our operations. These purchases will better prepare our Fire Department for emergencies including(1/2)

Today, this crew of Firefighters finished up a weekend of First Aid, Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR & AED training. Thank you to Captain Clarke for providing First Aid related training to our team & our Firefighters for maintaining their training to serve the community!

Working smoke alarms save lives! Spring forward & change replaceable batteries at least once a year!