Williams Lake praises work of new Rapid Response Crew
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WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The City of Williams Lake is praising the efforts of their newly created Rapid Response Crew during wildfire season.
The City said Williams Lake Fire Department’s Rapid Response Crew was implemented on July 24 and has responded to about 30 calls in 18 days.
Protective Services Director and Williams Lake Fire Department Chief Evan Dean said the team was able to significantly improve response time, down to about five minutes — seven minutes faster than their previous response time.
“We brought it in response to the current weather conditions and some of the community anxiety about some recent fires in the area, and some resource deployment down in the Felker Lake area. It yielded great results almost immediately,” said Dean.
