Image: Hope Fire Department / Hope Fire Chief Thomas Cameron (left) is pictured with new Assistant Fire Chief David Hick, who was promoted to the rank and the position of FireSmart coordinator. Hick has deployed to many of the major wildfire events in B.C. since 2017, including Williams Lake, Lytton and most recently, West Kelowna. Hick has over 20 years experience as a senior executive in the global technology and services industries where he specialized in sales and marketing. In addition to this experience, Hick is also a serial entrepreneur based in Hope. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

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HOPE — Lieutenant David Hick of the Hope Fire Department has battled some of British Columbia’s most notable fires on behalf of Hope Fire the past six years, using his FireSmart principles and knowledge base in wildfire structure defense, all while maintaining extensive roles in the private sector.

Hick, a resident of Hope for the last 16 years, has been appointed to the rank of assistant chief and the position of FireSmart coordinator, Hope Fire Department announced Monday morning.

“I am really excited to launch the FireSmart program in Hope because it is a perfect way for me to combine my professional experience with my passion for helping to build a more resilient community,” said Hick. “It is an honour to have been selected for the role and I applaud Chief Cameron and the District for their leadership and stewardship of the project which made it possible.”

Hick has been a member of the volunteer fire department for the last decade. Hick has deployed to many of the major wildfire events in B.C. since 2017, including Williams Lake, Lytton and most recently, West Kelowna.

“His firsthand knowledge of wildfire behaviour and successful mitigation strategies will prove invaluable in this new role,” Hope Fire said in a statement.

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Supplementing his experience in the fire service is Hick’s tenure in the private sector, highlighted by over 20 years as a senior executive in the global technology and services industries where he specialized in sales and marketing. In addition to this experience, Hick is a serial entrepreneur who, while living in Hope, has managed a number of projects across a diversified portfolio, Hope Fire noted in its new release. These have included everything from building West Coast fishing lodges to commercial real estate and self-storage businesses.