Chilliwack River Valley Fire Dept. welcomes four graduating recruits to its roster

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Chief Mike Danyluk and Training Officer Munro presented them all with pagers and plates. They now join a roster of 30 volunteer members of the Chilliwack River Valley Fire Department.

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“Welcome to the Team Recruit class of 2022/23!” Chilliwack River Valley Fire Department wrote on Facebook.

Chief Danyluk says the recruits sacrificed a tremendous amount of time during the 4.5-month training period.

“They gave up Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturdays,” Chief Danyluk said. “They are all eager to serve our community.”

Chilliwack River Valley Fire Department, located at 48685 Chilliwack Lake Road, responds to roughly 200 calls for service a year.

In 2022, it was deployed for two vehicle fires, three structure fires, 47 incidents of other types of fires (e.g., smoke outside a structure, illegal fires, smoldering garbage, smoke or fire confined to a transformer, etc.), nine wildfires, 67 medical calls, 12 requests to assist the public, 12 motor vehicle incidents, 16 alarms, and five mutual aid incidents.