The Victoria emergency (fire/ambulance) services thread
#2301
Posted 07 October 2021 - 08:26 PM
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#2302
Posted 07 October 2021 - 11:52 PM
"We were quick on scene and called 911," said Ryan Burghardt, owner of Budget Brake and Muffler.
The problem was, nobody answered.
"Eleven minutes on hold to get through to the ambulance," Burghardt told CTV News.
#2303
Posted 08 October 2021 - 03:58 AM
^ bike in crosswalk wrong way. and it would appear running the red. that might be cause for trouble.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 October 2021 - 04:01 AM.
#2304
Posted 09 October 2021 - 08:20 AM
#2305
Posted 09 October 2021 - 08:33 AM
I don't now, and have never supported the majority of cyclists who flaunt every single traffic law on the books ... but focusing on the cyclists actions prior to the accident completely missies the critically important part of this story, which is about the 11 minute wait for somebody to answer a call to 911.
Inexcusable and unforgivable, and begs the question as to what exactly is going on such that there's an 11 minute wait on a response to a 911 call?
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#2306
Posted 09 October 2021 - 08:42 AM
I don't now, and have never supported the majority of cyclists who flaunt every single traffic law on the books ... but focusing on the cyclists actions prior to the accident completely missies the critically important part of this story, which is about the 11 minute wait for somebody to answer a call to 911.
Inexcusable and unforgivable, and begs the question as to what exactly is going on such that there's an 11 minute wait on a response to a 911 call?
surely there is a way to load-share somehow even with another jurisdiction or two or three. or another department. or "press 1 for fire, 2 for police, 3 for ambulance" to get the call moving along.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 09 October 2021 - 08:43 AM.
#2307
Posted 09 October 2021 - 08:53 AM
I think all jurisdictions locally do their 911 business through that new high-security facility out on Commerce Circle in the Vanalman Industrial Park.
Maybe that's the issue? ... a single facility (potentially understaffed) becomes the choke point for all regional 911 calls?
#2308
Posted 09 October 2021 - 09:30 AM
The issue is that nobody was available at the BCEHS dispatch centres to answer the call. Sounds like they got through to 911 fast enough (E-Comm in Saanich) but were stuck on hold with the 911 call taker waiting for the ambulance to answer. The province only has 3 BCEHS dispatch centres (Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops).
#2309
Posted 09 October 2021 - 12:21 PM
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#2310
Posted 09 October 2021 - 12:28 PM
i can imagine the domestic violence distress calls are hard to handle/forget. and loved ones finding suicide victims etc.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 09 October 2021 - 12:29 PM.
#2311
Posted 13 October 2021 - 05:56 AM
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#2312
Posted 30 October 2021 - 05:45 PM
James Bay residents impacted by fire hoping for help with days left in temporary accommodations
One man said he doesn’t know what he’ll do on Tuesday when Red Cross aid ends
Rempel is hoping the public will help him and the other residents find any sort of short-term accommodations for when the Red Cross aid runs out.
He’s also been trying to help his downstairs neighbour, a 71-year-old woman who has no family connections in Canada, through the process.
“My main concerns are for her right now so I’ve been trying to do what I can her find a home,” he said, adding that others impacted are also seniors and those living with disabilities.
Rempel’s sister started a GoFundMe for him, while another resident started a separate GoFundMe for all of the building’s displaced occupants.
Rempel said the public can also help out by dropping off moving bins at the building complex, which is at the corner of Croft and Niagara streets.
https://www.vicnews....accommodations/
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 30 October 2021 - 05:46 PM.
#2313
Posted 01 November 2021 - 12:34 AM
Saanich fire dispatched
3255 Cook st
Fire on first and second floor
Flames coming from 2nd floor
Engine1 Engine 2, Engine 3, Ladder 1, Ladder 3, Rescue 1, Chief 2, Chief 3, Chief 4
People trapped on second floor. Saanich police requested code 3
Transitional attack exterior to interior with an inch and 3 quarter
Neighbour's on standby, EHS upgrade to code 3
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Crews have extinguished an apartment fire in the 3200 block of Cook Street with a fast attack. Fire largely contained to a single unit. Three Engines a Ladder and a Rescue truck responded with 18 FF’s. One deceased. No other injuries. Cause of the fire is under investigation.
#2314
Posted 01 November 2021 - 02:46 AM
#2316
Posted 01 November 2021 - 08:08 AM
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#2317
Posted 01 November 2021 - 08:55 AM
Bystanders pulled the woman from the water and started life-saving efforts, but she was unresponsive, say witnesses.
https://www.vicnews....rine-boardwalk/
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 01 November 2021 - 08:55 AM.
#2318
Posted 02 November 2021 - 07:34 AM
The Saanich Fire Department responded to a blaze at an apartment on Cook Street on Sunday. One resident of the building died in the fire.
Residents of a Saanich apartment building near the Cedar Hill Golf Course are grieving after the death of one of the building’s residents, who died in a fire on Sunday night.
Saanich Fire Department was alerted to the fire at the Maplewood Green Apartments at the intersection of Cook Street and Maplewood Road at 9:30 p.m. and responded with 18 firefighters and three engines, as well as a ladder and a rescue truck.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze in about 15 minutes, containing it to a single suite. When they entered the one-bedroom suite they discovered the body of a middleaged woman, who lived alone with her Pomeranian, which survived the fire.
On Monday, fire investigators said they believe the fire was accidental and likely caused by smoking. The building adopted a no-smoking policy in February 2017, but tenants who were smoking in their suites before that time were allowed to continue.
#2319
Posted 02 November 2021 - 07:42 AM
That is tragic but I'm glad nobody else was hurt.
I remember a couple of years ago speaking at our strata AGM about trying to remove our pet restriction - I drew contrasts to smoking (which is allowed in our building) and was called rude and disrespectful for doing so. Go figure.
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#2320
Posted 02 November 2021 - 07:50 AM
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