Fire chief touts second station during service review
Prince Albert Fire Department chief Les Karpluk reiterated the need for a second fire station during Thursday`s fire and emergency services review.
He also pointed to the higher-than-industry standard wait times, specifically for areas outside of its six-minute response area. Parts of the West Hill, West Flat and East Hill fall just outside of the six-minute response zone. Industry standards are set by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
“City council sets the level of service. You determine the level of service,” Karpluk said. “What I`m telling you is, the standards that we follow, we`re clearly not even close to meeting them.”
The NFPA develops codes and standard practices and is staffed by experts. And its standards are what the fire department will be measured against in the court of law, Karpluk said.