As fire season is fast approaching MICS will be holding a practice season on Sunday April 28th 10am to noon. This session will cover different locations around the island and discuss water locations and plans of attack. Please meet at Dodds Narrows at 10am. Please arrive to practice dressed to take part in an …
MICS has funding for five FireSmart assessments. The assessment is free to the homeowner. Karen, Phil or I will come evaluate your place and indicate steps that you can take to reduce the chance your house will burn if there is a forest fire. Those of you worried about the Deep State will be pleased …
Passing on info. FireSmart BC – Monthly Newsletter (January) Wildfire resilience begins with proactive preparation. For resources to support your preparation, read our January newsletter. As we move closer to spring, it’s important to remember that wildfire resilience begins with proactive preparation. It’s the actions we take now—before wildfire season—that make a world of …
Hello All All of the MICS Trucks are now back in service!! I would like to thank Pat Camp for her perseverance in dealing with ICBC to resolve this issue. The keys will be placed back in the ignitions today. Best Regards, Scott Flemming, President of MICS Thank You. M.I.C.S find us …
Hello All, On behalf of MICS I would like to thank Chief Will Sprogis of the Gabriola Volunteer Fire Department for extending an invitation to MICS to send over some people for driver training to qualify for a class 5 airbrakes endorsement on their licenses. MICS was able to send over 6 people for …
Hello All The Mudge Island Citizens Society (MICS) will be hosting our annual AGM on Sunday September 3rd at the MICS Hall at 1pm. If you are interested in a recap of the year with a look ahead for the upcoming year please join us. Perhaps you have been thinking you would like to get more involved with …
MICS will be hosting a fire practice Sunday 27th 2023 at 10am at the Hall. Everyone is welcome please come dressed as you would respond to a event. We will be learning about Truck 2 and will be setting up a tank and filling and drawing water of and onto truck 2. Philip Parsons Vice …
So I hate that I have to be the one to bring this up but as I use Davidson bay almost daily I guess I have to be the one that does. People are beginning to leave trailers and boats on trailers in the very minimal parking spots and also parking their cars and trucks …
Attached is a new document that Fire Smart BC has developed, a lot of people feel there is no way they can get a full fire smart home, that’s ok anything you can do to start helps and work towards it over time. Being fire smart is a first line of defence against a interface …
As we have dropped below Danger Class 4 (we hit Danger Class 3 today), we are now back into early shift (1pm shutdown for high risk activities), followed by a 2 hour fire watch. Please stay vigilant as there is still a fire risk. The recent rain was very welcomed, but we are not out …