Happy New Year everyone! 2018 is out the door and 2019 is well underway. Here’s some statistics on what we did over the past year.

Your volunteers at RMES responded to 307 calls for service. Broken down into categories, this was 163 medical assists (53%), 68 rescues (22%), 55 fire & fire-related calls (18%), 5 hazardous materials calls (2%), and 16 “other” or uncategorized responses (5%).

Our busiest truck - no surprise, as usual - was 120 Rescue with 204 responses or two-thirds of total calls. Second was 120 Rapid Response with 78 responses or 25% of total calls.

Broken down by call type, our non-medical responses looked like this:

Alarms: 27
Citizen Assist/Service Call: 13
Motor Vehicle Collision: 12
Outside Fire: 11
Structure Fire: 6
Vehicle Fire: 6
Outside Smoke Investigation: 4
Mutual Aid/Assist Outside Agency: 3
Fuel Spill/Fuel Odor: 2
Gas Leak/Gas Odor: 2
Explosion: 1
Odor (Strange/Unknown): 1
Water Rescue: 1

Our medical responses included the following:

Motor Vehicle Collision with Injuries: 55
Falls: 21
Traumatic Injuries: 19
Unconscious/Fainting: 17
Sick Person: 11
Convulsions/Seizures: 10
Unknown Problem: 10
Abdominal Pain: 9
Chest Pain: 9
Breathing Problems: 8
Psychiatric Problems: 8
Transport to Hospital Only: 7
Hemorrhage/Laceration: 6
Stroke: 6
Cardiac Arrest: 5
Overdose/Ingestion/Poisoning: 4
Heart Problems: 3
Assault: 3
Allergies/Stings: 2
Back Pain: 2
Eye Problems/Injuries: 1
Headache: 1
Childbirth: 1

There are lots of great things coming to RMES in 2019 and we’ll be sure to keep you posted!

Everyone have a happy and safe 2019!

Our 2018 recruitment campaign has now closed.

Over the next few weeks our recruitment team will go over all the submission. Those individuals selected for a meet an greet session will be contacted shortly.

The Fire Ban for Redwood Meadows has been lifted effective immediately.

Please remember that fire pits of any size require a permit from the town site. Permit application forms can be downloaded here.

RMES Fire Chief Rob Evans, in conjuntion with town site administration, has issued a Fire Ban for the town site of Redwood Meadows effective immediately, due to the heat, wind and dry conditions.

No open fires, the use of firepits, or solid fuel barbecues (charcoal briquettes) are allowed.

Liquid fuel barbecues (propane and natural gas) are allowed.

Please check this page for a list of prohibited activities and exceptions to the fire ban.

By-Law #98-2:

- Violations: Illegal burning fine $100 / per incident

- Violations: Attendance by fire department for illegal burning  Contract Rates / per incident

This fire ban shall remain in effect until such time as The Townsite deems appropriate as authorized by the Redwood Meadows Fire Department.

Call 9-1-1 for emergencies.