After 8 months of 2015, we have had 277 calls for service:

• 133 medical
• 66 rescue
• 57 fire
• 12 hazmat
• 9 other

Our busiest time of the day is between 13:00 and 14:00!

The Redwood Meadows Firefighters Association (RMFA) held their traditional Bragg Creeks Days breakfast Saturday morning in support of your local volunteer firefighters. New this year was that the RMFA also hosted a breakfast on the Sunday morning. Proceeds from this breakfast will directly benefit RMES.

RMES was on hands to make sure that everyone stayed safe. Several of our trucks also participated in the traditional parade. Our firefighters sprayed water at the audience and in return they enjoyed getting wet themselves as well.

RMES traditionally leads the annual Canaday Day bike parade in Redwood Meadows on July first. As always it was a fun bike ride through the community with lots of participants and onlookers.

After the parade our members were present to show community members our trucks that were set up at the big park. We also demonstrated the new tiger berms purchased by the Town Site for its emergency prepardness, while the kids could take a refreshing dip in the pool we made.

Members of the Firefighters Assosiation were also on hands to raise funds with their barbecue food sales.

In the evening our members attended the fireworks show, both to enjoy the beautiful fireworks as well as to make sure everyone stayed safe.

RMES was out in full force during the aftermath of the hail storm that pounded Redwood Meadows for a good 10 minutes with golf ball sized hail on the evening of June 30th.

We responded to six calls for service during the hour after the hail storm had passed over our community and again for the thunderstorm that rolled through at 02:00 am on the morning of July 1st.

Our members assisted among other things with patching skylights that had failed under the hail and with cleaning up inside and outside residences that suffered water damage due to these broken skylights.

Community Open House & BBQ

Date: Thursday, May 7 Time: 5:30 - 7 pm

Place: Redwood Meadows Emergency Services, 1 Redwood Meadows Drive

• Fire truck and fire hall tours
• Fire extinguisher training
• Enjoy a FREE BBQ meal provided by ATCO Gas

Proudly sponsored by:

ATCOgas.com

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