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Fire rescue earns tanker shuttle accreditation

Denman Island Fire Rescue says the accreditation may qualify properties in specified areas for lower fire insurance rates.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2022-01-20 · compiled 2026-10-01

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Denman Island Fire Rescue has qualified for Superior Tanker Shuttle Service accreditation, Fire Chief Don Luckett wrote in a notice published in the January 20 Grapevine.^[1]

The notice says the accreditation applies within 8 km in road travel distance of the fire hall and within 5 km of a recognized water supply point. It says insurers are not required to accept the equivalency, but the Fire Underwriters Survey recommends they do so.^[1]

Luckett wrote that the accreditation could reduce fire insurance rates for properties in the specified areas and thanked fire-rescue members for their work on water storage and delivery.^[1]

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