Denman Island Fire Chief Describes Evacuation Procedures

emergency · Denman Island

Denman Island Fire Chief Don Luckett explained that in the event of imminent wildfire danger, the fire department can order tactical evacuations by alerting homeowners door-to-door and marking homes with color-coded tapes. Full evacuations are managed by the RCMP and Emergency Operations Centre, which may be located off-island in Courtenay if overwhelmed.

Related locations

• 5909 Denman Rd Denman Island
• 1000 Denman Rd Denman Island
• 6011 Denman Rd Denman Island
• 3941 EAST RD DENMAN ISLAND
• 1035 DUSTY RD DENMAN ISLAND
• A-1795 SWAN RD DENMAN ISLAND
• 5515 LACON RD DENMAN ISLAND
• 1341 SCHMIDT RD DENMAN ISLAND

Sources

• “By 10:30 PM, homes were threatened, and the Fire Chief ordered an evacuation... tactical evacuation... evacuation would be turned over to the RCMP... In the event of an evacuation on Denman, the Emergency Operations Centre would probably be located over in Courtenay.” — The Islands Grapevine – May 23rd, 2019 (May 23rd, 2019)

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