Manitoba's rural volunteer firefighters are sounding the alarm about a new training policy they say will make recruiting new members much more difficult.
Both Sparham and Reimer say they are worried for smaller, more remote communities with just a handful of members that could end up shuttering.Reimer says he is frustrated that they were not contacted by the college before the changes to training were made.
“We’ve brought up concerns about how this will impact our department, but we have never been consulted prior to decisions being made.” Global News reached out to the college for comment but it declined an interview and instead provided a statement saying it is “committed to future discussions with first responders.”
Chief Ryan Yackel in West St. Paul says since there are only two providers for the new training, volunteers would potentially have to commute long distances for weeks on end, which is less than desirable. “To enhance paramedicine, you need the people to provide the services. And I think the changes that they’ve made for the medical first response are going to make it nearly impossible for anyone to take it, or want to take it, and it will essentially kill the program.”— with files from Global’s Katherine Dornian
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