Granum Fire Department - Granum, Alberta, Canada

Volunteers: The Men & Women Who Are the Granum Fire Dept.

The Granum Fire Department consists of volunteers who serve the Town of Granum and the surrounding rural area. In addition to putting out fires, these volunteer fire fighters do the following:

help children learn about fire safety

assist schools in teaching fire prevention

volunteer time and energy to assist in community events

provide emergency medical services and first aid training

help out during natural disasters, motor vehicle accidents and other emergencies

provide fire inspections to homes and businesses and investigate fires.

Training

A goal is to have members adequately trained in the following: Fire 1, Fire 2, Pump Operations, standard first aid and CPR. Some members are trained in the following: AED certification, H2S alive, WHMIS, Safety Codes Officer, and fire investigation.

In-house training includes the following:

Fire Safety with High Voltage Lines Seminar
Utilicorp

Handling and Controlling Natural Gas Emergencies Seminar
Atco Gas

Fire Fighter Safety
Kevan Jess
Alberta Fire Services Advisor Don Douglas, Training Officer:
- SCBA
- Ladders 1&2
- Hoses & Nozzles 1&2
- Ventilation
- Flashover & Back Draft
- BLEVE’s
- Compressed Gasses on our Highways
- Dangerous Goods Seminar

A Fireman's Prayer

When I am called to duty, God, wherever flame may rage,
Give me strength to save some life, whatever be its age.

Help me embrace a little child, before it is too late,
Or save an older person from, the horror of that fate.

Enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout,
And quickly and efficiently, to put the fire out.

I want to fill my calling, and to give the best in me,
To guard my every neighbor, and protect his property.

And if according to my fate, I am to lose my life,
Please Bless with your protecting hand,
my children and my wife.

– Author Unknown