by Matt Solecki | Jun 21, 2025 | Fire Emergency, Safety
If you are near a wildfire, or responding to a wildfire, it is important to be able to recognize specific hazards, and hazardous situations. The 3 most common items that cause fatalities from fire are: Small fires or inactive section of a large fire – Fire can change...
by Matt Solecki | Jun 21, 2025 | Fire Emergency, Safety
If you are responding to a fire as part of a community response, please do so with the utmost caution. Fighting a wildfire is an inherently dangerous task that is often best left to professionals who have the appropriate equipment, training, and safety gear to engage...
by Matt Solecki | Jun 21, 2025 | Fire Emergency, Safety
In the event of a wildfire where Ontario Wildfire has been called, it is important to understand what to expect from them. When they arrive on scene, especially when arriving in a helicopter, the crew will start by orbiting the fire several times in order to get an...
by Elise Findlay | Jun 18, 2025 | Announcements, Minutes
Minutes of PaBIA Directors’ Meeting (via Zoom) Date: May 6, 2025 Directors participating: Trudy Irvine, Mike Berton, Cath Fairlie, Hilde Clark, David Sharpe, Mary Thomson, Hanna Willis, KaDe Findlay, Emma Manners. Secretary-Treasurer: Elise Findlay GBB Representative:...
by Hilde Clark | Jun 18, 2025 | Eblasts
Find us on Social Media Volume 167 No. 6 The calendar says it is almost summer – but Mother Nature is taking her time finding PaB until now! The Ojibway Club has opened the snack bar for all to enjoy, the markers are in, and our cottages await our arrivals (or...