Firefighter union wants to drop river rescue
The city firefighters’ union is asking the CNESST to let it stop doing river rescue after an incident last month around the Lachine rapids, and the death last year of firefighter Pierre Lacroix in a fire service boat. The union wants to see better training and better equipment before its members undertake this kind of work again.
A bit more Sunday about the recent incident and the wordage used by the union.
Maybe, as an island, we should have a kind of municipal coast guard that does this work specifically, and not as a sideline?
maggie rose 22:01 on 2022-11-11 Permalink
I agree, speciality training is needed for water rescues. Ever see the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), entirely volunteer, do a river rescue? They work with the UK Coast Guard too when needed. I’ve watched some of several TV series they produce. Heart-stopping, and very heartening to watch. Sorry to veer away from Montreal, but they are awesome role models for this type of job. (5 min. video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3spiwPDRsM
Kate 22:43 on 2022-11-11 Permalink
Great video. But parts of the St Lawrence are more dangerous even than the Thames, which gives us an even bigger need for dedicated river rescue.