Richmond Fire Rescue stands behind the 2009 report that said its resources might not be adequate to fight a fire in a six-storey wood frame structure, a deputy chief says.
The fire service does not have any more staff or higher ladders than it did when the concerns were first expressed, Tim Wilkinson, deputy chief of operations for Richmond Fire Rescue told The Sun.
"To fight a fire effectively in such a structure will require new firefighting tactics, which could also require additional firefighting resources, more personnel, and higher reaching ladder trucks," fire prevention officer Dave Clou wrote in a report to the city's community safety committee expressing concerns when the BC Building Code was changed to allow taller wood-frame buildings.
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