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Record number of call-outs for Kootenay Boundary fire rescue

Feb. 28, 2023, Kootenay, B.C. – Last year was the busiest on record for first responders at Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Fire Rescue. Fire Chief Dan Derby says crews responded to 1,894 calls for service, which is a 12 per cent increase over the previous year and two per cent higher than their previously busiest year in 2018 (1,864 calls). Rossland News reports. | READ MORE