East Sooke Volunteer Fire Department

05/23/2026

Making your home and property FireSmart can help decrease the intensity of a wildfire and slow its spread 🔥

Taking basic steps today, such as planting FireSmart trees, can significantly reduce the risk to your home and property ✔️

Get started with the FireSmart BC home assessment: http://ow.ly/mStp30qHrGm

Learn more: PreparedBC.ca/Wildfires

Alt text: FireSmart's Home Ignition Zones. Extended zone is 10 m to 30 m away from the home. Intermediate zone is 1.5 m to 10 m away from the home. Immediate zone is 0 m to 1.5 m away from the home.

05/22/2026

Today we are running up our portable fire pumps. This pump is called a mini striker. We have 3 of this type of pump plus two, Mark 3 type pumps in service that are used for wildfire fighting.

Did you know that our fire apparatus carry over 4000 feet of forestry fire hose between five trucks during wildfire season. Plus we have thousands of feet more in our support trailer.

05/13/2026

Category 1 (campfires) will be permitted in East Sooke Friday May 15th at noon. Maximum size 0.5m x 0.5m. Fires must be 3m away from driftwood, dry vegetation or combustible materials.

Please ensure your Campfire is fully out and cool to the touch when done. Always have water and hand tools available.

Category 2 (Open Burning) is not permitted!

05/08/2026

After a fire our members quickly replenish E1's equipment so it's available for our next call. This morning we continue with farther cleaning and inspection of ladders, scba's, hand tools and hose lines.

Thank you to our auto aid partners Sooke, Otter point, Metchosin.

05/05/2026

05/05/2026

May 5th 2026 fire danger rating is HIGH.

A "High" fire danger rating indicates that forest fuels are very dry, creating a serious fire risk where new ignitions can occur easily and spread vigorously.

Total fire ban coming noon Thursday for the south coast! This ban will include, Campfires (Category 1) General open burning (Category 2) Industrial burning (Category 3).

05/01/2026

May 01, 2026 East Sooke is at Moderate.

Moderate: Forest fuels are drying and there is an increased risk of surface fires starting. Carry out any forest activities or burning with caution.

Category 1 Campfires permitted.
Category 2 Open burning permitted.

05/01/2026

Tender 2 is a Freightliner FL 70 built in 1996. This tenders main role in our department is deliver water to the fire scene in non-hydranted areas or beyond a two engine hose lay from a hydrant. Tank capacity is 1500 imp. Gallons.

Key Equipment carried:
2 SCBA'S
Pike pole
Set of Irons
Wildfire hand tools
Wildfire attack hoses
20lb ABC Extinguisher
2 gallon water Extinguisher
Drop tank
High pressure auxiliary fire pump
4" high volume fill pump

04/03/2026

East Sooke's Fire Smart Chipper Day is now full. Stay tuned in the months to come on the next available days in 2026. Thank you to all that had signed up.