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An increase in multi-unit residential buildings in Quispamsis and Rothesay is creating challenges for local fire crews.
Kennebecasis Valley Fire Chief Bill Ireland said the situation has highlighted an ongoing resource gap faced by his department.
“These communities have historically been a bedroom community for the city comprised of families living in single-family homes and that’s how this department was developed and grew and evolved was to be able to protect those,” said Ireland.
“I think it’s fairly obvious and intuitive that a bigger building has more people in it, it has more space, and potentially would have a bigger fire, and therefore would require more resources.”