VANCOUVER—When Metro Vancouver’s off-duty emergency responders are called in to work following a catastrophic earthquake, many won’t be able to get there. An investigation by the Star found governments are unprepared to provide enough drinking water to residents if a 7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off Vancouver’s coastline. We do always have a core group of firefighters on staff at any given time. Tim Armstrong, president of the Greater Vancouver Fire Chiefs Association, said there are no current solutions to get emergency responders into work. “So let’s say I lived in Abbotsford but I worked in Vancouver, and there was a mandatory recall back to your department.

Source: thestar March 31, 2019 12:02 UTC