PR RIIN NC CE E G GE EO OR RG GE E C CIITTIIZ ZE EN N P
HU UR RS SD DA AY Y ,, A AP PR R II LL 11 77 ,, 22 00 22 55 TT H
12,000 Jackpot
$
SUPER BINGO
($9,000 cash plus $3,000 Slot Free Play)
SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH Saturday Evening Bingo at 6pm
Virtual
58307
00200
5
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025
UP TO
0
Dangerous but rewarding
19+
Chief Cliff Warner looks back at his firefighting career as he prepares to retire Citizen Staff
Much has changed in the three decades since Prince George fire chief Cliff Warner started his career, with the job now much safer for everyone involved in fighting a structure fire. Firefighters still enter burning buildings without hesitation, hoses in hand, if they believe someone is inside. But the approach to tackling a fire is much different than when Warner first joined Prince George Fire Rescue. “How we manage a fire now is exponentially better than it was, and that’s not a judgment on how things were managed when I started. It was what it was,” said Warner, who announced in January that he will retire on May 30. “The biggest difference is that we’ve learned to manage the fire and take control of it. Sometimes people will wonder what we’re doing and it seems like it takes a long time to do something. But actually, through our strategies and
THANK
YOU PRINCE GEORGE
tactics, we set up systems and processes to reduce risks to firefighters and improve the livable space for people who might be inside. Our members are much safer, and it provides a better opportunity for those who may be trapped.” The nature of the job — being exposed to hazardous materials and the risks of injury from smoke, heat, and building collapses — makes firefighting a dangerous occupation. But Warner says firefighters no longer take the same risks they did 20 or 30 years ago. “When I was a firefighter, we were crawling in, smoke down to the floor, your shins were burning, and you moved through, putting a fire out,” said Warner, 56. “Now, they set up ventilation, they control the path of the smoke and heat, and they work to push the smoke and heat out of the building, moving in behind it.
PRIVATE BANKING, PRIVATE BANKING, WITHOUT THE BANK WITHOUT THE BANK Favourite Financial Planning
Mortgage Company
We help you get the best rates from the best lenders, so you can buy your dream home or save money on your current mortgage. FINANCIAL MORTGAGE We help you get the best rates from the best lenders, so you can PLANNING COMPANY buy your dream home or save money on your current mortgage.
Mortgages
Insurance
Investments
Mortgages
Insurance
Investments
Mortgages
Insurance
mycommonwealth.ca
250.960.2233
mycommonwealth.ca
250.960.2233
www.treasurecove nline at casino.com
Investments
-Dan McLaren
mycommonwealth.ca 331 George Street | Prince George | info@mycommonwealth.ca
$252,688! rds o
Buy your ca
have no branches in “ We the United States.
575 VictoriaStreet Street| |Prince PrinceGeorge George || info@mycommonwealth.ca info@mycommonwealth.ca 331 George
331 George Street | Prince George | info@mycommonwealth.ca
th 6:00 pm
CITIZEN FILE PHOTO BY CHUCK NISBETT
We help you get the best rates from the best lenders, so you can buy your dream home or save money on your current mortgage.
Favourite
Thursday, April 24
Fire Chief Cliff Warner keeps an eye on the City Secondhand fire at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Dominion Street while crews work on containing it on Jan. 16.
PRIVATE BANKING, WITHOUT THE BANK
SEE ‘ARMAGEDDON’ ON PAGE 2
BiNgO!
“
TED CLARKE
11
250.960.2233
DAN MCLAREN Founder & Financial Advisor DAN MCLAREN Founder & Financial Advisor
DanMMcLaren DAN CLAREN Founder & Financial Advisor President