A struggling BC Ambulance service is having an impact on the West Kelowna Fire Service (WKFS).
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There are a number of reasons, including ambulance service staffing and less cars on the road, Brolund added. Earlier this month, three ambulances were cut from Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 fleet.
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A quarterly statistics report to council shows WKFS has answered nearly 1,500 first-responder calls so far in 2022. That compares to approximately 1,000 calls for all of 2021.
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The busiest year for WKFS, all calls across the department, was 2017 with just over 3,000 responses.
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