Mapleton to hire fire prevention officer/public educator

Mapleton Fire/Rescue was given the go-ahead to hire a part-time fire prevention officer and public educator.

On July 25 Fire Chief Rick Richardson told council that a Mapleton firefighter recently completed the Level 1 certification at the Ontario Fire College and was now able to complete inspections for the fire department.

Currently the fire department is contracting Ontario Fire Code inspections out to a fire inspector from the Town of Minto.

However, the new Mapleton fire hire will not only be able to complete these same inspections but they will also be providing some public education, Richardson said.

The new fire prevention officer and public educator will work one day a week whereas the Minto fire inspector had no defined time to be in Mapleton.