The City of North Vancouver’s fire department is trying to stay connected with the community under the COVID-19 pandemic, and have created a virtual tour of one of their fire halls.
The idea for the kid-friendly online activity came from the firefighters themselves, said Mike Danks, assistant fire chief of operations and support. “It’s a very unusual, unprecedented time right now that we can’t have people at the fire hall,” Danks told CKNW’s Mornings with Simi. “So we were trying to find ways that we could still share the inner workings of the department with our community, and this seemed like a really good idea.” The online tour takes visitors inside the fire trucks and displays the crews’ gear, including the personal protective