The Sifton Fire Department now has Dauphin Fire Chief Cam Abrey helping them out on the administrative side of things.

Abrey shares his thoughts on the change.

“Yeah, it’s quite an honour to have been asked by the RM of Dauphin if I would be willing to work alongside of the Sifton Fire Department in assisting with their budgeting and other administrative duties.”

The Sifton deputy fire chiefs will continue to look after the operations of the fire department.

Abrey says the change is happening because the former Sifton fire chief retired and nobody with the Sifton Fire Department was interested in the role.

“They felt there was a lot of fresh people to the department that needed a bit more experience, so we had offered to assist and try to mentor the members of Sifton Fire Department that are willing to step up to the roles of the deputy fire chief and help them along their way.”

Abrey says the Dauphin Fire Department already works closely with Sifton on certain emergency responses.

“Operationally, nothing has changed at all and we look forward to continuing working with Sifton Fire Department and building our relationship even closer than it was before.”

Over the past few years, the Dauphin Fire Department has a system with Sifton where they are immediately dispatched for any structure fires or if extrication is needed. In addition, if Sifton decides they need help with other incidents, they can request Dauphin comes along.