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Terrace Review — Wednesday, January 2, 1991 B13

Who Is...

Bob Beckett?

by Betty Barton

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Bob (aka: BO) Beckett is the
new fire chief of the Terrace Fire
Department, an avid fisherman and
he is also into recreational hockey.

Beckett was ’on the job’ with the

Terrace Fire Department on Dec.
10 and had the opportunity to “get
his feet wet’ organizing the battle
against his first Terrace fire on the
12th. That was the fourplex fire in
the Old Bridge Estates behind
Riverside Park. He commends the
department: "I’m quite impressed.
The composite of paid and volun-
teer firefighters in Terrace results
in maintaining a high level of
motivation and enthusiasm among
the firefighters."

Beckett hails from Oniario where
he was Fire Service Advisor for
the province. He consulted on
budgeting, hiring, and training
with fire departments throughout
Ontario. Before that, he was assis-
tant chief with the fire marshall,
volunteer captain and before that,
a career firefighter with the City of
Waterloo and involved in the am-
bulance service in Kitchener-
Waterloo. He came to B.C. in
1988 to join the B.C, Transplant
Society, having a background
which included paramedical health

services.

After a year and a half, Beckett
decided he “really missed the fire
service" and began actively search-
ing out openings. He could either
return to Ontario or find fire de-
partment employment in B.C.

He chose the latter and networked
with both the Justice Institute and
the Fire Academy.

When the opportunity arose to
apply for the position to be
vacated by Fire Chief Cliff Best,
retiring in December here in Ter-
race, he jumped at the chance.

Beckett adds, "I consciously chose
Terrace."

Beckett felt Terrace was the
ideal-sized community. He saw
this as a chance to work closely
with city council and the com-
munity, "One of the things that
enticed me to Terrace was the
potential for civic involvement and
the opportunity to be able to give
something back to the commun-
ity.”

Beckett sees his primary goal as
Fire Chief in Terrace to ensure a
reasonable and adequate level of
protection for the community and
its fire staff and to supplement the
education of members of the fire
department. Welcome to Terrace,
Bob.

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