After seven years at the same pay rates, volunteer firefighters in Summerland will get a pay raise.
At the council meeting on May 27, council approved a new pay scale for its volunteer firefighters, increasing the pay for incident calls and for training sessions.
The new policy replaces an earlier policy from 2012.
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The changes increase the pay for firefighters, depending on their ranks and the tasks they are performing.
Under the new policy, incident rates range from $16 to $20 an hour for incident calls, a $1 increase over the earlier rtes.
Training pay rates range from $22 to $32 for a training session of 2.5 to four hours. If the training session exceeds four hours, firefighters are compensated $12 an hour, up from $10 an hour.
The rate for part-time employees increased from $17 to $18, while the standby rate for auxiliary firefighters performing after-hours standby duties remains unchanged at $3.13 an hour.
The rate for auxiliary firefighters attending court duty on behalf of the fire department increases from $17 to $18.
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