Panorama Fire/Rescue call volume is just under 60 so far. The year started out pretty busy. January to March they had responses to a variety of emergencies which included: MVAs, medical emergencies within the village, fireplaces creating smoke in units due to flues being closed or too much wood/garbage being burned in them, and a few nuisance alarms for pull stations or tampered piping. The fire season started out busy as well, with a structural fire at the Panorama Springs building which was quickly contained to one unit.

They also had a wildland interface fire in May on Greywolf Drive, which was contained in an area of forest before reaching one of the homes. The fire season was not a typical dry one for the East Kootenay and Panorama benefitted from that as well.

Of note in June was a river rescue, a rescue on the side of the mountain with a joint effort between them, Columbia Valley Search and Rescue, local RCMP, BCAS, and a helicopter longline team out of Golden.

Panorama also participated in the valley wide, and always valuable, Kootenay Training Weekend in Cranbrook in June.

Two more of their members, Neil Carey and Jeff Schacher, received the Rigging for Rescue technician level rope training course in June, bringing the number of rope technicians to six. Neil and Jeff, as well as Derreck Docherty, were also promoted to Acting Lieutenant positions. They'll be able to bring their knowledge to the rest of the department as they assist during ongoing rope, swiftwater, and fire/rescue training exercises.

The department is currently brushing up their skills to tackle practical and written examinations in October to receive the Custom Fire Training Certificate from the College of the Rockies.

Panorama Fire/Rescue membership has held strong to about 30 members over the last year.