Joseph Arnakak was promoted to captain of the Clyde River Volunteer Fire Department earlier this year despite having only joined the brigade in March 2018.
Nick Illauq, the communitySA国际影视传媒檚 fire chief, is thoroughly impressed with what Arnakak has accomplished in such a short period of time.
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photo courtesy of Joseph Arnakak
Arnakak, 25, earned a score of 92 per cent on his firefighter level two exam, allowing him to move up the ranks.
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ThereSA国际影视传媒檚 bound to be more studying in his future as heSA国际影视传媒檚 planning to apply for fire officer training. That would put him on track to eventually move into a supervisory role, in addition to broadening his knowledge of safety, inspections, communications and fire scene management.
Arnakak admired firefighters while growing up.
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In his time with the department, heSA国际影视传媒檚 yet to be engaged in a structural fire, but he has had to help extinguish two blazes involving snowmobiles.
HeSA国际影视传媒檚 also been among the volunteers who go into the the local school to provide students with tips on fire prevention. Always having a fire extinguisher ready for use and ensuring fire alarms are working properly in oneSA国际影视传媒檚 home and workplace are among the recommendations that he makes regularly, he says.
photo courtesy of Nick Illauq
Clyde River is one of four Nunavut communities that recently inherited a used ambulance donated by the Peel Region of Ontario. The emergency vehicle arrived by sealift a few weeks ago.
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The fire department has obtained a lottery licence to raise money to help cover costs to pay for some needed equipment for the ambulance.
Firefighter training to use the emergency vehicle is ongoing.
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