This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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In light of the recent and sad fire incident in the town of East Gwillimbury, Ont., that consumed four lives of the same family on Friday, the town is deliberating to expand their fire department. 55-years-old Kevin , 51-years-old Jennifer, 19-years-old Robert and 16-years-old Cameron Dunsmuir were among those deceased while inside their home in East Gwillimbury, Ont., i.e. 50 kilometres north of Toronto. Another 24-years-old family member, David Dunsmuir, is the only surviving member of the family because he was away at university.
It was reported that the emergency crews were notified about the incident at around 5:30 a.m. ET., while Fire chief of East Gwillimbury, Ken Beckett, verifies that it took a crew of five men almost 12 minutes to arrive at the scene. Whereas, another team of twenty-five members arrived another twenty-five minutes later, however, it was too late to save the Dunsmuir family. It has been highlighted that all three fire stations of East Gwillimbury are staffed by volunteer firefighters. Whereas, the town’s website also reports that the small community has about 80 volunteer firefighters and about six fulltime staff. Additionally, Beckett confirms that the stations are typically staffed between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Beckett shared that there had already been talks of expanding service in the area, and now she predicts that perhaps this incident will give more urgency as to the need for it. Hundreds of people from the community gathered in Newmarket, where the Dunsmuir boys went to school, for a vigil.
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