Bark mulch fire triggers alarm at Justice Institute property in Chilliwack Sunday night

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CHILLIWACK – Multiple Chilliwack Fire Department engines attended the Justice Institute of BC property on Dieppe Street Sunday night after a bark mulch fire on the exterior of a building set off a fire alarm.

According to scanner traffic, Engine 1, Ladder 4, Engine 4-2, and the Chilliwack Fire Dept. duty chief were paged sometime after 9 p.m. for an incident in the 5400 block of Dieppe Street at the JIBC building.

Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson told Fraser Valley Today in an emailed statement that crews discovered a small bark mulch fire on the exterior of the building that had set off the alarm via some smoke seeping into the building. 

Wilson said there was no fire extension into the building, and no damage to the exterior or interior of the building occurred.

The building was unoccupied at the time of the call, Wilson said.