Ontario Mine Rescue

Neither the mine, the town or even the province had the expertise or the resources to respond to save their lives or adequately fight the fire.

[4] Ontario Mine Rescue took on added responsibility in 1984 after four miners were trapped and killed in a rockburst at Falconbridge No.

The Stevenson Commission recommended that the organization's mandate be expanded to conduct training in and respond to non-fire emergencies.

Standardized competency based training programs were developed to ensure consistent delivery of information to mine rescue teams across the province.

When mining activity ceases in thea jurisdiction, some stations that had been established for emergency response capability were closed or relocated.