Deux-Montagnes, February 24, 2021 – The City of Deux-Montagnes wishes to underline the involvement of its director of the Deux-Montagnes / Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac intermunicipal fire department, Mr. Norbert Vendette, within of the Entraide de la sécurité incendie des Basses-Laurentides. Since the beginning of the year, he has served as president of the organization, succeeding Mr. Charles de Rouville.

L’Entraide de la sécurité incendie des Basses-Laurentides  brings together the fire safety services of the following eight cities: Deux-Montagnes / Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Saint-Eustache, Boisbriand, Sainte-Thérèse, Blainville, Sainte- Anne-des-Plaines, Mirabel and Saint-Jérôme.

Through this merger, the various Fire Safety Services in the region benefit from each other’s expertise and specialization regarding operations, prevention, training, research and any other aspect that can make organizations grow.

“I am honored to take on this new role and use my experience to bring together my fellow City Fire Safety Directors to form Mutual Aid. Through this mobilization based on sharing, we mutually develop our services for the benefit of citizens’ security. “- Norbert Vendette

About the Deux-Montagnes / Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac intermunicipal fire department
The Deux-Montagnes / Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac intermunicipal fire department serves a populationof more than 37,000 and covers an area of ​​approximately 16 square kilometers. Every year, the Fire Safety Department responds to more than 900 calls for intervention on the territory as well as additional aid in some neighboring cities.