L'Isle-Verte fire chief Yvan Charron steps down from post
CBC News | Posted: March 24, 2015 5:42 PM | Last Updated: March 24, 2015
Charron was fire chief of the small municipality for nearly two decades
The fire chief of L'Isle-Verte has stepped down.
Yvan Charron was at the helm of the town's volunteer service when a fire broke out at the Résidence Du Havre in January 2014. He had served as chief of the L'Isle-Verte service for nearly two decades.
A Quebec coroner criticized Charron for his team's response to the fire that tore through the building, killing 32 people.
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Cyrille Delâge's report questioned several decisions made by Charron, including his failure to immediately call for back-up and set up a command post on site.
Earlier this month, L'Isle-Verte ceded its jurisdiction and now the Rivière-du-Loup fire department is in charge of fire safety.
Rivière-du-Loup Fire Chief Eric Bérubé said he would have welcomed Charron onto his team.
"He withstood a storm, and stayed standing for a year afterwards," he said of Charron.
Bérubé said Charron had already been considering retirement before the tragedy and wants to spend more time with his family.