Two Nova Scotia fire chiefs discharged from volunteer duties following fatal crash
February 28, 2025
Two Nova Scotia fire chiefs have lost their volunteer posts after municipal officials found they were not being truthful when explaining what happened after the fire truck they were in struck an injured snowmobiler who later died.In a statement released this week, Cumberland County council found that fire Chief Jerrold Cotton and acting Chief Andrea Bishop had breached the municipality’s code of conduct, saying the pair repeatedly claimed their truck did not strike the 28-year-old victim last Friday.Council learned that emergency responders were called to help the snowmobiler after he crashed his machine on Wyvern Road south of Collingwood Corner – and he was hit by the fire truck as he was receiving help.
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