The husband and wife leadership team of a small town Nova Scotia volunteer fire department have been removed and banned from the community station for life following the death of a man struck by the fire truck sent to help him after a snowmobile accident.

The municipality acted last week to remove Collingwood and District Volunteer Fire Department chief Jerrold Cotton, who was driving the first response vehicle when 28-year-old Blake Nicholson died on Feb. 21, and deputy fire chief Andrea Bishop from their positions.

The husband and wife volunteers have been discharged after a fire truck hit an injured snowmobiler it was sent to help. The later man died.{ai:summary}<p>The leadership team of the Collingwood and District Volunteer Fire Department in Nova Scotia has been removed and banned for life after a tragic incident involving a fire truck. Chief Jerrold Cotton and Deputy Chief Andrea Bishop were dismissed following the death of 28-year-old Blake Nicholson, who was struck by the vehicle responding to his snowmobile accident.</p><p>The municipality's decision comes in the wake of the February 21 incident, raising concerns about safety and accountability within the volunteer fire service. #society</p>

Two N.S. volunteer fire chiefs banned for life after crashed snowmobiler hit by their truck during rescue

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