L’Isle-Verte fire chief Yvan Charron steps down from post
The fire chief of L’Isle-Verte has stepped down.
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.
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.
