April 15th was a day we all fear as first responders, a call to a brother’s house.
Fire Communications Officer (FCO) Jason Low suffered a medical emergency. Despite the efforts of our members, Alberta Health Services from Priddis and the STARS air medical crew, FCO Low subsequently passed away.
The fire service has always been a family affair for the Low family. Jason, and his sister, RMES Captain Jennifer Evans, were raised in the fire service with their Dad, RMES Deputy Chief George Low, serving as a volunteer Firefighter at the Pickering fire department in Ontario for 11-years before they moved to Alberta. Jason joined Redwood Meadows Emergency Services on his 18th birthday, serving the greater Redwood Meadows and Bragg Creek Area for 31-years as FCO, volunteer Firefighter and EMT, in addition to working at Calgary 9-1-1.
Jason used his knowledge to not only program all radios in the RMES inventory, but also passed that information onto other departments such as Tsuut’ina, Nakoda, Kananaskis and others.
Thank you to our community and especially our partners at Calgary 9-1-1, AHS dispatch, Priddis 1A1, STARS and Rockyview Fire for your support of RMES and our members during this difficult time.
On behalf of the Evans-Low family, a personal and heartfelt thanks to the community for wrapping your arms around us as we deal with our devastating loss of our son, brother and uncle.
Chief Rob Evans
