BC First Responders

• ‘Our new reality’: BC Paramedics Union outlines dangers within the job

  Through a survey with paramedics in the province, Corey Froese identified what types of attacks, among gunfire, were most common against paramedics in the last five years.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2023
  
• B.C. expanding life-saving tools available to first responders

  Health Minister Adrian Dix said Friday that the province has also added 85 full-time paramedics and 65 dispatchers, as well as 22 new ambulances.

  Health

  Dec 3, 2021
  
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• New 911 protocol in B.C. has some patients waiting longer

  When does a medical call need first responders? How long can a patient wait? Who decides?

  Jan 16, 2019
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• Abbotsford hiring 6 new firefighters to ease burnout amid opioid crisis

  "We just need to provide some help for them so that they don't burn out,"said Abbotsford's mayor.

  News

  Mar 7, 2018
• B.C. first responders unite for PTSD awareness and support

  Randy Reinholdt spent Saturday flipping a 400-pound tire around the Vancouver seawall to raise awareness about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD.

  Health

  Aug 21, 2016