BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) recognizes that pre-hospital emergency care often requires a professional team approach and appreciates the critical role first responding organizations, such as fire departments, play in ensuring that our patients have access to timely and high quality care during medical emergencies.
An important component of the chain of survival, our partners in public safety can help us save lives by providing basic first aid, such as CPR and defibrillation, while paramedics are en-route to the scene. Well coordinated with the BCAS, the support provided by first responders during medical emergencies is integral in the delivery of our service to the people of BC. Participation in the first responder program is voluntary, with the municipality covering the costs of sending municipal resources such as fire crews to emergency calls.
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