Doug Bigelow, 76, experienced a heart attack this past January
Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. seeing sharp spike in mental health-related issues among members
E-Comm handles 99 per cent of B.C.’s 9-1-1 calls and urges the public to call for emergencies only
E-Comms 9-1-1 says the extended wait period a result of call transferring delays
Nancy Blakey says talks include ‘very progressive’ meeting with BC Emergency Health Services
One was an eight-year-old girl, another a 64-year-old woman with a blood clot after getting an AstraZeneca vaccine
Union president Troy Clifford says B.C.’s poorly managed paramedic staffing system is to blame
Wednesday’s calls included 48 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region and 51 in Fraser Health
One-year agreement supported, with negotiations underway for a further five-year contract
Dispatch unable to find Shuswap address so no ambulance called, no response from promised nurse
Alexis Coughlan wonders why firefighters just down the street weren’t called before paramedics
Responders provided 450,000 minutes of support, helping 30,000 in 2020, a record since 2012
Paramedics share tips after civilians perform safe CPR on cardiac arrest patient in B.C. park
Crews say the driver drove into the lake Saturday morning, and left before crews showed up
Upgrade will improve service and expand communication zone
‘I don’t know who that (next) person is going to be, I don’t want it to be me or my family’: Paramedic
Footage of the burning vehicle was posted to Youtube.
Family vacationing in Penticton assisted by off-duty paramedic, who helps save 13-year-old
RCMP dive team to continue search of water by Canoe Beach
Two search and rescue boats could be seen combing the shallow water on Thursday, July 23.
