Lobbying Activity Report

3360-12285

Organization: BC Professional Fire Fighters' Association
Associated registration: 6608-3360-4
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-07-07
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2021-08-22

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Gord Ditchburn
Todd Schierling Footnote1
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Stephen Brown, Deputy Minister of Health
Health
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy regarding changes to emergency medical responses in relation to the General Auditors report of 2019 that calls for greater collaboration and coordination of emergency services. Footnote1
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Health, Labour/Labour Relations Footnote1
Emergency Medical Service Improvements
- The removal of Schedule 1 & 2 of Services - Schedule 1 & 2 “Emergency Health Services Act” Emergency Medical Assistants Regulation.
- The ability for Municipalities and Communities to make the their own decisions on level of emergency medical services.
- The ability for licence holders to practice to their level of licence, for example, A firefighter who is licensed as a primary care paramedic should be able to utilize their full scope of skills if supported by their employer.
- The ability for licence holders to practice to their level of licence, for example, A
firefighter who is licensed as a primary care paramedic should be able to utilize their full
scope of skills if supported by their employer.
- Simultaneous Dispatch, for medical emergencies, MVI or in an industrial accident the fire response needs to be
dispatched and sent information at the same time as an ambulance, particularly at higher acuity calls. Footnote1
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
 Employment and Training, Health Footnote1
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Gord Ditchburn
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.
 
  1. Footnote1  Indicates new information that was added through a Lobbying Activity Report.
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