BC Professional Fire Fighters' Association
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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.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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Discussion and exploring ways to improve recruitment, education and awareness of fire service; job requirements; certifications;
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Education
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Discussion regarding proposed amendments to the BC Building Code regarding single egress stairways for taller residential buildings.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Housing
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Endorsement of BluePrint's Proposal Resilience Program Funding for Fire Fighters and Police Officers.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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Ensuring Firefighters Are Protected from PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances); Endorsement of UBCM 2024 Resolution NR37: Provide provincial subsidy funding specifically for the procurement of PFAS-free bunker gear for all BC firefighters, to prioritize their health and safety while ensuring their gear meets the highest standards of protection and safety without the use of PFAS and exposure to the harmful effects of these forever chemicals, and work towards the introduction of alternatives to PFAS-containing fire retardant foam.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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Ensuring Firefighters Are Protected from PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances); Endorsement of UBCM 2024 Resolution NR37 Provincial Funding for PFAS-Free Firefighting Gear;
Provide provincial subsidy funding specifically for the procurement of PFAS-free bunker gear for all BC firefighters, to prioritize their health and safety while ensuring their gear meets the highest standards of protection and safety without the use of PFAS and exposure to the harmful effects of these forever chemicals, and work towards the introduction of alternatives to PFAS-containing fire retardant foam.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Finances and Budgets, Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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Ensuring Public and Firefighter Safety through safe Building Codes; We ask that the code be repealed and deferred to the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) to develop the National Model
Codes. There are significant public and first responder safety concerns with Single Exit Stairways (SES).
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Housing, Labour/Labour Relations
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Ensuring Public and Firefighter Safety through safe Building Codes: Repeal / Reconsider "Single Egress Stairway" recent amendment; Poses hazard risk to public safety and fire fighters during emergency operations;
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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Funding for the BC First Responder resiliency program through Blueprint in order to maintain the 24 sessions per year fire fighters and police officers in BC can access. This upstream preventative resilience program also forms the basis for the Occupational Awareness Training program funded by WorkSafe BC, the BCPFFA, the FCABC and BCMSA.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Finances and Budgets, Health, Mental Health and Addictions
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Inclusion of all cancers under the Workers Compensation Act to be added to the presumptive list of cancers.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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Lobby for amendments to provincial legislation (WorkSafe related) for presumptive coverages in areas of occupational related illness, injuries such as various forms of related cancers, heart injury, Operational Stress Injuries (OSI).
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Emergency Preparedness, Health, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions
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Mental Health and Addiction/Psychological support
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Mental Health and Addictions
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Protecting Communities from Wildfires in the Urban Interface by Integration of IAFF Responding to the Interface Program into the Wildfire Structural Protection Curriculum;
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Emergency Preparedness, Forestry, Labour/Labour Relations
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Scope of practice recommendations for First Responders
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Health
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Seek to implement a proactive health screening program that will save lives, reduce the impact on healthcare and worker compensation costs, and support healthier careers by providing firefighters with early diagnostic testing such as annual exams, laboratory tests, and cancer screening as medically necessary for firefighters in British Columbia.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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