New Westminster firefighters taking on expanded emergency medical duties

Firefighters in New Westminster are expanding their scope of practice, allowing them to provide more medical assistance when they are first to arrive on scene. As Janet Brown reports, crews say the new designation is a win for them, and the public.

The impetus for the expanded scope came, in part, as a result of the effects of the deadly 2021 heat dome. Twenty-eight people died in New Westminster during the emergency, prompting pressure for more emergency medical resources. New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone said firefighters’ new roles and responsibilities will allow them to be more proactive during extreme weather events and increase community resiliency.“It was a traumatic time for our firefighters because they wanted to provide help and they couldn’t do a lot of things or provide people comfort,” he said of the heat dome experience.

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