MESC Burning Issues 149421.indd - Office of the Fire Commissioner
MESC Burning Issues 149421.indd - Office of the Fire Commissioner
MESC Burning Issues 149421.indd - Office of the Fire Commissioner
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
BURNING ISSUESOBA EMERGENCY SERVICES<strong>Fire</strong> Fighters and EMS ResponseIn October 2006 <strong>the</strong>Manitoba Association<strong>of</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> Chiefs met withHealth Minister Tim Sale todiscuss issues related to firefighters driving ambulancesfor emergency medicalpersonnel during times <strong>of</strong>emergency.Following <strong>the</strong> meeting <strong>the</strong>Minister decided to passan order which wouldallow fire fighters to driveambulances during timesthat EMS personnel arerequired to actively provideemergency medical care toan urgent and serious threatto life and limb <strong>of</strong> a patientor patients. This order waspassed on October 30, 2006and was revised on January1, 2007 and will remain ineffect until December 31,2008.It is important for everyone to know that <strong>the</strong> order in effect applies duringextenuating circumstances and is not intended to supplement EMS operationsduring times <strong>of</strong> staff shortages.11
Change language