CANCELLED: AS OF MARCH 17, 2020 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC AND RESPONSE.
This training is for community first responders including police and fire, community emergency planners and their supporting partners. It will include a morning classroom session at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre at 1250 Rogers Way in Kamloops followed by a lunch then move to the CN rail yards for the field station portion of the training.
There will be dangerous goods transportation equipment and training aids to show service equipment and safety features associated with the various transport equipment including emergency response contractor support. Personnel from industry and government will be attending to instruct and advise participants regarding response strategies, their roles and responsibilities during dangerous goods incidents.
Contact: Matt Leigh
BC Fire Training Officers Annual Training and Convention which includes a broad range of education opportunities. BC TRANSCAER will present rail based instruction on general rail safety for first responders plus Level 1 Flammable Liquid Fire Response for rail cars. This training will allow participants to obtain further hands on training for Level 2 to be offered at the Justice Institute of BC Safety Training Centre in the future.
Contact: Doug Kittle
Our last regular quarterly meeting of 2022 will be held on thursday, December 8th starting at 0900 BC time. An agenda will be sent out to those on the BC mailing list to inform them of the details of how to join the zoom conference. Please join us. If you are not on the e-mail distribution list please contact Doug Kittle at dandg@shaw.ca or call 604-341-1060 for an invitation. All BC first responders,emergency planners and related positions interested in rail and highway emergency response to dangerous goods incidents in your BC community are welcome to attend.
Doug Kittle
Contact: Doug Kittle
BC Fire Training Officers Annual Training and Convention which includes a broad range of education opportunities. BC TRANSCAER will present rail based instruction on general rail safety for first responders plus Level 1 Flammable Liquid Fire Response for rail cars. This training will allow participants to obtain further hands on training for Level 2 to be offered at the Justice Institute of BC Safety Training Centre in the future.
Contact: Doug Kittle
