Cardiac Life Support Programs for physicians, nurses and other health-care
specialists to primary and advanced care paramedic programs and other
specialties. The chances are that every ambulance in B.C. is staffed with
Paramedic Academy alumni. Every patient delivered to a hospital or care
centre by ambulance has been under the care of a JIBC-trained specialist
exhibiting the finest emergency medical services care possible.

Natural disasters challenge us by the scale of disruption to our way
of life and the open purse that seems essential to feed the response and
recovery. Living on fault lines, British Columbians fear they will someday
feel the effects of a major earthquake or tsunami. Tremors in B.C. cause us
to evaluate preparedness and ability to recover. Some take those warnings
very seriously as global examples reawaken survival instincts. Local crises
have tested the province in the last half of the 1990s and the first decade of
the twenty-first century. Fortunately, emergency management specialists
have been well led by professionals in the Provincial Emergency Program
and the thousands of career and volunteer professionals who specialize in
response and recovery in every corner of the province. Emergency manage-
ment and leadership programs are increasingly sophisticated, deploying
technology-based critical incident decision-making to promote greater
reliance on multi-agency, multi-disciplinary approaches for greater effec-
tiveness and efficiency.

Fire fighters have been on the cusp of dynamic change as their profes-
sion requires clear ability to prevent and battle blazes while the portion of
time spent on fire fighting is a fraction of their operational commitment.
Rescue, safety and fire prevention consume the bulk of the resources dedi-
cated to the fire service, resulting in fire vehicles usually being first on
the scene. In B.C., as in most jurisdictions, the fire services are commu-
nity-based and typically have career personnel in the larger centres and
combined, or all-volunteer, in the smaller centres. A major percentage of
the career fire fighters and fire officers are JIBC graduates and most of the
volunteers have had some courses from the Institute. Major national and
international corporations, crown agencies and governments send fire
officers for the latest strategic thinking and best practices in fire fighting,
hazardous materials and search and rescue techniques and technologies.

Sheriffs specialize in providing security services for provincial courts
and escorting criminals to and from courts and jails. These peace officers
are responsible for ensuring decorum in the courts and have introduced
innovative security solutions for high-profile trials. In addition to public
and court security, they specialize in threat assessment and personal safety.

Corrections Officers provide a range of services, including custody
for either youth or adults in recognition of the legal requirements and
practical aspects of each type of custody. Probation officer programs have
a bachelor degree as a prerequisite and prepare these officers to help indi-
viduals in the transition from incarceration to fully functioning citizen.

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