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About North Shuswap First Responders

Three Equal Parts, Working Together Towards a Common Goal
North Shuswap First Responders Society, First Responders and Dispatchers are a TEAM!

NSFR Board

The North Shuswap First Responders Society is a non-profit, charitable society governed by a volunteer board of directors.

The board supports the NSFR’s mission and ensures that the organization operates:

  • legally
  • fiscally
  • ethically
  • effectively.

NSFR Dispatch

Our dispatchers receive the call from BC Ambulance Service (BCAS). They then:

  1. Coordinate the instructions from BCAS to the North Shuswap First Responders
  2. Assist NSFR via radio as requested, verify details of address, give driving directions, etc
  3. Receive and record information regarding times from the NSFR
  4. Record stats on Dispatcher Report
  5. Submit Dispatcher Report to NSFR Lead Dispatcher
  6. Attend a minimum of 4 NSFR semi-monthly meetings annually
  7. Attend NSFR meetings for specific Dispatcher agenda items if requested
  8. Participate in Dispatcher meetings as they are planned

N.S. First Responder

The NS First Responders are a group of trained volunteers who provide Emergency Medical Assistance to fulltime and seasonal residents of the North Shuswap, and the large number of visitors to our area.


Due to ambulance arrival times, BCAS liaise with our Dispatch who then provide all necessary details of the 911 call to our First Responders.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide emergency medical care to patients until the British Columbia Ambulance Service arrives on the scene to take over patient care.

NSFR is a not-for-profit society which responds to medical emergencies.

The NSFR Society operates with a small, tax levy source of funding only.

We rely on donations, fundraising efforts, and grant applications to cover the costs of first aid supplies, equipment, fuel, insurance, and training materials. We’re proud to serve our community and welcome any questions you may have.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Our Training

First Responders are trained to Canadian Red Cross First Responder standard or better:
  • Scene Assessment
  • Assessment of LOC, Skin, Colour & Temp, Pulse and Respiration.
  • Primary & Secondary Survey
  • CPR
  • Basic wound and fracture management
  • Airway ventilation maintenance
  • Airway management OPA, BVM, Oxygen, Suction
  • Use of fully/semi AED
  • Spinal management
  • Administration of Oxygen
  • Administration of Oral Glucose
  • Emergency Child Birth

North Shuswap First Responders

Code of Ethical Conduct

The purpose of this code of conduct is to provide general principles of ethical and proper conduct to guide Emergency Medical Assistants in meeting their duties to the public and to the profession. EMAs shall:

  • Consider above all the well-being of the patient in the exercise of-their duties.and responsibilities;
  • Develop and maintain working relationships with other health professionals and associations to ensure that patients receive the best possible emergency care;
  • Protect and maintain patients’ safety and dignity, regardless of the patients’ race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex or sexual orientation;
  • Preserve the confidence of patient information consistent with the duty to act at all times for the patients’ well-being;
  • Not engage in any illegal or unethical conduct nor act in a manner that conflicts with the best interests of the profession;
  • Report any incompetent, illegal or unethical conduct by colleagues or other health care personnel;
  • Carry out professional responsibilities with integrity and in accordance with the highest standards of professional competence;
  • Demonstrate teamwork and strive to improve the professional competence of colleagues serving with them;
  • Assume responsibility for personal and professional development, and maintain professional standards through training and peer mentoring;
  • Strive to encourage and merit the respect and trust of the public for members of the profession;
  • Refrain from impugning the professional reputation of a colleague or any other health care provider;
  • Promote and encourage the compliance with the spirit of these standards within the profession

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Medical Equipment

NSFR operates Medical Equipment Lending Program. If you need equipment, or have someting to donate, please contact:
Don Devine at 250-955-2101

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