Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) was adopted by BCAS a short time ago. In broad terms, AVL is a system by which a cel phone type arangement using GPS signals sends information to our CAD system showing a live version of where all our ambulances are. It is a great help for confirming who is the closest car to a call, [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘AVL’
February 11, 2009
The Changes Roll In
A lot of things have changed over the months I have been away. You may be surprised to hear I have some thoughts on them.
Looming Strike Action
The Ambulance Paramedics of BC (CUPE 873) will be in a position to strike as of April 1. Let’s not delude ourselves, strike will happen. The hardcore members of [...]
