Emergency Vehicle Operation

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Definitions

Front-Line Officer: Any Officer who as part of their duties is regularly interacting with the public and may be in contact with persons in crisis situations.

Front-Line Supervisor: Any Officer who directly supervises a Front-Line Officer.

Officer:  A constable appointed under the Police Act or an enforcement officer appointed under section 14.15 of the Police Act.

Police Academy: The entity authorized by the Director of Police Services to administer provincially-approved recruit and advanced training for Municipal Constables, Designated Constables and Enforcement Officers.

Provincially-Approved Training: Training that has been acknowledged by the Director of Police Services as adequate to meet BC requirements pertaining to training on a specific topic or set of topics.

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Standards

Mandatory training for Officers

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, or Commissioner must:

(1) Ensure that all Officers have successfully completed the BC Emergency Vehicle Operation (EVO) Training, which includes the “BC Emergency Vehicle Operation - online course”, prior to operating an emergency vehicle.

(2) Notwithstanding Standard (1) above, Officers who were authorized to operate emergency vehicles and had completed other provincially-approved emergency vehicle operation training prior to the effective date of these Standards, may continue to operate emergency vehicles.

Refresher training

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, or Commissioner must:

(3) Ensure that every Front-Line Officer and Front-Line Supervisor who has completed Emergency Vehicle Operation (EVO) Training, or previous Provincially-Approved Training in emergency vehicle operation, has updated their skills by successfully completing the “BC Emergency Vehicle Operation (EVO) - online course” once every three years.

Training records

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, or Commissioner must:

(4) Ensure that written records are maintained of the EVO training completed by each Officer in the police service.

Policies and procedures

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, or Commissioner must ensure that:

(5) Policies and procedures are consistent with these BC Provincial Policing Standards.