Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
We are excited to offer our members opportunities for education, empowerment and encouragement! We hope to participate in these events in 2024!
CIBC Run for a Cure October 6, 2024
FSWO Symposium October 2024
FSWBC AGM May 19. 2024
CAFC Fire-Rescue Canada 2024 Sep 21-25, 2024
Watch for more to come!
CIBC
Run for the Cure
Join the Fired Up for a Cure team at this year's CIBC Run for the Cure!
We’re excited to announce a new provincial team, allowing FSWBC members to participate at any BC location: Abbotsford, Kamloops, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Kelowna, Prince George, or Victoria.
If you'd like to lead a group inyour area, sign up, and we can make you a co-captain. Shirt orders are due by September 6th. For those signing up for Vancouver, we’ll arrange group delivery for shipping, and you can do the same in other regions. Email info@fswbc.ca for assistance.
Let’s come together for a great cause!
2023 Events our members participated in:
BCTOA, Presentation May 15, 2023
Online Hiring Workshop May 24, 2023
FCABC, Expo Booth June 4 & 5, 2023
Online Peer Support Group September 2023
CIBC Run for a Cure October 2023
FSWO Symposium October 26-28
PAST EVENTS
Resilient Minds Online Training Session
Building the Psychological Strength of Fire Fighters
We proudly offer the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and Vancouver Fire Rescue's Resilient Minds Training.
When: Sunday April 16th and 23rd, 2023 - 8am-1230p PST
Instructors: Darcie Sibbald, Whistler Fire Rescue & Mary Fischer, Calgary Fire Department
How: Training will be spread out over two dates. 4.5h hours for each ZOOM session.
Attendance at both sessions is mandatory for certification.
Who: Those currently working or volunteering with a Fire Department or in Wildfire. We hope to provide Resilient Minds for those aspiring firefighters in the near future.
Cost: $20 includes the Resilient Minds Manual. Please let us know if cost is a barrier for you. Email secretary@fswbc.ca
Please check out their website for more information on the Resilient Minds program.
ALLYSHIP
Allyship means the state or condition of being an ally: supportive association with another person or group.
Email secretary@fswbc.ca if you want further information or to be on the mailing list.
JIBC WOMEN'S DAY
JIBC and FSWBC collaborated to provide an opportunity for women to explore the career of firefighting at the Maple Ridge Campus on November 6th, 2022.
We would like to thank the Justice Institute, along with the following Fire Departments that showed up to share information:
Abbotsford, Burnaby, Langley, North Vancouver, Richmond & Vancouver
FIRE SERVICE WOMEN ONTARIO SYMPOSIUM
OCTOBER 19-23, 2022
Jenn, Mary and Darcie all attended the FSWO Symposium. We are excited about creating our own symposium for 2023.
Forcible Entry - Dynamic Rescue
Twelve women joined Dynamic Rescue Instructors through a course on gaining access through doors, walls and fences.
BC Run for a Cure
Almost forty women joined in the walk to help Cure Cancer and raise almost $10,000 for this incredible cause