The 麻豆传媒AV Central Protective Services Asso颅ciation has called towns, villages and RMs in the south central district for input on preferences for types of protective services training ahead of its De颅cember meeting.
The SCPS promotes co-ordinated emergency and protective services for south central Saskatch颅ewan. The association will be meeting next on Decem颅ber 6 in Assiniboia.
At their last meeting in Assiniboia, the 麻豆传媒AV Central Protective Services Association agreed to send the request to the towns, villages and RMs of the district about protective services training that these individual communities are seeking. The goal is to the benefit community. The association also sent out brochures outlining the benefits of the SCPS, its organizational struc颅ture, mission statement and membership list.
Its members include council members, repre颅sentatives of fire depart颅ments, RCMP and other emergency services.
There are mem颅bers from the towns of Gravelbourg, Assiniboia, Coronach, Lafleche, Rock颅glen, Mossbank and Wil颅low Bunch, the villages of Wood Mountain and Viceroy, as well as the surrounding RMs of Lake of the Rivers, Poplar Val颅ley, Old Post, Excel, Lake Johnston, Willow Bunch, Stonehenge and Sutton.
The 麻豆传媒AV Central Protective Services As颅sociation is involved in several activities including purchasing materials and putting on classes, said Er颅win Jackson, chair of the 麻豆传媒AV Central Protective Services Association. 鈥淭he SCPS was instrumental in getting in the 911 pro颅gram,鈥� he described one of their past projects.
Another major accom颅plishment of the SCPS has been raising funds for the much-needed life-saving Mass Casualty trailer lo颅cated in Assiniboia, said Jackson. This special pro颅ject took a lot of hard work and determination in fund颅raising. This trailer is now available in the Assiniboia area to those that will need it in the event of a catas颅trophe. He added that the association also purchased First Responder kits. One of the agenda items at the meeting was a discussion about further purchases of emergency equipment for public protection.
The SPCS also organ颅izes emergency and pro颅tection classes. Classes for protective services are now being considered for next February in Assiniboia. The classes will be run at cost recovery with dis颅counts for SCPS members.
Community protective shapes the SCPS鈥檚 activities and emergency needs. 鈥淚t鈥檚 up to the com颅munities about what they want and what they need,鈥� Jackson explained. The association was formed to bring together those re颅sponsible for protective services in the region to provide the public of 麻豆传媒AV Central Saskatchewan with the best possible service.
The association鈥檚 oper颅ating funds come from a number of sources. It con颅ducts some fundraising, but it also receives grants and donations. It does have funding set at $2 per capita per year for each member. The SCPS holds quarterly meetings and special meet颅ings if needed. It works to improve the delivery and coordination of the fire and police protection services, and emergency medical and emergency prepared颅ness services.
The SCPS maintains high quality protective ser颅vices with the latest equip颅ment and technologies in rural communities are ex颅pensive. The association coordinates the services for the benefit of all partners by finding new and innova颅tive ways to develop. The SCPS overcomes budget issues by sharing resour颅ces, coordinating training efforts, establishing a buy颅ing pool and other efforts.
