Emergency Scene Traffic Control
Instructor: Lindsay Lambright
BC Safety Council
(604) 214-7433 x. 109
Lindsay_Lambright@safetycouncil.bc.ca
Cost: $200.00/per student
Prerequisite: FSI-1
The BC Safety Council is proud to deliver Emergency Scene Traffic Control Instructor certification for Fire Departments throughout the province. This train the trainer program was developed by the BC Safety Council and the BC Fire Training Officers Association. It has been endorsed by the Fire Chiefs’ Association and the Office of the Fire Commissioner.
According to OH&S Regulation 18.4(1)(c), it says, that “a person assigned to be a traffic control person is adequately trained in a manner acceptable to the Board”. This new regulation applies to first responders including Fire Department personnel, who may be required direct traffic at an emergency scene.
The Emergency Scene Traffic Control course offered through the BC Safety Council is the only program currently developed that has been approved by WorkSafeBC and “accepted for persons performing traffic control in emergency situations”.
Photo courtesy of
Langley City Fire Rescue
This program covers the knowledge and practical skills necessary to direct traffic at an emergency scene. Topics covered in class through discussion, workshops and demonstration include;
- Legal Guidelines
- Setting up the Scene
- Directing Traffic
- Practical
- Exam
- Scene Equipment
Upon successful completion an Emergency Scene Traffic Control Instructor Certificate is issued and instructors may provide basic training as needed to Fire Department personnel.