Elkford, British Columbia
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Introduction
The District of Elkford, with a population of 2,463 as of 2006, within the Rocky Mountains 32 km North of *Sparwood. RCMP services are provided by the Elk Valley Regional RCMP detachment. Elkford is served by the Elkford Fire Department. Emergency health services are provided to the city by the British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS).
Police
Elkford is served by a regional RCMP service, Elk Valley RCMP; PRIME code 'EV'.
Frequencies
139.5600 - RCMP F 139.5300 - RCMP G
Dispatch
The Elk Valley RCMP are dispatched from the Kelowna Operational Communications Centre (OCC).
Fire
The Elkford Fire Department (EFD) is a composite department operating out of 2 stations. The fire department has 1 full-time fire chief and a complement of volunteers. EFD provides fire suppression, motor vehicle extrication and rescue services to the district as well as first responder services for medical calls.
Ambulance
The British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) operates 1 station located close to the Sparwood Health Centre.
Frequencies
149.6800 - Elkford Interconnect ICTACT1 149.2600 - Elkford Repeater RPTR K
BCAS also uses these special operation channels throughout all of its regions which are dispatched on VHF frequencies.
158.7600 - Provincial Air Ambulance Operations - 123.0 149.4950 - Helicopter Air-to-Ground 149.5900 - Mass Casualty Incident - 123.0 155.4600 - FIRECOM 1 155.8900 - FIRECOM 2
Station 405
Station 405 is located at 212 Alpine Way with the Elkford Community Health Centre. This station runs 1 callout car but due to staff shortages it may not be manned and an ambulance will respond from Sparwood
405K1 - BLS - Callout car 24/7
The station is manned entirely by part-time paramedics.
A common cross coverage location is Highway 43 at Line Creek Mine Rd for coverage of the Sparwood and Elkford areas.
STARS
The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) provides airevac air ambulance helicopter services to the East Kootenay region of the province. STARS is billed to the Province of BC for each flight. Certain BCAS MPDS criteria may lead to an autolaunch of STARS. BCAS paramedics may also request STARS be launched once on scene based on certain injuries. When a BCAS crew activates STARS it may be directed to the scene or to intercept at the hospital. STARS may also respond to the hospital based on a doctor's request. STARS flying time to Cranbrook from their Calgary Airport base is 49 minutes
Frequencies
406.5375 - STARS Tac (On Scene Communications)
Call-Signs
C - Aviation Crew P - Flight Paramedic N - Flight Nurse
SAR
Elkford Search and Rescue operates Search and Rescue operations in the area.
Frequencies
149.525 - Morrisey Repeater 148.685 - Simplex/Talk around 149.495 - Sparwood Repeater
