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Tactical Medical Service, 2619 Melodi Wood Way, Nanaimo, BC (2025)

08/01/2025

🚨 Join the Tactical Medical Service Team for the 2025 Wildfire Season! 🚨
Orientation: Soon as possible
The BEST Care, Anywhere
Are you a paramedic or first aid attendant looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity
this summer? Tactical Medical Service (TMS) is now hiring across British Columbia for the
2025 season.
Why YOU Should Work With US: Our experienced paramedics and first aid attendants foster a
supportive, mentorship-driven culture. Whether you're new to the industry or bring years of
experience, we take pride in mentoring new team members while learning from their unique
skills and perspectives. We equip our crews with premium gear, including custom-built
4x4 ambulances, comfortable MTCs, and high-quality jump kits stocked with top-of-the-line
medical supplies. Backed by a hands-on and team-focused leadership team, you'll have the
support you need every step of the way.
The president and general manager are active, practicing advanced care paramedics, the fleet director is an active primary care paramedic, and our field supervisor is an active and practicing EMR. Our medical direction is from an emergency medicine physician.
TMS has a strong reputation across BC for integrity, reliability, VERY competitive pay with
benefits, and delivering high-quality care in remote and local environments. A successful
fire season with us could lead to future work in mines, awesome events, oil and gas, or
patient transfers.
Requirements:
For Primary Positions: Valid OFA3 Certificate, EMR Certificate, or P*P Certificate
For Secondary Positions: Valid OFA1 & Transportation Endorsement
S100/S185 wildfire certifications
Valid Class 5 Driver’s License with a driver's abstract
Own reliable transportation
Located in British Columbia
Fluent in spoken & written English
Physically and mentally prepared to work away from home for up to 14 days
Willing to camp in tents, work flexible hours, and be part of a rotating deployment
schedule
Fitness tests will be conducted in an interior lower mainland, or Vancouver Island city.
Forestry Fitness Test: 2.2 km hike with 20 lbs in under 22 minutes
NEW Fitness Requirement: Team stretcher lift & carry 20m, load/unload from MTC
Rates starting at $22.50-$35.00
Additional Considerations:
ICS 100 & 200 are great assets and will be given hiring priority!

This job posting is for both mining site, with start dates within the next two weeks, and for our fire crews.

Looking for potential new staff members located in the following areas: Dawson Creek, Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, greater Vancouver area, Victoria, and Nanaimo.

Send RESUMES to Hiring@tacticalmedicalservice.ca, CALL (778) 381-8326 and speak with
our manager Brad, or feel free to PM me!

06/25/2025

🚨 Join the Tactical Medical Service Team for the 2025 Wildfire Season! 🚨

Orientation: July 5 & 6

The BEST Care, Anywhere
Are you a paramedic or first aid attendant looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity
this summer? Tactical Medical Service (TMS) is now hiring across British Columbia for the
2025 season.

Why YOU Should Work With US: Our experienced paramedics and first aid attendants foster a
supportive and mentorship-driven culture. Whether you're new to the industry or bring years of
experience, we take pride in mentoring new team members while also learning from the unique
skills and perspectives they bring. We equip our crews with premium gear including custom-built
4x4 ambulances, comfortable MTCs, and high-quality jump kits stocked with top of the line
medical supplies. Backed by a hands-on and team-focused leadership team, you'll have the
support you need every step of the way.
TMS has a strong reputation across BC for integrity, reliability, VERY competitive pay with
benefits, and delivering high-quality care in remote and local environments. A successful
fire season with us could lead to future work in mines, awesome events, oil and gas, or
patient transfers.
Requirements:

For Primary Positions: Valid OFA3 Certificate, EMR Certificate, or P*P Certificate

For Secondary Positions: Valid OFA1 & Transportation Endorsement

S100/S185 wildfire certifications

Valid Class 5 Driver’s License with a drivers abstract

Own reliable transportation

Located in British Columbia

Fluent in spoken & written English

Physically and mentally prepared to work away from home for up to 14 days

Willing to camp in tents, work flexible hours, and be part of a rotating deployment
schedule

Fitness tests will be conducted on July 6 in Kamloops, BC

Forestry Fitness Test: 2.2 km hike with 20 lbs in under 22 minutes

NEW Fitness Requirement: Team stretcher lift & carry 20m, load/unload from MTC

Rates starting at $22.50-$35.00

Additional Considerations:
ICS 100 & 200 are great assets and will be given hiring priority!

Send RESUMES to Hiring@tacticalmedicalservice.ca, CALL (778) 381-8326 and speak with
our manager Brad, or feel free to PM me!

04/21/2025

Tactical Medical Service is actively hiring for another busy wildfire season in BC!

Training starts in Kamloops, BC.
May 12th-14th, 2025.

TMS is run by paramedics, for paramedics based in Nanaimo, BC. TMS strives to give you the tools you need to succeed. Offering long term employees very competitive wages and a healthy benefit package. We operate all over BC and sometimes AB providing medical staff for fun events, forest fires, pipeline work, mine site work, and oil & gas sectors. To learn more about who we are as a company feel free to check out our Facebook or our website; https://www. tacticalmedicalservice. ca

The Ideal candidates will have a basic understanding of mechanics, an eager persona, familiar with basic software and messaging systems, are confident in their current scope of practice, able to handle interpersonal conflicts professionally.

•MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS•
•Preferably local to interior BC but all areas of BC welcome.
•Preferred to have a valid Class 5 driver's license (or equivalent) with a clean drivers abstract.
•Must have valid OFA1 & TE for a secondary position.
•Must have valid OFA3 Certificate for a primary position.
• P*P’s are welcome this season! ACP will be accepted at the P*P rate.
•Ability to speak and write English fluently.
•Comfortable working away from home for extended periods.
•A reliable means of transportation.
•Willing and able to work flexible hours as needed.
•Able and willingness to be required to camp in a tent for 14 days at a time.
•S100 and S185 (these will be additional costs)
•Forestry Fitness test required (2.2kms, 20 lbs of weight and in under 22 mins).
•NEW fitness requires:
Two first aid attendants must unload a stretcher kit (with supplies on it) out of the mtc, carry for 20 meters, turn around, come back and load it back into the MTC.
•if you have ICS 100 & 200 you will be given priority.

Rates based on experience and room for growth:
$22.50 - $35.00/ hr

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please send us your resume! For any additional questions, feel free to contact us by Facebook messenger or by phone! We always try our best to be as responsive as possible!
tel:(778)381-8326 and ask to speak to the manager on duty!

Or email;

Hiring@tacticalmedicalservice.ca

01/14/2025

Meet the crew:
Courtney Grayston has been with TMS since the early days!! In fact she was the 6th person we ever hired. Today Courtney handles the Kamloops office for TMS, is the operations supervisor for wildfire deployments and is a busy mom. She has been one of the driving forces of TMS advocating for benefits for employees to ensuring trucks leave the yard with even the smallest parts of a kit list. We hope to see Courtney’s portfolio grow in the near future and are excited to see her take on the new challenges!

01/13/2025

In six years we have gone from 37 and 18 to more than 12 units that are moving around the province on daily taskings. Some ambulances in these pictures have been retired but the essence of what we are remains. 2024 has brought so many challenges but we have managed to create a true legacy of changing lives of medics for the better and ensuring premium care is delivered to the patients we treat.
Here’s looking up to 2025 and hopefully some more success as we carry on with hope and determination.

01/10/2025

As paw patrol Ryder might say, Alright! TMS is on the move!

01/01/2025

Another year gone! Wishing everyone a happy new year! Here’s to 2025 being an even better year than the last one!

08/19/2024

Meet the team:

Kailey and Heather joined the Extension Volunteer Fire Department in 2016. When they joined, they became the 2nd and 3rd female members of the department and met TMS owners Ashley and Eric who had joined just one year ahead. Together, they became fully certified members of the Extension Fire Team. They even obtained their Swift water rescue technician and OFA3 among other certifications.
They joined the TMS team in 2021 to support the Transmountain pipeline. They have never left, and enjoy driving “big red” whenever they are tasked out.
In their off time they can be found near the Nanaimo River sunbathing or swimming. Ever the comedians they asked that this section be started with “have you ever been with sisters”. Heather and Kailey are strong members of the TMS team and very likely will be one of the ladies assigned to your event to ensure you are receiving the Best Care, Anywhere

08/04/2024

I’m going to speak as an individual right now.
I find it is more personal this way.
I am absolutely devastated to hear about the death of another firefighter making the total 9 (including one pilot) in the last 18 months.
I know my heart and the hearts of all of the TMS team go out to albertawildfire for this pain. No one deserves to die when they go to work. Least of all those who work in service of others.
This individual was doing a job that contains risk. I am so proud of the men and women that sign on the dotted line indicating they understand these risks. You are all doing such a service to this country. Thank you.
To the families that are affected: I am so sorry for your loss. I hope that you can find peace in the years to come.

Condolences,

Eric Brand

08/04/2024

This weekend spells a quick spotlight back at home on Vancouver Island where we supported the oceanidlersparksville for their annual meet! Tomorrow, the crews will be out at Elk Lake for the triathlon.
Have fun crew!!!

07/31/2024

The rare and elusive unit 12 as seen out in the wild.
This unit has some character on her still but it’s pretty rare for it to be seen deployed.
Unit 12 was bought for the Transmountain Pipeline but now, generally, calls Nanaimo its home.
This week you may see it out in Kamloops before it returns to its home.

07/30/2024

The TMS team is out in the province on various projects this week. It’s possible you may see these trucks on the highway or parked on a site, maybe even at a grocery store. If you get the chance to see the crew out doing their jobs, take a moment to say hi and check out the fleet!
If you want a professional, prideful and high quality team on your site please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@tacticalmedicalservice.ca!

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