Confidence Through Practice
Students rehearse essential steps so emergency response feels more familiar and manageable.
About BC First Aid Courses
Practical Training for the Moments That Matter Most.
BC First Aid Courses provides occupational safety, first aid, CPR, and youth training for people who want clear instruction and the confidence to respond in an emergency. Our Surrey and Vancouver training locations support public learners, workplaces, and organizations across the Lower Mainland.
First responder-led learning
Real-world experience translated into calm, practical instruction.
Surrey and Vancouver
Comfortable training locations serving the Lower Mainland.
Hands-on instruction
Practice-focused classes supported by current training equipment.
Workplace and public courses
Options for individuals, teams, and on-site client training.
Experienced instructors
Learning shaped by firefighters, first responders, nurses, and educators.
Our story
A First Aid School Built Around Useful, Real-Life Learning.
Our goal is simple: make high-quality first aid and safety training practical, approachable, and affordable. Students learn in spacious classrooms with dedicated training equipment and room to practise the skills being taught.
Our instructor group includes off-duty first responders and safety professionals who bring direct emergency-service experience into the classroom. That perspective helps learners understand not only what to do, but how to stay composed and apply their training when circumstances are unfamiliar or stressful.
We deliver Occupational First Aid training and Canadian Red Cross courses, along with public classes and on-site training for organizations that need instruction adapted to their workplace.
Designed for participation
Comfortable classrooms, practical equipment, and space to learn by doing.
Clear, Current Instruction
Complex skills are explained in a structured way that supports understanding and retention.
Training That Fits the Audience
Examples and discussions are adapted to the learners, their roles, and the situations they may face.
Mission and approach
Training That Connects Classroom Knowledge With Real Emergencies.
We aim to provide current, experience-informed first aid and safety education throughout British Columbia. Every course is designed to help participants understand the steps, practise the skills, and leave knowing how to act with greater confidence.
- Public first aid and CPR courses for individuals and small groups
- On-site training for employers and organizations
- Instruction informed by emergency-service and healthcare experience
- Engaging lessons that connect course material with realistic situations
Meet the instructors
Experience From Emergency Services, Healthcare, Coaching, and Education.
Our instructors bring different professional backgrounds to one shared purpose: helping learners build useful skills in a supportive, engaging classroom.
Scott Dineen
Scott is a professional firefighter, First Responder Instructor Trainer, and owner of Primary Care First Aid Inc. His background also includes confined-space and high-angle rope rescue instruction, along with training Canadian Red Cross instructors.
Stacey Shouten
Stacey brings more than 15 years of emergency-services experience, including work as a firefighter and former 9-1-1 dispatcher. An Outdoor Recreation Management graduate, Stacey also brings community and non-profit experience to the classroom.
Nick Cirillo
Nick combines first aid experience with a background in physical education, coaching, and lifeguarding. His volunteer work has included community outreach, Special Olympics swim coaching, and minor lacrosse coaching.
Trevor Hamaguchi
Trevor grew up in Richmond and studied kinesiology at the University of British Columbia after a competitive hockey background. He now works as a full-time firefighter and brings a strong focus on practical movement and active learning.
JT Hill
JT has more than ten years of emergency-services experience as a firefighter and former paramedic with B.C. Ambulance. He also teaches within the fire service and supports mental-health advocacy as a peer-support member.
Erin Moore-Dempsey
Erin teaches First Aid and CPR and supports youth programs. Her background includes volunteer firefighting, whitewater raft guiding, and previous work with B.C. Ambulance.
Ryan Chandra
A Burnaby local, Ryan brings a strong community focus shaped by coaching and volunteer work with organizations including St. John Ambulance and the Canucks Autism Network.
Vanessa Hilton
Vanessa trained in fire and paramedic services at Manitoba Emergency Services College and works as a career firefighter in the Lower Mainland. She teaches first aid, Canadian Red Cross programs, and youth courses.
James Beeby
James has more than 20 years of hands-on firefighting experience. His instructional background includes high-angle rope rescue, confined-space rescue, hazardous-materials response, emergency vehicle operations, and professional driving practices.
Danny Baker
Danny is a full-time firefighter with a strong interest in education. He brings experience from several first aid organizations and an energetic, approachable style to his courses.
Chris Vanderwel
Chris is a professional firefighter whose background also includes construction, ambulance work, sports first aid, and coaching. His fire-service experience includes peer support and mental-health first aid.
Marvon Ison
Marvon has worked as a professional firefighter since 2009 and serves as an Emergency Vehicle Operator Instructor and peer-support team member. His background also includes psychology studies at UBC and teaching English in Japan.
Anita Kahlon
Anita is a Registered Nurse with experience in psychiatry and medical-surgical care. She also teaches First Aid and CPR, bringing a clinical perspective to practical emergency-response instruction.
Train with our team
Build the Skills to Respond With Greater Confidence.
Tell us which course, certification, or workplace training option you are considering. We will help you identify the next step and the information needed before registration.
