MCC Day 36 – Paramedics and 911 Call-takers’ Experiences
The Mass Casualty Commission is sitting for two days this week, during which there will be a series of “Small Group” sessions, which we are assured is different than a “Roundtable” or “Witness Panel”, despite their similar appearance. We had been expecting to hear about the resolution of an application to the Commissioners by Frank Magazine (and supported by many others) first thing Monday morning, but there was no mention of the videos at any point during the day, and they are still not posted to the MCC website. This would seem to be contrary to the expectations of the applicant, so something may be going on there. Whatever it is, the Commissioners evidently felt no compulsion to tell us anything about it. The first small group session involved paramedics Jeff Aucoin, Jesse Brine, Bruce Cox, and Melanie Lowe. Each of them responded to calls during the mass casualty events, with Mr. Aucoin, Mr. Brine, and Ms. Lowe among the first to arrive at Portapique. In the afternoon, two 911 call takers participated in a discussion. Both Bryan Green and Kirsten Baglee were in the Operational Communications Centre on the morning of April 19, 2020. They spoke of the sheer volume of calls and information they had to process, and gave a sense of a room where there was ‘controlled chaos’ taking place.
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free