Be Prepared First Aid Vancouver Island Inc.
Red Cross, WorkSafeBC, Instructor Programs, Accident Simulation

Our company was established in 2002. It has been responsible for providing outstanding First Aid programs ever since. Our specialty is in the areas of First Aid Training, First Aid Services. Our lower mainland location is in Abbotsford on 2825 Clearbrook Road in the Garden Park Tower. We are in unit 212.
In 2026 we opened our Vancouver Island branch located just outside beautiful downtown Victoria located at 605 Discovery Street.

For more information about any of these programs, you can visit the specific page or contact us.
Our regular customers particularly value our knowledge attention to detail and experience.
Above facilitating courses in First Aid, our company also provides first aid services to businesses and the community. We greatly enjoy bringing our instructional skills in to practice at sporting events, festivals, workplace stand-by, and more.
About the Director โ she started in the first aid world as an attendant back in 1985. She has been an Accident Simulation (Instructor) since 1992. Be Prepared offers (Instructor) Programs for all Red Cross courses. Being more specific, that means Basic CPR courses to more advanced courses like First Responder and Emergency Medical Responder. you will be able to take all Occupational (Instructor) WorkSafeBC programs, like Basic, Intermediate and Advanced and Transportation Endorsement.
We are sharing our passion for first aid related topics with you. You learn in a very low key environment. People like this approach! It proves to be less stressful. You will retain skills learned a lot better.
For the more advanced programs we like to use Accident Simulation. This will make it more realistic for people to practice their new skills. When you take your First Responder and Emergency Medical Responder course you will benefit the most from this Simulation. Because you will see real wounds, your reaction and care for them will improve, so overall your real patients will benefit! The use of props and make-up makes for more fun to reenacting scenarios.
We will focus in the Instructor Schools on Accident Simulation as well as it makes for a better learning result.
Why Choose Be Prepared First Aid?
- Training provider since 2002
- 40+ years of first aid experience
- Red Cross Training Partner
- WorkSafeBC training provider
- Event medical services
- Instructor training programs
- Professional responder programs
Where we Can Teach and Do Event First Aid
Our Vancouver Island office is located at 201-605 Discovery Street, Victoria.
We can readily come to any location on Vancouver Island including towns and cities such as:
With short notice we easily come to:
- Greater Victoria
- North and Central Saanich
- Langford & Colwood
- Oak Bay
- Sidney
- Sooke
- Metchosin
- Duncan
- Parksville
- Ladysmith
- and more
With some planning we can arrange on-site classes in:
- Nanaimo
- Port Hardy
- Saltspring & Hornby Island
- Galiano & Gabriola Island
- Pender & Mayne Island
- Esquimalt
- Campbell River
- Port Alberni
- All of Central and Northern BC
- and more
For courses in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, our location in Abbotsford is ready and able to help you. Click Here to be taken to the Abbotsford website for more information.
Meet our Vancouver Island Team

Todd Augustus
Instructor – Red Cross/Biker Down
30+ year experience as an instructor, workplace first aid attendant, Occupational Health and Safety Chair, and lifeguard
Certifications
- WorkSafeBC Emergency Medical Responder
- WorkSafeBC Advanced First Aid
- Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder
- Red Cross Psychological First Aid
- Red Cross First Aid Instructor
- Red Cross Professional Responder Instructor
- Red Cross Basic Life Support Instructor
- Red Cross Biker Down Instructor
- Former Life Saving Society National Lifeguard
- and more

David
Instructor – Red Cross/WorkSafeBC
20+ years experience as a workplace and event first aid attendant
Certifications
- WorkSafeBC Basic and Intermediate First Aid
- WorkSafeBC Advanced First Aid & Instructor
- WorkSafeBC Transport Endorsement
- Red Cross Standard First Aid
- Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder
- Red Cross First Aid Instructor
- Red Cross Professional Responder Instructor
- Red Cross Basic Life Support Instructor
- Red Cross Biker Down Instructor
- and more

Ingrid
Instructor Trainer – Instructor WSBC/CRC
30+ years experience as a first aid attendant and certified instructor
Certifications
- WorkSafeBC Basic and Intermediate First Aid
- WorkSafeBC Advanced First Aid
- WorkSafeBC Transport Endorsement & Instructor
- Red Cross Standard First Aid
- Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder
- Red Cross First Aid Instructor
- Licensed First Responder
- Red Cross Professional Responder Instructor
- Red Cross Biker Down Instructor
- Red Cross Certified Instructor Trainer
- Red Cross Basic Life Support Instructor
- WorkSafeBC Certified Instructor Trainer
- and more


