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✅ Confirming your Recommitment Status

As a CORE member, you can now confirm your recommitment status for the upcoming year directly in your member dashboard. Please follow the instructions in this chapter to ensure a smooth recommitment process.

I want to recommit to both BCWS and EMCR CORE next year. What should I do?

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What should I expect after completing my recommitment modal?

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To return to both programs, follow the instructions below:

	Enter Dashboard via Recommitment Email. At the start of the recommitment period, you will receive an automatic email reminder regarding recommitment. In the email, click . Log into your member dashboard with your government IDIR.
	Start your recommitment process. In your member dashboard, a yellow message banner will appear directly above your calendar, displaying further instructions and your current recommitment status. Click “Start Recommitment” to open the recommitment window.
	Complete the recommitment modal. Fill in the form to confirm your recommitment status for next year. In the dropdown field in step 1, select “Yes”. click “Next”.
	Since you are also recommitting to BCWS, start the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+). Carefully read over the terms and instructions at the beginning of the PAR-Q+ form. Click ‘proceed’. Note A witness signature is required for participant declaration. Before starting your BCWS recommitment, please ensure you have obtained permission from someone to be your witness. There are 3 steps to this form, each containing questions that require a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.
	Complete step 1 of the PAR-Q+ by answering seven general health questions. If you answer NO to all seven questions, clicking “Next” will bring you to the third and final step of the PAR-Q+ (participant declaration). If you answer YES to one or more questions, clicking “Next” will take you to the second step of the PAR-Q+ (follow-up questions). Click “Next”.
	(If answered one or more YES in part 1) Complete step 2 of the PAR-Q+ by answering 9 main follow-up questions about your medical conditions. If you answer YES to a question, it will expand to show 2-5 subsequent questions. Answer any required subsequent questions per follow-up question. When all questions are completed, click “Next”.
	Complete the final step of the PAR-Q+ by signing the participant declaration. Read the declaration displayed in the window. Enter your full name in the field. Select the current date. Enter your witness’s full name. Click to download a PDF file of your completed and signed PAR-Q+ form and email it to your Fire Centre. This step is required in order to proceed with your recommitment. Click to continue with the rest of the recommitment process. Info Quick Tips If you are unsure which Fire Centre you belong to, see Where is my fire centre? For Fire Centre emails, visit the BCWS CORE Team Intranet and see “Key Contacts”.
	(Optional) Update/verify your supervisor information. If your supervisor has changed in the past year, you can update your supervisor information in the form fields here. If your supervisor has remained the same since the previous year, you can skip this step. Click “Next”.
	Check off the statements. Carefully read through the three statements. Check off all three statements. Click “Submit Decision”.
	Wait for your supervisor’s approval. Your recommitment status will temporarily appear as Status colour Yellow title pending supervisor approval . If your supervisor has approved your recommitment to both programs, your recommitment status in the banner will change to Status colour Green title approved and you will be notified of this change via email. Both you and your CORE coordinator will see your recommitment status as Status colour Blue title recommitted on your respective CORE dashboards. This will be reflected on your CORE membership status section under the “Profile Details” tab. If your supervisor has declined your recommitment to both programs, your recommitment status in the banner will change to Status colour Red title declined by supervisor . Both you and your CORE coordinator will see your recommitment status as Status colour Red title declined on your respective CORE dashboards. This will be reflected on your CORE membership status section under the “Profile Details” tab. Once the recommitment period ends and the new year in CORE begins, your member status in your profile banner will change from Status colour Green title Active to Status colour Yellow title inactive , indicating to CORE coordinators that you are not a deployable member in the new year. If your supervisor has only approved your recommitment to one of the two programs, Info My supervisor only approved my recommitment for one of the two programs I’ve requested for. How do I know which one it is? You will still receive an Status colour Green title approved banner status. However, you can check your status displayed in your profile banner, as well as your CORE membership status section in your “Profile Details” tab, to check which of the two CORE program your supervisor approved of: If your supervisor approved your BCWS recommitment but declined the EMCR recommitment: After the recommitment period, your member status will change to Status colour Green title Active (bcws) . If your supervisor approved your EMCR recommitment but declined the BCWS recommitment: After the recommitment period, your member status will change to Status colour Green title Active (EMCR) .

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I want to decline recommitment to both BCWS and EMCR. What should I do?

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To decline your recommitment for both CORE programs for the upcoming year, follow steps 1-2 in Confirming recommitment to both programs, then continue with the following instructions:

	Complete the recommitment modal. Fill in the form to confirm your recommitment status for next year. In the dropdown field in step 1, select “No, I am not returning to either this year”. Click “Next”.
	Select a reason for declining recommitment. Select a reason for declining each program separately. If you select “other reasons” for any program, you must provide further explanation in the comment box below. click “Submit Decision”.
	Your recommitment status in the banner will change to Status colour Red title declined . This will also be reflected in your CORE coordinator’s dashboard, as well as in your CORE membership status section in your “Profile Details” tab in your member’s dashboard. When the recommitment period ends, your Status colour Green title active status on your dashboard banner will change to Status colour Yellow title inactive .

I only want to return to BCWS CORE next year. What should I do?

Confirming your recommitment to BCWS only means you will be declining recommitment for EMCR. To complete this process, follow these instructions:

	Complete the recommitment modal. Fill in the form to confirm your recommitment status for next year. In the dropdown field in step 1, select “Yes, to BCWS only”. Click “Next”.
	Select a reason for declining recommitment to the other program. Select a reason for declining recommitment to EMCR. If you select “other reasons” for the program, you must provide further explanation in the comment box below. click “Next”.
	Complete the PAR-Q+ form. Follow steps 4-7 in Confirming recommitment to both programs. click “Complete and Proceed” when done.
	(Optional) Update/verify your supervisor information. If your supervisor has changed in the past year, you can update your supervisor information in the form fields here. If your supervisor has remained the same since the previous year, you can skip this step. Click “Next”.
	Check off the statements. Carefully read through the three statements. Check off all three statements. Click “Submit Decision”.
	Wait for your supervisor’s approval for BCWS CORE. Your recommitment status will temporarily appear as Status colour Yellow title pending supervisor approval . If approved, your recommitment status banner will change to Status colour Green title approved and you will be notified of this change via email. Your CORE Membership Status section will look like this: When the recommitment period ends, your Status colour Green title active status on your dashboard banner will change to Status colour Green title active (BCWS) . This means that starting in the new year of the program, you will only be an active and deployable member for BCWS. EMCR coordinators will see your status as Status colour Yellow title inactive .

I only want to return to EMCR CORE next year. What should I do?

Confirming your recommitment to EMCR only means you will be declining recommitment for BCWS. To complete this process, follow these instructions:

	Complete the recommitment modal. Fill in the form to confirm your recommitment status for next year. In the dropdown field in step 1, select “Yes, to EMCR only”. Click “Next”.
	Select a reason for declining recommitment to the other program. Select a reason for declining recommitment to BCWS. If you select “other reasons” for the program, you must provide further explanation in the comment box below. click “Next”.
	(Optional) Update/verify your supervisor information. If your supervisor has changed in the past year, you can update your supervisor information in the fields in step 2. If your supervisor has remained the same since the previous year, you can skip this step by clicking “Next”.
	Check off the statements. Carefully read through the two statements. Check off both statements. Click “Submit Decision”.
	Wait for your supervisor’s approval for EMCR CORE. Your recommitment status will temporarily appear as Status colour Yellow title pending supervisor approval . If approved, your recommitment status banner will change to Status colour Green title approved and you will be notified of this change via email. Your CORE Membership Status section will look like this: When the recommitment period ends, your Status colour Green title active status on your dashboard banner will change to Status colour Green title active (EMCR) . This means that starting in the new year of the program, you will only be an active and deployable member for EMCR. BCWS coordinators will see your status as Status colour Yellow title inactive .

I missed the recommitment deadline but I still want to recommit. What should I do?

If you forget to submit your recommitment decision in your dashboard before the deadline, your member status will automatically change to

Once reactivated, you will receive a new email reminder with a link to your dashboard and a new deadline. Based on your own recommitment decision, please follow the appropriate instructions in this chapter to complete the process before the new deadline.

🗓️ Updating your Availability

Navigating your Calendar

Upcoming Deployments Panel: Click Show Upcoming Deployments to display your 6 upcoming deployments scheduled by your CORE coordinator, listed from the nearest to the furthest date. Jump to Today Button: Click this button to bring you back to the current day highlighted in the calendar. Date Range Picker: Click the chevrons View file name UNKNOWN_ATTACHMENT to adjust the date range. Calendar View Options: You can adjust how many months the calendar displays in advance by selecting an option from this dropdown menu.

How to update your availability

You can only block off dates when you are unavailable for deployments on your calendar. To do so, please follow the instructions below:

1. On the calendar, click on a date that you are unavailable for deployment. A “Set Unavailability” window will open up next to the date.

   

2. In the “Set Unavailability” window, select and adjust the start and end dates to indicate the range during which you are unavailable.

   

3. Click “Save”.

4. Your selected date range will be marked as unavailable in your calendar and will also be visible to your CORE coordinator.

   

📝Updating your Profile Information

Updating my section and role preferences

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Updating my skills

Updating General Information

1. Click the in the “General Information” section to open the edit pop-up window.

   

2. You can only make changes to your home and work location, travel preference, driver’s license classification, and purchase card holder.

   

3. Once you have made changes to the fields above, click .

Updating Employee Information

1. Click in the “Employee Information” section to open the edit pop-up window.

   

2. You can make changes to your supervisor name, supervisor email, supervisor phone number, liaison name, liaison email, Ministry, division, and union membership.

   

3. Click .

Updating Contact and Emergency Contact Information

1. Click in the “Contact Information” and/or “Emergency Contact Information” to make changes to either section.

   

2. Once you have made changes to any of the fields in the edit pop-up window(s), click .