PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
GENERAL
1. Brigade property and equipment can be classified into three distinct groups:
immovable property, vehicles, and other movable property. All Brigade property and
equipment is owned by St. John Ambulance, and is covered by property insurance arranged by
Provincial/Territorial Councils. This may be delegated to Branches where they exist.
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
2. The acquisition of buildings or land for the purpose of a local headquarters,
meeting space, drill hall, or for any approved purpose on behalf of the St. John Ambulance
Brigade involves legal arrangements, and comes directly under the control of the
Provincial/Territorial Council.
MOVABLE PROPERTY
3. All furniture, equipment, uniforms, and other goods of any kind, other than
personal property or items paid for exclusively by an individual, are the property of the
Brigade, whether stored on Brigade property or in the custody of members. Items are held
in trust by the responsible officer of the Brigade unit. Each member is responsible for
maintaining in good condition all articles of Brigade property entrusted to them.
4. Upon leaving a Brigade unit, a member must return all articles in good condition,
with reasonable wear and tear excepted. In the case of uniforms that have been partially
paid for by members, settlement will be reached as to their disposal and financial
adjustments made accordingly.
5. The authorized logo of St. John Ambulance is referred to in detail in the Corporate
Graphic Standards Manual (available through your Branch or Provincial/ Territorial
Council). Where practical, the logo will be printed or painted on all articles of
equipment belonging to a Brigade unit. A mark that identifies the unit to which the item
belongs may also be included. Consult the Corporate Graphic Standards Manual for accepted
usage of the logo, and for instances when approval for use of the logo must be sought.
Request for approval for use of the logo must be sent to the marketing personnel at your
Provincial/Territorial Council, to be forwarded to National Headquarters for approval.
VEHICLES
6. Brigade vehicles are generally used as mobile first aid posts/patient care
stations rather than for patient transport. In most provinces/territories, the provision
of ambulance and/or medical transport service is regulated to the extent that members of
the Brigade may be prohibited by law from transporting patients without the express
consent of the provincial/territorial authority responsible for ambulance and/or medical
transport service. Brigade units are encouraged to acquire Mobile First Aid Units in order
to improve their ability to respond to and perform patient care services. The first
priority for unit vehicles is to establish a First Aid Post in support of community
requirements (see StJCI 2-7-2). Both the vehicle and driver must satisfy all pertinent
federal and provincial/territorial regulations. This should be kept in mind when procuring
appropriate vehicles and drivers.
7. All vehicles under the long term control of the Brigade should be marked as
prescribed in the Corporate Standard Graphics Manual (pages 40, 41). A striping kit in the
authorized design has been developed by 3M Canada Inc., and is available in both official
languages from Alpine Graphic Production Limited. See Annex A for a fax order form for
Alpine Graphic, and Annex B for their price list.
Alpine Graphic can be reached at:
