Career Fire Fighter Pre-employment Certificate Program - Justice Institute of British ColumbiaFirefighter and Fire Science Education in CanadaCrime and Fire Programs -- Community College Programs
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Career Fire Fighter Pre-employment Certificate Program - Justice Institute of British Columbia The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC), via the Fire and Safety Division, offers a 12-week Career Fire Fighter Pre-employment Certificate Program designed to provide training to 'meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 Standard, Fire Fighter I and II,' and 'Hazardous Materials Response to the Operations Level and to First Responder Level III including Automatic External Defibrillators and Spinal Management.' The Program will include theoretical and practical education, most of which will be delivered at the JIBC's Maple Ridge Campus, with 'one week of training ' typically held 'at the New Westminster Campus. Among the major areas in which students will develop competency are Building Structure, Fire Control, Fire Hoses and Fire Streams, Fire Prevention/Pre-Incident Planning, First Responder III with AED and Spinal Management, Fitness Training, Ground and Aerial Ladders, Hazardous Materials Response, Resume Writing and Interviewing Skills, Ropes and Knots, Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Shipboard Fire Fighting for the Land Based Fire Fighter, Technical High Angle Rope Rescue Awareness, and Vehicle Rescue. Career-wise, graduates will have acquired the qualifications that will allow them to be candidates for various professional, full time employment in Firefighting in BC and throughout Canada. Firefighters may work in a wide range of environments like airports, forests and parks, hazardous materials units, hospitals, and other industrial, rural, urban, and suburban areas. The environment in which firefighters work will often determine the exact duties they will perform, and some firefighters may develop specialization in an area of Firefighting. For example, those working in forest land tend to focus on fire prevention by, among other ways, surveying the land for fire hazards and fires and quickly organizing responses to the latter when they do occur to limit their spread and damage. Through further training, firefighters may become fire investigators who attempt to reconstruct the origin and cause(s) of a fire. Investigators will usually collect evidence and witness accounts which they then use to produce reports about said fire; in cases where the law may become involved, investigators may be called to testify in court. Firefighting can be a strenuous and physically and mentally demanding career. Firefighters tend to work long and varied hours, and may be called upon to respond to emergencies at anytime during a 24-hour period, including on holidays. Moreover, Firefighting is a dangerous profession with risks for death and/or injuries and/or health problems from things like flames, falling objects, hazardous materials, and imploding structures. When firefighters are not combating fires or attending to other emergency situations directly, they are often at fire stations waiting to be called to duty or performing drills, among other things, or they may be actively engaged in promoting fire prevention. To be eligible for admission to the Program, applicants 'must complete both the Written Exam Registration Form and the Student Admission Application Form' and posses a high school diploma or equivalent, current and valid 'class 5 BC driver's license with Airbrake Endorsement' and a 'driving record that demonstrates responsible and safe driving behaviour' (no more that 6 points in the last 3 years), and current CPR level 3 certification. Applicants must also undergo a Medical Examination and Physical Fitness Assessment to determine if they are medically and physically fit and able to perform the duties of a firefighter. The Examination and Assessment 'will be booked by the Fire & Safety Division, once the applicant has passed the Written Exam. The final schedule will be confirmed during the Student Review.'
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