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Fire Fighter Certification Program - Justice Institute of British Columbia The Justice Institute of British Columbia's (JIBC's) Fire Fighter Certification Program provides training leading to certification in Fire Fighter I and/or Fire Fighter II in accordance with the standards established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 Standard. The Program is open to only 'Fire Service personnel' and 'prerequisites are based on fire department criteria.' The Program includes the following courses: Building, Ventilation and Forcible Entry; Emergency Medical Care; Fire Behaviour, Extinguishers and Personal Protective Equipment; Fire Control; Fire Prevention, Education and Sprinkler Systems; Hose, Fire Streams and Water Supply; Hazmat Awareness; Organization, Safety and Communication; Ropes, Knots, Ladders and Rescue; and Salvage, Overhaul and Fire Cause Determination. To qualify for Fire Fighter I certification, candidates must complete level 1 of all the aforementioned courses. To qualify for both Fire Fighter I and II certification candidates must complete level 1 and 2 of all the aforementioned courses plus Hazmat Operations. All of the Program's courses will be 'evaluated by JIBC certified personnel, and 'written exams are marked at the New Westminster Campus with a target turnaround of 5 working days' while 'practical evaluations are conducted at site with the students given immediate feedback.' Career-wise, graduates will have acquired the qualifications that will allow them to be candidates for various professional, full time employment in Firefighting in British Columbia 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.
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