Firefighting and Recruitment - The Fisheries and Marine InstituteFirefighter and Fire Science Education in CanadaCrime and Fire Programs -- Community College Programs
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Firefighting and Recruitment - The Fisheries and Marine Institute The Fisheries and Marine Institute's 26-week Firefighting and Recruitment program is designed to provide students with 'all requirements of the Level I and II National Fire Protection Association's Professional Standard.' Students will acquire the knowledge and kills needed for the Firefighting field at the Institute's 'state-of-the-art facilities under real-life conditions' including 'hands-on experience in high angle rescue, first aid, hazardous incident identification and response, vehicle extrication, and confined space rescue.' The Program will also enable students to apply what they have learned during training to real-world situations during an 8-week work experience placement. To be eligible for admission to the Program, the applicant 'must have completed' at least Level II high school, 'submit a certificate of conduct from' his/her 'local police force,' and provide proof, in the 'way of a signed Marine Emergency Duties (MED) medical from an approved physician,' that he/she is physical fit and able to complete the physical demands of the Program and the Firefighting profession. The prospective student can get 'a list of physicians approved to conduct the MED medical' by contacting the Institute's Office of the Registrar. Graduates of the Program can pursue various career and/or further educational options in the Firefighting industry. Career-wise, graduates will be equipped with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to be candidates for various professional, full time employment in Firefighting throughout Newfoundland, and other places where the Certificate is valid. Firefighters may work in a wide range of environments like airports, forests and parks, hazardous materials units, hospitals, industrial fire and safety, municipal fire departments, private industry, and other industrial, rural, urban, and suburban areas and settings. 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. Graduates can also pursue further training in fire fighting or related areas at various institutes and colleges in Newfoundland, and anywhere else where the Certificate is recognized.
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