Courses

Basic Remote Rescue 1 refers, to rescue activities located on a trail where the use of regular emergency response vehicles are not possible. For example: hiking trails, snowmobile/ATV trails, and wilderness camping areas.

Prerequisite: Firefighter I

Theory: 5 hours mixed with practical

Basic Remote Rescue 2 refers, but is not limited, to rescue activities where the use of regular emergency response vehicles are not possible. For example: hiking trails, water falls, snowmobile trails, wilderness and camping areas and other remote locations.

Prerequisite: Firefighter I

Theory: 13 hours mixed with practical

This course provides participants with an overview of the different aspects of bus construction as it relates to safe extrication operations.

Prerequisite: Firefigther level I and Auto-Extrication Basic

Theory: 4 hours

Practical: 8 hours

The course goal is to prepare responders to operate safely at incidents involving: Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs), Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) and/or Electric Vehicles (EVs).

Prerequisites: 
Firefighter I
Vehicle Extrication

Theory: 6 hours

This course is designed to provide candidates with basic knowledge and skills which will be useful in fire cause determination investigations and will reinforce any experience and previous training. This course will introduce knowledge and procedures outlined in NFPA 921.

Prerequisite: 
Attendance is restricted to fire/police or persons having statutory authority/responsibility for investigation of fires/explosions. A letter of verification may be required. The Office of the Fire Marshal reserves the right to limit acceptance to those individuals who demonstrate an active involvement in Fire Investigations.

Theory: 40 hours

Practical: N/A

This course is designed to provide candidates with comprehensive knowledge, which will be useful in fire cause determination investigations and will reinforce any experience and previous training. This program will expand on the theory and procedures regarding diagrams, drawings, interviews, interrogations, and post-incident investigations as outlined in NFPA 921 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations.

Prerequisite: 
NFPA Fire Investigation Level I or CFIS Level II. A letter of verification may be required. The Office of the Fire Marshal reserves the right to limit acceptance to those individuals who demonstrate an active involvement in Fire Investigations.

Theory: 40 hours

Practical: N/A

This course is designed to prepare candidates for the IFSAC exam and ProBoard certification.  The course included theory and practical knowledge that the student received in Fire Investigator Level I and II.  After this 40 hours of class, students will be prepared for their level IV, that is the exam.

Prerequisite: 
NFPA Fire Investigation Level II. A letter of verification may be required. The Office of the Fire Marshal reserves the right to limit acceptance to those individuals who demonstrate an active involvement in Fire Investigations.

Theory: 20 hours

Practical: 20 hours

This course is the IFSAC exam and ProBoard certification.

Prerequisite: 
NFPA Fire Investigation Level III. A letter of verification may be required. The Office of the Fire Marshal reserves the right to limit acceptance to those individuals who demonstrate an active involvement in Fire Investigations.

Theory: 1 day

Practical: N/A

This course will provide students with knowledge in a wide range of topics encountered by company officer, from leadership and supervision to health and safety issues.  This course details the training required for Fire Officer I according to NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.

Prerequisite: Firefighter II

Theory: 40 hours

Practical: 20 hours

This course develops the skills of lesson plan development and presentation for both classroom and training ground.  It’s covers learning theory, communication, safety and legal considerations, the learning environment and student behaviours, testing and assessment, training administration, training aids, copyright law, and lesson plan development and delivery.

Prerequisite: None

Theory: 32 hours

Practical: 8 hours

The Firefighter program is designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to work safely and effectively as part of a fire-service team. Today’s firefighter is involved in an occupation where a variety of circumstances may be encountered with each response. The scope of firefighting goes beyond controlling or extinguishing fires. It includes rescue activities, responding to hazardous material incidents and participation in fire prevention activities. This curriculum meets the standard as set forth in NFPA that includes the requirements for First Responder at the Operational Level of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.

Prerequisite: 
Workplace Standard First Aid and Level C - C.P.R. & AED: 16 hours; 
OHS / WHMIS

Theory: 83 hours & 20 hours practical in classroom

Practical: 55 hours (in fire station)

This is an intensive advanced firefighting course. Students will attend and participate in classroom lecture and practical exercises, as well as complete required homework assignments. Firefighter II is based on objectives from NFPA Standard 1001, Firefighter Level II, and consists of performance criteria in: incident command implementation, building materials and collapse, special rescue, hydrant flow and operability, hose tools, foam operations, flammable liquid/gases, detection, alarm systems, fire cause and origin, fire department communications, pre-fire planning, special situations, strategy and tactics.

Prerequisite: Firefighter I

Theory: 24 hours

Practical: 10 hours

First Responders at the awareness level are those persons, who in the course of their normal duties could be the first on the scene of an emergency involving hazardous materials. This course is designed to provide the minimum level of competence required of responders to hazardous materials incidents. It specifically covers the competencies for first responders at the awareness level. The students will learn to recognize the presence of hazardous material, protect themselves, call for trained personnel, and secure the area.

Prerequisite: None

Theory: 14 hours

Practical: N/A

Emphasis is placed on responding in a defensive fashion. The goal is to control the release from a safe distance and keep it from spreading for the purposes of protecting nearby persons, the environment, or property, from the effects of the release.

Prerequisite: Hazmat Awareness

Theory: 32 hours

Practical: 8 hours

The student will learn how to responds to hazardous materials incidents using a risk-based response process by which he or she will analyses a problem involving hazardous materials, selects applicable decontamination procedures, and controls a release using specialized protective clothing and control equipment.

Prerequisite: Hazmat Operations

Theory: 104 hours

Practical: 16 hours

Students review all elements of apparatus equipped with a fire pump and apparatus-mounted special systems.  They review safety considerations for operating emergency vehicles, perform hydraulic calculations, drafting from static water source and become familiar with open and closed relay methods

Prerequisite: 
Firefighter I
VFIS

Theory: 40 hours (include one day of demonstration)

Practical week end (optional): 16 hours

Practical testing with evaluator: Approximately 2 hours per firefighter

Building on the participant’s basic firefighting skills, this course allows the learner to review the proper use of various types of extrication tools and learn how vehicle anatomy, safety and restraint systems, and the type of collision affects the extrication process. They conduct hazard and risk assessments to determine which extrication techniques are most appropriate to a given accident, then practice vehicle extraction techniques and procedures most appropriate to a variety of accident complications.

Prerequisite: Firefighter I

Theory: 8 hours

Practical: 16 hours

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
This course will provide the students with the knowledge of the New Brunswick Workplace Health and Safety and Compensation Commission objectives.  This course helps to prevent accidents at work and occupational illnesses and to improve health and safety conditions in New Brunswick workplaces.

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
This course will provide the students with the knowledge needed to interpret and apply the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS ) Regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Prerequisite: None

Theory: 8 hours

Practical: N/A