NBCC Miramichi – Firefighting Program

1. Revised January 2009 NBCC Miramichi – Firefighting Program New Brunswick Association of Fire Chiefs Updates of this document will be done on the NBAFC website only – visit www.nbafc.ca

2. Index • Roles and Responsibilities • Accreditation and Agreements • Fire Service Programs • Hiring Procedures • Instructor Responsibilities • Exams and Certification • Committees • Contact Information

3. VocabularyTerms and Definitions • PLAR: Prior Learning Assessment Recognition • NFPA: National Fire Protection Association • Log Book: Hours of instruction logged in a book. Checked by NBCC and signed by the Chief or designate. • Professional Development: A program put on once a year, instructors must attend at least one every three years. • Passive Instructor: A qualified instructor but not active in the past two years. • Active Instructor: An instructor actively teaching. • In House Instructor: An instructor that can only teach to his/her department the weekly training programs and assist in the Firefighter I Practical. This instructor is not recognized to teach a certified course. • Proctor: A qualified instructor that is able to qualify another instructor approved by NBCC.

4. NBCC MiramichiFire Service Training NBCC Miramichi is a member of IFSAC and in the process of receiving accreditation.

5. Agreement withotherAgencies • DND (Department of National Defense) • ENPQ (École nationale des pompiers du Québec) • IFSTA (International Fire Service Training Association) • Office of the Fire Commissioner – Manitoba • OFM (Office of the Fire Marshal) • NBAFC (New Brunswick Association of Fire Chiefs)

6. M.O.U. with Nova Scotia • NBCC Miramichi has a Memorandum of Understanding with Nova Scotia Fire Service Professional Qualification Board to provide the firefighters of New Brunswick a National Certification. • The board shall issue Nova Scotia Fire Service Professional Qualification Board certificates to New Brunswick firefighters using the NBCC Miramichi and the New Brunswick Fire Marshall logos.

7. Regional Associations • Each regional association should have a training committee that would work with NBCC Miramichi to organize courses within their association. • This training committee would be a liaison between the different departments and NBCC Miramichi. • Together we would work on a training calendar for the following year. The training calendar would be posted on the NBAFC website.

8. NBCC MiramichiFire Service Training Roles and Responsibilities

9. Roles and Responsibilities Office of the Fire Marshall • Responsible for setting provincial standards • Responsible for the security of the examinations for the different courses • Responsible for providing and administering examinations for the different courses • Responsible for covering the costs related to Firefighter I

10. Roles and Responsibilities Advisory Committees • New Brunswick Fire Service Training Standards Advisory Committee (NBFSTSAC) • New Brunswick Association of Fire Chiefs (NBAFC) • 9 Regional associations

11. Roles and Responsibilities NBCC Miramichi • Offer a range of courses based on NFPA standards, or other standards recommended by the OFM • Offer the courses in both official languages • Maintain a resource centre for the instructors

12. NBCC MiramichiFire Service Training Fire Service Programs

13. Fire Service Programs

14. Firefighter I & II Training NFPA 1001 NFPA 1001, Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualification 2008 Edition • Firefighter I Prerequisite: Standard First Aid and Level C - C.P.R: 16 hours • Theory: 83 hours & 20 hours practical in classroom • Practical: 55 hours (in fire station) • Firefighter II • Theory: 24 hours • Practical: 15 hours

15. Firefighter I Program This program is divided into five blocks: • Fire Department Personnel Duties and Responsibilities • Principles of Firefighting I • Principles of Firefighting II • Firefighter Operational Techniques • Hazardous Materials

16. Firefighter I – Program (continued) Material needed for course delivery: • 5th Edition IFSTA • Study Guide • Manual Emergency Response Guide Book – Canutec • Participant Guide for OHS and WHIMIS • Practical Log Book

17. 1. Fire Department Personnel Duties and Responsibilities

18. 2. Principles of Firefighting I

19. 3. Principles of Firefighting II

20. 4. Firefighter Operational Techniques

21. 5. Hazardous Materials N.F.P.A. Standard 472 - 2008 Edition

22. Firefighter II Program Firefighter Operations Coordinator Material needed for course delivery: • 5th Edition IFSTA • Support Training Material • Practical Log Book

23. Firefighter Operations Coordinator

24. Advanced SCBA • Duration: 12 hours Material needed for course delivery: • SCBA • Participant Guide • Air bottles in sufficient quantities

25. Fire Attack • Duration: 20 hours Material needed for course delivery: • Student manual • Positive pressure fans

26. Heavy Extrication - Buses • Duration: 20 hours Material needed for course delivery: • 2buses • Small Tools • Blades • 1 complete set of hydraulic tools • 2 reciprocating saws • 1 generator • 500 ft extension cord • Participant guide

27. Train the Trainer • Duration: 20 hours (Part A) • For (in house) instructors Material needed for course delivery: • Markers • Video camera • Teaching Aids: laptop, LCD projector, etc…

28. Instructor I • Duration: 40 hours Material needed for course delivery: • Markers • Video Camera • Teaching Aids: laptop, LCD projector, etc…

29. L.P.G. • Duration: 20 hours Material needed for course delivery: • Participant Guide • Propane in sufficient amount for the duration of the course • Fire equipment and fire trucks on site • Must be conducted at specific site

30. Auto Extrication - Basic • Duration: 27 hours Material needed for course delivery: • 6 cars • Small Tools • Blades • 1 complete set of hydraulic tools • 2 reciprocating saws • 1 generator • 500 ft extension cord • Participant Guide

31. Apparatus Operator (Basic Pump) • Duration: 20 hours • Instructor to student ratio1 for 8 to 10 and 2 for 10 to 15 Material needed for course delivery: • 2 trucks, pumping equipment, hoses and appliances in fully operable order • 1 collapsible tank • 1 small pump • Participant Guide

32. NBCC MiramichiFire Service Training Hiring procedures

33. Hiring Procedures • NBCC reserves the right to hire instructors of its choice. • NBCC will hire whenever possible, qualified instructors within the association where the course is being offered. • NBCC may hire more than one instructor to teach a course or even a block. • In order to be hired by NBCC, instructors must send their résumé and completed instructors package to NBCC’s training coordinator. • Because of administrative reasons we will need to know the name of the instructors and the hours that they will be teaching before the beginning of the course. • NBCC will pay instructors $21.00 per hour.

34. Hiring Procedures (continued) • Instructors will need to have an instructors card and a logbook showing their capabilities to teach a course. • Instructors must keep their logbook up to date. • Instructors must take the required training sessions in order to retain their instructor’s card. • For instructor who will be teaching in their own fire department, towards a certified course their hours will be added to their log books. • An instructor that is providing training in his own department and is not teaching towards a certified course will not have his 16 hours allotted in his logbook.

35. Hiring Procedures (continued) • There will be 8 hours prep. time allotted for the complete FFI course; each instructor will have to share these 8 hours. • If an instructor injures himself during a course he would be covered under our compensation package and that would be at a salary of $21.00 per hour. • When travelling, the instructors will be paid mileage from their Fire Department and not from their home. If the distance is less than 15 Km we will pay them $6.00 and if the distance is greater than 15 Km, we will pay the provincial rate which is 0.39 /km.

36. Criteria to Instruct Firefighter I & Firefighter II Programs • Our goal is to give the best suited qualifications to our Instructors to ensure quality teaching and delivery throughout the province. • The Instructors’ qualifications and roles are defined in accordance with NFPA 1041.

37. NBCC MiramichiFire Service Training Instructor Responsibilities

38. Instructor Responsibilities • The instructor is certified by NBCC and acts as an employee of the college. • The instructor will organize and give training in class. • The instructor ensures that he or she fully understands the course objectives and theory. • The instructor will check the availability of the required technical material. • The instructor will inform the students of NBCC’s objectives for the courses. Students must receive a course outline (Student Notification Form). • This (Student Notification Form) will be provided by NBCC.

39. Instructor Responsibilities (continued) • For assistance with regards to teaching, the instructor may refer to the training consultant at NBCC. • For administrative inquiries, the instructor refers to NBCC Fire Service Training coordinator. • Instructors must make a request to NBCC Fire Service Training Coordinator for each exam session needed. • The instructor will teach in accordance with NBCC policies. • The instructor will teach a minimum of 16 hours per year in order to preserve his or her active status. • Recertification is mandatory when there is a change in NFPA standards.

40. Instructor Responsibilities (continued) • The instructor will assume his/her duties in a professional manner, without discrimination as to age, gender, religion, race, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. • The instructor will be punctual. • It is the responsibility of the instructor to submit their time sheets weekly (on each Thursday) and their expense reports bi-weekly. • Instructors will hand out a course evaluation sheet at the end of each block. The evaluation sheets are placed in an envelope by a student and then given to the instructor, who sends the envelope to NBCC.

41. Break down of Instructor Levels • In-House Instructor (Part A) • Prerequisite: • Firefighter I for one year • Course Requirements: • 20 hour instructors course • 30 minute session with a NBCC qualified proctor or create a 30 minute video of a practical and/or theory session • Ability to conduct weekly training session for his/her department • Log book completed • Can not teach Firefighter I theory • Can assist Fire Chief with Firefighter I practical

42. Instructor I There are two possible ways to qualify: “In House Instructor” experience No previous instructor experience Instructorlevels (continued)

43. Instructor I (with “In House Instructor” experience) Prerequisites: In House Instructor (part “A”) 8 hours of field instruction Firefighter I for 2 years Course requirements: 20 hours instructors course (part “B”) 1 hour video or NBCC proctor Instructors log with at least 16 hours instruction per year Instructor levels (continued)

44. Instructor levels (continued) • Instructor I (no previous Instructor experience) • Prerequisite: • FF I for 2 years • Course Requirements: • 40 hour course • 20 hours Part ”A” • 20 hours Part “B” • 8 hours of instruction between Part A and B with a 1 hour video or a NBCC qualified proctor • Log book complete with at least 16 hours per year

45. Instructor of selected courses Prerequisites: Instructor Must qualify in each course Log Book completed Instructor levels (continued) • Sample of Selected Courses: • Auto Extrication • - Instructor • - Auto X course • - Co-teach an Auto Extrication course • with a certified instructor. • Fire Attack • - Instructor • - Fire Attack course • - 4 hours instructor session

46. Active Instructor An Active Instructor: • One who teaches and fills out his/her log book with a minimum of 16 hours per year. • Must attend one Professional Development session within a three year period • Failure to do so moves him/her to the Passive list

47. Passive Instructor A Passive Instructor: • An instructor that is qualified but has not taught for two years • Would have to fill out a log book or attend Professional Development day before starting to teach

48. To Qualify for Instructor List • Contact: Réginald Savoie at NBCC Miramichi • Prior Learning Assessment can be arranged • Will Consider: • Previous NBCC instructor courses • Instructor training from other colleges or universities • Other institutions ( i.e. D.N.D.)

49. List of CurrentInstructorsFireFighter I • Airey, Robert • Allard, Gilles • Allen, Jeff • Allen, Jonathan • Alward, Steven • Annis, Wayne • Armour, Steven • Arsenault, Pierre • Arseneau, Marc-André • Aubé, Jean-Claude • Beaulieu, André • Bois, Rickie • Boudreau, Mario • Boudreau, Paul • Boucher, Danny • Boucher, Jean-Guy • Bourque, Daniel • Brown, James • Bruens, Paul • Cail, David • Calhoun, Brad • Campbell, Richard • Campbell, Tracey • Candy, David • Cawley, Milt • Chiasson, Charlie • Cole, Eddie • Colford, Joanne • Colford, Thomas • Connors, Chris • Cooke, Walter • Corcoran, Mike • Cormier, Marc • Crandall, Scott • Crase, David • Cross, Jeffrey M. • Crouse, Murray • Dalpé, Denis • DesRoches, Danny • DesRoches, Donat • Donaher, Fred • Doyle, Leo • Doucet, Roger • Drake, Lorne • Dugas, Susan • Dupuis, Daniel • Dupuis, Louis • Enkel, Bruce • Fleiger, Patrick • Foran, David • Frenette, Denis • Gagné, Bruno • Gallant, Corey • Gallant, David • Gautreau, Troy • Godin, Conrad • Godin, Mario • Green, Jason • Grondin, Robert • Haché, Patrick • Haché, Yvon • Hachey, Roger • Henrie, Marc • Keirstead, Adam • Kennedy, Fred • Knowles, Kayla • Kennedy, William • Laffoley, Donald • Lambert, John • Landry, Gaetan • Landry, Theo • Lanigan, James

50. List of CurrentInstructorsFireFighterI (continued) • Lavoie, Norman • LeBlanc, Emilien • LeBlanc, John • LeBlanc, Regis • LeBouthillier, Gabriel • Leger, Paul • Levesque , Luc • Little, Mitchell • Lloyd, Anthony • MacLeod, George • Magee, John • Mallet, Camille-André • Matchett, Lee • Mather, John • Martin, Trent • McCabe, Donald • McCarthy, Gary • McCormack, Ian • McDonald, Brian • McGrath, Quentin • McGuire, Wilfred • McKillop, Peter • McLaughlin, David • Melanson, Dwayne • Mersereau, Michel • Metcalfe, Dennis • Morin, Benoit • Morton, Garth • Murphy, David • Murphy, John • Nightingale, Tony • Parisé, Côme • Pelletier, Jacques • Perron, Jean • Pollock, Wayne • Poupart, Scott • Pratt, Jody C. • Price, Daryl • Price, Jody • Proctor, Robert • Raeburn, Mike • Richardson, Jeffrey • Richardson, Joseph • Richardson, Mark • Robichaud, Marcel • Robichaud, Victor • Ross, Leon • Roy, Jean-Claude • Savoie, Georges • Savoie, Gilles • Savoie, Réginald • Scott, Bruce • Scott, Myles • Sirois, Serge • Smith, Stephen • Spencer, Murray • St.Onge, Gino • Sullivan, Frank • Taylor, Alick • Tower, Reg • Traer, Tony • Tremblay, Marc • True, Robin • Walsh, Jean Patrick • Walton, Robert • West, Gregory • Westfield, Jonathan • White, Francis • Wood, Darren