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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR SCHEDULES:  

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FALL 2010 - FIRE and EMERGENCY SERVICES SCHOOL - AVALON

FES announces that the Fall Fire and Emergency Services Training School will be offered on the Avalon from October 23rd to the 31st. The Schedule has been released August 30,2010 and is available here in word format or here for pdf format.

Descriptions of the courses avaialble can be viewed by clicking HERE - Course Descriptions

 

Fire and Emergency Services – Newfoundland and Labrador (FES-NL) is pleased to again provide funding to assist municipalities with the cost of volunteer firefighters and municipal volunteers attending the Fire and Emergency Services Training School being held on the North East Avalon October 23 – 31, 2010. This funding will be administered by the Professional Municipal Administrators (PMA) and will be allocated on a 50/50 cost share basis to a maximum program expenditure of $30,000.

Municipal Reimbursement claims must be received by PMA no later than 30 days after attending the FES Training School to be considered eligible for reimbursement. 

For further information, please contact: Krista Planke, PMA Professional Municipal Administrators

726-6405 (o)      726-6408 (f)

The memo and forms to apply for this funding are avaialble HERE

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Hazardous Materials Awareness, Operations Core and Mission

 Specific – PPE/Product Control as per NFPA 472, 2008 Edition

 Conception Bay South, NL

Awareness Level - September 20, 2010

Operations Level - September 21 - 24, 2010

Fire and Emergency Services in conjunction with the Conception Bay South Fire Department is pleased to offer the above hazardous materials training. Hazardous materials incidents require response by qualified personnel which can be addressed by training to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 472. This is the Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents. The office is now following the 2008 Edition of the standard; there are some notable changes to this edition.

 Awareness Level personnel shall be persons who, in the course of their normal duties, could encounter an emergency involving hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and who are expected to recognize the presence of the hazardous materials/WMD, protect themselves, call for trained personnel, and secure the area. The term responder has been dropped; these individuals might be the first on-scene, however, they might not be emergency responders.

 The Operations Level responder shall be that person who responds to hazardous materials/WMD incidents for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, the environment, or property from the effects of the release. This level includes fire, rescue, law enforcement, EMS, private industry and other allied professionals. Competencies for Operations Level responders have been broken into two categories: Core and Mission Specific.

 Core is required of all emergency responders at this level. This is essentially the competencies from NFPA 472, 2002 ed. minus product control and personal protective equipment (PPE).

 Mission Specific competencies are available for Operations Level responders who are assigned to perform specific tasks. From the eight (8) Mission Specific categories the office will be offering two (2) at this time, namely the use of Personal Protective Equipment as provided by the AHJ and Product Control.

 Candidates must complete or have already completed the Awareness Level training as a prerequisite for attendance at Operations Level training. Upon completion and if desired, an individual can go forward for certification testing at the Awareness and Operations Core Level with the Mission Specific tasks of Personal Protective Equipment and Product Control. Testing will be offered during the course.  If attending the Operations Level program candidates must bring their personal protective clothing and SCBA.

 It is strongly advised that candidates have a copy of the IFSTA Manual, Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 3rd Edition.  This manual can be purchased from the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Services office in Gander at (709) 651-2361.  A pre-read package will be provided upon registration.  A study guide will be provided during the course.

 Please note that effective May 1, 2009 firefighters seeking certification to NFPA 1001, Firefighter I must be certified to the Operations Core Level with the Mission Specific categories of Personal Protective Equipment and Product Control.  Firefighters who will be attending the Firefighter I program at the fall training School should take advantage of this opportunity to meet the prerequisite requirements.

 Course Location:       Conception Bay South Fire Station, Keligrews

 Course Dates:            September 20 - 24, 2010

 Times:                         8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

                                    1:30 PM – 5:00 PM each day

 All travel, accommodations and meal cost are the responsibility of the participant.

 To attend, participants must complete the attached application form and return it to Fire and Emergency Services, St. John’s, Fax 709-729-2524

 For additional information please contact Fire Protection Officer, John K. Smith in Deer Lake at (709) 635-4153 or email johnsmith@gov.nl.ca

 Click HERE for a copy of this memo in pdf format.