Trent on November 23rd, 2009

[ January 16, 2010 to January 17, 2010. February 6, 2010 to February 7, 2010. February 20, 2010 to February 21, 2010. March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010. April 10, 2010 to April 11, 2010. April 24, 2010 to April 25, 2010. ] “Live Fire Training & Evaluations”
Two-day program
BC Firefighter 1 or 2, Module #8, Cost $450.00 per student.
Five two-day sessions as follows:
January 16/17 (full), February 6/7, February 20/21,
March 27/28, April 10/11 and April 24/25, 2010
This program meets the requirements of BC F.F. Level 1,
Module #8 (or Level 2 for some students)
Comox Spring 2010

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Trent on September 2nd, 2009

A few spots left for FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTOR LEVEL 2. See below.  FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTOR 2 This is an IFSAC and ProBoard accredited course with emphasis on program management, lesson development and implementation of instruments for the evaluation of subordinate instructors. This course meets the Level II of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1041 standard (2002 [...]

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Trent on August 27th, 2009

Hi Zone 3: This is a reminder of the upcoming BCFTOA zone meeting and training session to be held in Kelowna on Saturday September 12th at 09:00. 

We will be holding the meeting prior to the training session for approximately one hour followed by a demonstration of our firefighter survival training maze that we have constructed.  Anyone [...]

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Trent on November 25th, 2008

The Vancouver Island Emergency Response Academy (VIERA) has 4 seats left on its NFPA 1021 Fire Officer 2 course running January 12 to 22 here in Nanaimo attached is the course outline cost is $1250 per person
To register call Vancouver Island University at
1-866-734-6252
Or
If you have any problem call Assistant Chief Dan Murphy [...]

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Trent on November 12th, 2008

We’ve all had the urge to press the pedal to the metal and let our sirens scream. It’s one of the fantasies that all young boys have when we dream of being firemen. Unfortunately, adult firemen tend to hold onto these prepubescent dreams and act upon them. Fire apparatus are often driven in an unsafe [...]

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