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Training and continuous improvement are integral to the TFRS. Training to the Ontario Fire Marshal’s fire curriculum is mandated by the department and International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) accreditation is required to be achieved by each firefighter on the department. Department training is held weekly for all department personnel to ensure compliance with this standard and testing of proficiencies is required to maintain departmental competencies.

Firehouse Expo Training Cartoon - Courtesy of Coombs Cartoons

Recruits typically bring formal pre-employment certification to the department from an accredited college, however training for recruits is still intensive and extensive as all recruits regardless of previous training or experience must complete a pre-service employment fire orientation program that requires 10 weeks. During the next 5 years, fire recruits are required to complete the NFPA Level 1 and Level 2 firefighter training program. Recruits are on probation for six months and may not enter fire involved structures or drive departmental apparatus until they have completed the necessary training and their assigned Squad Captain has signed off on individual competencies.

 

Upcoming Training Events

Date           

Subject                                   

Group Instructor Station
 Nov. 1-4

Confined/Technical Rescue Program

Light Urban Search and Rescue (LUSR)

Confined

Space

Team

 Ihor Holowychynsky

 Stn. 1
         
         
         
          
         

Fire Simulator Training at Wayne County Community College

Once again in 2011, members of the department will take part in fireground fire simulator training at WCCC's Downriver Campus in Michigan.

"MIPSE’s $6-million complex contains a five-story tower, a 12,000-square-foot training center, a 50,000-square-foot diver training area and a man-made lake, as well as burn room, airplane, vehicle and ship simulators that allow for rescue training and emergency preparedness. This facility is heralded nationally to be one of the finest of its kind in the emergency training field and plays an integral role in making WCCCD a national leader in emergency training and response."
 

Fire training scenarios are designed to provide safe yet realistic fireground experiences related to structural fire entry. While this training will become an integral component of fire training for the department in the coming years, there is a need to acquire and utilize acquired structures. While the burning of acquired structures presents hazards to personnel, these can be safely managed and controlled by adhering to NFPA 1403, Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions. 

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