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Division offers students programs such as a pre-employment certificate
program, a Fire Officer Leadership Diploma Program at four levels for
career fire fighters; certification for volunteers and others, such as those
who work in emergency response in industrial and marine settings; and
a Bachelor Degree in Fire and Safety Studies that symbolizes the transi-
tion from the view of the fire service as an “occupation” to a true “profes-
sion.” Accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
(TESAC) and the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications
(ProBoard), the Fire and Safety Division draws international clients from
around the world.

At its inception, the Fire Academy had a running start. Even
though fiscal restraint affected the Justice Institute’s operation in the early
1980s, the Academy was able to stage many years of fire-protection and
in-field training modules for First Nations fire fighters in both B.C. and
Saskatchewan. The launch of these basic programs allowed federal Indian
and Northern Affairs Canada to take over such training on native reserva-
tions. In 1983, despite the funding challenges, the Academy increased its
overall student days forty percent from the previous year.