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Director's Message

Fall 2005

I feel honoured to be asked to assist our service in its training and education
to provincial and international standards and requirements. There is much
that we do here at the Justice Institute Fire & Safety Division that you are
aware of when we deliver courses throughout the many regions of our beautiful,
large province (larger than the states of California, Oregon and Washington combined). Practitioners
are used as Instructors who are current in their expertise. It takes effort, coordination and dedication
of all involved for example to put on training weekends, distance delivered on site courses, and
on campus courses. Effort from the student taking part, to the local authority sponsoring the weekend, to the Instructors taking the equipment, to the unsung heroes back in the office coordinating
all of the supplies, invoices, student records and facilities. Truly to make things like training
weekends work, it is a joint effort of all and for that I would like to give a tip of the hat, yes I still
have a Chiefs hat or two hanging around, to all involved. You are making our Industries and the
BC Fire Service better and our communities safer. Thanks everybody!
Now I would like to provide a few highlights
of some of the happenings that have occurred
in the Fire & Safety Division.
•We are listening to you! We have been
implementing a process where your input
assists us to improve the training and education
we provide. Where some industries might call
this Constant Quality Improvement (CQI), to
us it just makes sense that we want to constantly
make and do things better for you our students
and customers.
•We are listening to you! As a pilot project we
are partnering with three fire department/areas
(two lower mainland and one north-western
BC) to bring local trainers up to a standard
that will allow them to teach Fire & Safety
Division courses in their local area/department,
Students will register as Justice Institute students
and be required to complete the appropriate
evaluations in order to receive their certificate.
•We are listening to you! We have entered
into a formalized partnership agreement with
the British Columbia Fire Training Officers
Association to ensure the evaluator program
works within all areas of the province, thus
allowing a means where local firefighters may
obtain their Firefighter Level 1 and 2 IFSAC
Certification.

•We are listening to you! At various meetings
and conferences I have personally heard your
concerns as to the exceedingly long delays that
exam results take to get back to the home
department and student after being sent to us
for marking. We now record each exam into
the computer system when we receive it and
when we send it back. This turn around time
information is printed in a monthly management report which we will shortly be publishing
on our web page. We are responsible to you
for our turn a round time, for your exam
marking and entering into student records.
We want you to know how we do. Thanks to
Shirley Anderson and Cres Reyes, the tum a
round time for this process has been reduced
to less than 5 days!
•We are listening to you! Many of you have
requested that we take a look at the experience,
training, and course work that you have undertaken elsewhere in order that you might obtain
advanced credits for a course of studies that you
want to complete with us. This system called
Prior Learning Assessment Review at one time
had a waiting list of over six months, currently
thanks to Elisabeth du Plessis, there is no backlog. If you want to learn and study with us, we
will assist you by looking at what you have
done to date from all sources, not just from us
and give advanced credits where applicable.
continued on page 2

IFSAC
Accreditation
We are pleased to report that, following
the re-accred1tat1on site visit by the
International Fire Service Accreditation
Congress (IFSAC) Accreditation Team
this spring, the Fire & Safety Division of
the JI BC received accreditation for 23
levels including two new levels (Rescue
Technician - Vehicle and Rescue
Technician - Confined Space). This is
double the number of levels originally
accredited in 1993. The IFSAC Board of
Governors approved accreditation of
these levels at the annual meeting in
Indianapolis in April.
The site visit took place this spring and
comprised three external team members.
These were: Rick McCullough {Fire
Commissioner - Saskatchewan),
Johnny Mack (Chemeketa College,
Oregon) and Rick Karasaki (Honolulu
Fire Department, Hawaii,).
continued on page 3

Attred1tat1on photo (left to 11ght) Richard Karasakt (Honolulu
Fne Dept), Bill Burke (1';FPA) . Shem R•1deloff (j!BC), GeCJff
Bumon \]IBO, Pat Carnegie-Dunlop (JIBC), Rick McCullough
(Fue C.c>muussioner Sask), jonnv Matk (Chemeketa College.I,
Bob Gates (JlBCl, Greg Metcalfe (JIBC)

Message cor:t!nued frm.-, pg. 1
•We are listening to you! We have heard
from y0u that we should be working more
effecnvely together vrith others both witlun
the province and elsewhere. To this end we
have entered into a better working arrangement with our Fire Commissioners Office and
our Fire Commissioner Dave Hodgins. As positive proof of this new relationship, Barbata
Kidd is coming over to our offices from theirs
to better provide experuse and coordmauon m
the areas of Fire Prevenuon, Pubhc Education
and Frre Investigation. In addition we also
have entered into a cooperative agreement
with Alberta's Fire etc. In this agreement we
focus on what IS best for you our customer.
This has led to their offering courses in our
province and we offering courses in theirs.
A wm, win for you the customer.
• We are listening to you! We have heard that
we have to follow the trend of the world m providing greater professionalism of tr:nnmg and
'!ducation for Industry and the BC Fire Serv!C'.e.

Fortunately this is an area where we are able
to conunue to stnve for greater effecuveness
bemg an enuty under the Ministry of Advanced
Educauon. With a greater number of students
thari ever before attaining Cernftcates
(Fire Fighter 1 and 2, C'..areer Fire Fighter Preemployment, lnduc;tnal Emergency Responder.
Fire Ofhcer 1, 2, 3 and 4) and our graduation
clru.s of six fire service members attaining the
Diploma in Fire Service Leadership we are
now lookmg forward to shortly betng able to
provide a baccalaureate degree the Bachelor of
Fire & Safety Studies.
Hopefully we have been able to ptovide you
with a glimpse of how we are moving toward
a greater focus upon your needs than ever
before We are not where we want to be in this
regard, but it IS a focus which we now have as
our goal. In some ways it will be difficult as
with most organizations, people change, Cathy
Lange is now working for her own company,
Bryan Callowhill has reured andjack Tyler
under the Superannuation Act has to leave by
the end of the year. While they will all be

missed in their former full wne capacity, we are
pleased that we will still be working with them
m different capacities m the future. I would be
remiss if when mentiorungjack that we did not
publicly acknowledge how he helped the
Division out by stanng that he would stay as
long as he was needed to me when I came on
board in a temporary capacity m October
It was because of the bean warming wdrome
of people hke Jack. others of our staff, former
compatnots and many of you provided me that
I came on board for a one to two year period
in Febmary. I am honoured and humbled that
we can together inake our world safer and better through the services and offerings which
we provide. All of our staff want to assISt you,
please feel free to call any of us to discuss your
educational and training needs.

Thank You,

Glen Maddess

OFFICIAL OPENING:
of the justice Institute of BC's Maple Ridge Campus
Replacement Project - Fall 2004
Maple Ridge - A ribbon cutting by Minister of Advanced Education, Shirley Bond,
MI.A Ken Stewart, MP Randy Kamp, Maple Ridge Councillor Ernie Daykin, BC
Fire Chiefs .A$ociation representative Frank Ryan, JIBC Board of Governors Acting
Chair Lynn Harrison, Board member Chris Perkins and Presidentjack McGee
marked the official opening of the $3.9 million Campus Replacement project at
the justice institute of BC's Maple Ridge last fall.
The project included the construction of classroom facilities to replace six aging portables, a new
shower/change room, an equipment maintenance room for self contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA), a water bunker for fire hose training, and completion of a warehouse training prop.
According to Minister Bond, the official opening of the enhanced facility marks another milestone
in the efforts of the Ministry to "increase access to universities, colleges, trades and career training
throughout the province. Making it possible for all students to get-their education closer to home."
TheJIBC's Maple Ridge campus serves a variety of clients, from career and volunteer fire departments, to tug boat and cruise ship operators, as well as the petro-chernical, forest and transportation
industries. Training at the campus is mainly simulation based using a variety of props including a
burn building, rail tank cars in a derailment setting, a ship mockup, tower crane, Industrial Props,
and a number of fire extinguisher pads.
jack McGee, JIBC President, acknowledged the support and contribution of the Minister and her
staff, the Mayor and Council of the District of Maple Ridge, Teck Cominco and the "many other
parmers who have contributed to making the facility a reality; thus ensuring that the justice
Institute can deliver on its mission to deliver innovative education and training for those who
make our communities safe."

(left to right) Councilor Ernie Daykin, Chris Perkins,
jack McGee, MLA Ken Stewart, Minister Shirley Bond,
Lynn Harrison, Chief Frank Ryan and MP Randy Kamp
officiate at the opening of the new JIBC Maple Ridge
campus replacement project

Fire & Safety
Division Staff
Announcements

Rory Thompson has been appointed
Program Director for the Maple Ridge Campus.
Rory has been a fire fighter since 1974 and held
the position of Depuly Chief of Esquimalt Fire
Rescue from 19 90 - 2002 . and was the Fire
Chief from 2003 to present. He ha s a M asters

Barb l(idd has been appointed as Program
Coordinator responsible for Fire Protection
and Fire Investigation Program. Barb has a
Master's of Education in Curriculum and
Instruction , which compliments ten years
experience as the Public Fire and Life Safety
Education Coord inator with the BC Office of
the Fire Commissioner. Ba rb can be reached
at 60498.5660 or by email at
bkidd@jibc.bc.ca

of Public Administration from UVIC and a

The Fire and Safety Division
is pleased to make the fo llowing
staff announcements :

Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection and
Safety Engineering from Oklahoma State
University. Rory can be reached at 604-46 2.1 000
or by email at rthompson@jibc.bc.ca

BC Regional
Training Weekends

BC

The Fire & Safety Division (FSD) is committed to
the provision of high-quality affordable emergency
response training throughout the province. One
way that we do this is through Regional Training
Weekends. In 2005 we scheduled five training
weekends throughout BC.
There are two occurring this fall:
TerracefThornhill .... . .. . . . .. .. . .. September 9-11, 2005
Okanagan ........... .. . ...... . .. September 30-0ctober 2, 2005
Each location has a unique mix of courses based on local area input. Please check out the
location you are interested in attending by going to our website: www.jibc.bc.ca/fire and click
on "Regional Training".
We are currently looking for Fire Departments who would be interested in hosting a training
weekend in 2006. If your department would be interested in hosting one of these highly
successful training weekends in please call the Regional Training Coordinator at (604) 462-1000.

The team spent time at both the New
Westminster campus and the Maple Ridge
campus where they reviewed each level in
deta1l, observed a written exam and a practical
evaluation, and interviewed students and
instructors. The team was extremely
impressed by the facilities, programs, the
level of instruction and the administrative
staff observed during the visit.
The Director of the Fire & Safety Division,
Glen Maddess, probably put it best: "To say
we are pleased with the outcome of the
IFSAC site visit would be an understatement.
Accreditation visits are always fraught with
angst but with the team in place, which was
all of our Division members, we truly heard

nothing but positive reinforcement and
feedback from the accreditation team. There
was not one instance of "you possibly should
look at this" or ''you might want to review
your procedures" in a particular area. Instead
we heard "your pre visit manual is a model
for others", "you have one of the top three
Fire Inspector programs in North America",
''your Fire Training site is outstanding and
we would hke to copy it" to finally and most
importantly "your staff is truly enthusiastic
about what they are doing".

For a detailed list of all accredited levels
please go to the FSD website at
www.Jibc.bc.ca/fire and chck on "accreditation".

Geoff Burston
(gburston@jibc.bc.ca)

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EVi\LUi-\TCJR
NE\VS
The Fire & Safety Division met with BCFTOA
zone reps in the spring of this year to discuss
the new NFPA 1001 Evaluator Program. As a
result of that meeting the following conclusi~ns and amendments were reached:
It was agreed that the minimum requirements
to become a Fire Department Evaluator
would be:
• Fire Service Instructor I (FSl-1) for Fire
Department Evaluators
• Fire Service Instructor 2 (FSl-2) for
Regional Evaluators.
There was discussion regarding the existing
Live Fire Evaluator positions and their future
in the new system. It was decided that the
process will remain largely the same with the
exception that Live Fire Evaluators will need
to take the Evaluator Certification Workshop
as all other evaluators do. All other procedures
will stay as is including;
• existing "approved facilities"
• approval of new facilities, and
•the responsibility of each facility to
approve the people that work at their site.
In summery; the most significant change is
the inclusion of the Evaluator Certification
Workshop for everyone, and the existing Live
Fire Evaluators becoming either Fire
Department or Regional Evaluators. If you
require more information on this process
please contact the Fire & Safety Division at
604.528.5657 or toll free at 1.888.214.3177.

Dave Plenert: Fire Service
Leadership Diploma
Program Graduate

Justice Institute of BC
Courses of Interest
Emergency Responders often look to the Fire &
Safety Division to meet all their training needs.
Although we have a tremendous range of

Along with 5 other students, Dave Plenert joined the ranks ofthe students who have
now completed the Fire Service Leadership Diploma Program. In 2004 Rob Clausen
was the first graduate of the program, and at the Graduation Ceremony on May 25,
2005 he was joined by Randy Morton, David Palmer, Dave Plenert, Rick Renwick
and Chris Vrabel as graduates of the Fire Service Leadership Diploma.
For Dave Plenert this achievement culminated after 4 years of study. In 2001 he completed the classroom version of the Fire Officer I program, and was inspired (much to
his surprise) to continue with his education. For the next 4 years he took two courses
each semester (three semesters per year) through Distance Education. While the
majority of other students in the Fire Officer program have received credit for courses
taken at other post secondary institutions, Dave Plenert took each and every required
course as a student at the Justice Institute of British Columbia.
Dave views education as a requirement within today's Fire Service. "Fire Chiefs
require more education. Yet education alone doesn't make people a good fit with the
Fire Service. We've hired university graduates (who don't have a fire background)
and that wasn't a good fit. ... It's not that we need to hire different people, it's that
we need to educate the people we have in different ways."
Dave feels that a combination of education and practical experience works for the
fire service. "These people make good managers because they're pragmatic, they
know how to use educational insights within a practical format." As a trade oriented
individual (with experience as a carpenter, truck mechanic and house builder) Dave
has a practical bent. Educational experiences however complemented his practical
skills. He feels that education developed valuable analytical skills, the ability of
"knowing how to learn," and the essential skill of knowing how and where to obtain
needed information.
Stability is a valued trait for Dave. He celebrated 25 years with the fire service in
June, and last year he celebrated his 26th wedding anniversary. Dave and his wife
Ruth have 4 children ranging in age from 14 to 22. He enjoys fishing, camping and
motorcycling; although in the last four years, with educational commitments and
side jobs, there has been less time for the hobbies.

courses, some of your needs fall outside our
area of expertise. Each newsletter we will try to
highlight course and or programs from other
academies or divisions within the JIBC that
might be of interest to you.

FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING
FOR FIRE AND POLICE
The First Responder (FR) Program is designed
for members of police and fire departments and
other organizations with a dispatch agreement
with the British Columbia Ambulance Service
(BCAS). The program provides participants with
the skills and knowledge to perform patient care
to the public prior to the arrival of the ambulance.
The First Responder Provider Program consists
of three separate levels providing rigorous
training focused on:
• basic patient assessment and life support
related to airway,
• breathing and bleeding control; and
• oxygen therapy and airway management,
splinting and bandaging.
The Health Emergency Act recognizes the First
Responder, referring to the Provider as an
Emergency Medical Assistant First Responder
Level I, II or Ill. This training is also available
on a contract basis.
If you have any questions regarding First
Responder Provider training or First Responder
Instructor training please contact the
Paramedic Academy Call Centre at:
604-528-5690, email: Callcentre@jibc.bc.ca or
visit the First Responder Training web page on
the justice Institute website at: www.jibc.bc.ca/

Within the Fire Service Dave feels that effective leadership and management is critical.
In a keynote speech at the May 25 Fire Officer Graduation ceremony Dave commented
that "leadership and management are two distinct and separate concepts that
complement each other, but they are not interchangeable. A leader decides where
the train is going; a manager makes sure it gets there on time. We manage incidents;
we lead people."

paramedic/programs/fr_programs/fire.htm
If you have any questions regarding
First Responder licensing and/or re-licensing
please contact the EMA Licensing Branch at:
250-952-4254.

justice Institute of BC highlighted at the joint
India-Pakistan Peace & Goodwill Mission
In the beginning of this year a group of Indians and Pakistanis living in the US, UK
and Canada took part in people-to-people diplomacy by organizing an unprecedented joint visit to India and Pakistan. The delegates came from diverse occupational,
religious and ethnic backgrounds. They included businessmen, community developers and organizers, economists, engineers, history scholars, investment managers,
IT professionals, management consultants, psychologists, and realtors.
Canada in this 21-member delegation. At many
places during this visit he introduced and highlighted the kind of innovative education and
training the justice Institute of BC provides to
the people who make communities safer - locally
and internationally.
Peace in South Asia is an important subject,
which the people of Indian and Pakistani origin

Captain Muhammad Mahtab and Sonia Gandhi

Many were involved in non-government
advocacy, peace & harmony and relief & welfare
organizations, some in executive capacity.
Captain Muhammad Mahtab, Chief Marine
Instructor & Coordinator at the JIBC Maple
Ridge Campus, was the only representative of

have an obligation to be deeply concerned
about. The benefits of peace and cooperation
between India and Pakistan will help to bring
about a great improvement in the lives of the
people of the region, whereas the risks of confrontation between the two nuclear neighbours
are immense not only for that particular region
but also for the entire world community at
large. The South Asian Diaspora thus has a

r~~ponsibility to help create understanding,
mutual trust and confidence among the countries of the subcontinent, especially between

Live Fire Training
at the Maple Ridge Campus
The Fire & Safety Division is pleased to announce our fall schedule for Live Fire Training
at the Maple Ridge Campus. This popular training usually fills up fast so register early to
guarantee you get a spot. Dates are as follows:
Live Fire - Level I

Live Fire II

Sept 10-11

Sept 24-25

Oct 1-2

Oct 1-2

Nov 5-6

Oct 15-16

Dec 3-4

Nov 19-20

Live Fire 111

Nov 26-27

To register please call JIBC Registration at 604-528-5590

www.jibc.bc.ca/fi re

these two nuclear powers - lndla and Pakistan.
The members of this delegation, on behalf of
the people of Indian and Pakistani origin living
in the West, took this responsibility seriously.
The purpose of this joint mission was to
encourage the two nations to find peaceful
solutions to their long-standing problems and
to help create friendship and goodwill between
the people living on both sides of the border.
The delegation purposely abstained from offering
a political formula, or an action plan for the
resolution of problems that have plagued
./ India-Pakistan relationships for the last 57 years.
Instead, they encouraged the peoples and
governments to live like friends and good
neighbours, while they work together to find
peaceful and just resolution of these issues.
While meeting with top government officials as
well as the grass root people of both countries,
the delegation was able to register the need
and cry for the peace and made an immediate,
positive, impartial and long lasting impression
and impact. During this 2-week trip the delegation had hectic schedule and visited many
cities and towns in India and Pakistan. It also
visited the city ofTorkhum at the Pak-Afghanistan
border. The delegation was overwhelmingly
welcomed and responded on both sides of the
border wherever it went.

NEWSLETTER
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2005 Graduation Day
On May 25th the justice Institute recognized all those students who have completed one
or mor·e levels of the Fire Officer and Fire Service Leadership Diploma Programs. Many
of the graduating students were able to attend the Graduation Ceremony in person and
to receive their ce rtificate or diploma from their own fire chief, the President of the
Justice Institute and the Director of the Fire & Safety Division. It was a wonderfully,
positive ceremony and provided lots of opportunity for students to renew acquaintances
and meet J1· staff and other students of the programs.
Back row from left to right: Travis Stoltz, Abbotsford Fire and
Rescue; David Balzer, Abbotsford Fire and Rescue; Archie
Currie, Port Moody Fire Department; Frank Gale, Colwood
Fire Department; Trevor Pike, Sechelt Fire Department;
Drake Braslins, Delta Fire Department; Andy Hewitson,
Township of Langley Fire Department.
Front row from left to right: Brent Newman, Abbotsford Fire
and Rescue; Michael Stark, White Rock Fire Department;
Joe Rae, Port Moody Fire Department; Arlen Gatzka, Port
Moody Fire Department; Jim Winter, Port Coquitlam Fire
Department; Jim Bleasdale, Port Moody Fire Department;
Harry Basten, Chilliwack Fire Department.

The purpose of the ceremony is to pay tribute to the hard work of al I students of the
programs - and, in many cases, the support they receive from their families, friends and
colleagues . Students from both the classroom and distance education ve rsions of the
program attended, with representation from various parts of the Province of British Columbia.
Happily, many family members and friends were also on hand in a show of support.
Last year's ceremony saw the very first graduate of the Fire Service Leadersh ip Diploma
Program (Rob Clausen, Township of La ngley). Th is year, five other students joined Rob
as graduates of the program. We were pleased to celebrate the achievements of Dave
Plenert (Delta), Rick Renwick (Richmond). Dave Palmer (Township of Langley) and
Chris Vrabel (Campbell River) . We were especially pleased receive Randy Morton as a
graduate representing the Canadian Forces.
Dave Plenert, representing the Diploma graduates , gave an excellent address to the
audience. In his presentation, he stressed the need for the development of sound management and leadership skills for the fire service - and the differences between them .
Dave also stressed the vital role of trar 111ng 111 the development of ma nagement and
leaders hip abilities.
We are already planning the 2006 Graduatio11 Ceremony. So, if you anticipate graduating
in any one of the Fire Officer levds or the Fire Service Leadership Diploma ... or, if you
would like to represent your fire department al the event, please mark May 18 in
your 2006 calendar.

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Campbell River Fire Department; Dave Plenart, Delta Fire
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Randy Morton, CFB Esquimalt Fire Department; Rob Clausen,
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Back row from left to right: Pat Walker, Township of Langley
Fire Department; Dan Copeland, Delta Fire Department;
Mark Collins, Chilliwack Fire Department; Bob Schreiner,
City of North Vancouver Fire Department.
Front row from left to right: Craig McDonald, Whistler Fire
Department; Ron Grant, Delta Fire Department; Del
Westfall, Delta Fire Department; Brian MacKenzie, Delta
Fire Department, Muhammed Mahtab, Fire &: Safety
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From left to right: David Palmer, Township of Langley Fire
Department; Chris Vrabel, Campbell River Fire Department;
Dave Plenart, Delta Fire Department; Rick Renwick,
Richmond Fire Department; Randy Morton, CFB Esquimalt
Fire Department

From left to right: Al Nicholson, Port Coquitlam Fire Department;!
David Anderson, Richmond Fire Department; Dan Copeland,j
Delta Fire Department.
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BCFTOA donates
$1,000 to JI BC Library
The BC Fire Training Officers Association
recently donated $1,000 to the JIBC Library's
7th annual fundraising campaign. Formerly
the Buy A Book Campaign, this initiative is
now called Give the Gift of Knowledge.
"This Library is a valuable resource to all fire
fighters in BC," says Bob Cannon, treasurer of
the BCFTOA. "We hope that other organizations will follow our lead and join us in
supporting the library campaign." The BCFTOA
has donated $1,000 annually since 2001.
The Give the Gift of Knowledge Campaign,
sponsored by the JIBC Foundation, raises
funds to purchase new books, journals, videos,
CDs, and DVDs for theJIBC Library, which
serves fire fighters throughout B.C., as well as
other justice, public safety and human services
professionals in our province.
For more information on how you or your
organization can donate contact Diana Burle at
theJIBC Foundation (604-528-5750) or April
Haddad in theJIBC Library (604-528-5594)

Interested in Instructing?
The Fire at Safety Division welcorms
applications from interested top notch,
experienced and quaf!fted Fire Service
Personnel and Industrial Emergency
Responders who are inte1ested in becoming
instructors in the courses and programs
offered by the Fire I( Safety Division.
You will need a minimum of5 years
experience in your field ofexpertise, olso,
you will need to be certified to a minimum
of Fire Ser11ice Instructor I (or other teaching
credentials at an equal or higher level) and
have an enthusiasm to enhance the
profes:;ivnalism ofthe emergency responders
that we teach.

If think you have what it takes to be part
of The Fire e[ Safety Division's team of
instructors, please contact :
Pat Carnegie-Dunlop at 604.528.5670
or email: pcarnegie-dunlop@jibc.bc.ca
for additional information and the
application process.

Fort St. James Training

Courses, located in Fort St James:
Live Fire I - September 17-18

The Fire & Safety Division in conjunction with
the Fort St James Fire Department are
pleased to offer the following courses at the
Northern Interior Fire Training Center.

Live Fire II - September 24-25
If you would like to register for any of these
course contact the JIBC registration office at

604-528-5590 or toll free at 1-877-528-5591.

Bachelor of Fire & Safety
Studies Degree Update
The Justice Institute is pursuing approval for a Bache~ of Fire & Safety Studies Degree Program.
This is the first such program of its type, for the Justice Institute, and also in Canada. Much groundbreaking work has been undertaken, requiring the dedication and effort of many members of the fire
service and fire associations in British Columbia, together with advice from international experts in
the field of fire protection, public administration and academic institutions.
The degree development process began with a major market research study in 2003 and approval
was given to proceed by the BC Ministry of Advanced Education in November 2004. Input has been
received from numerous advisory committees, such as the Degree Advisory Committee, the Fire &
Safety Division Advisory Committee and the External Review Committee. The full proposal for the
Degree received approval by the Justice lnstitute's Board of Governors on May 24, 2005.
The final step in the approval process is acceptance by the Degree Quality Assessment Board.
Additionally, the proposal is posted on the Ministry of Advanced Education's website to allow other
post-secondary institutions to comment.
Implementation is scheduled for September 2006, with the British Columbia Fire Commissioner as
its fl rst registrant.
Some significant features of the Degree include:
• Recognition of credits for previous training and education taken through, or recognized by, the
Justice Institute. This includes recognition of credits acquired for the Fire Officer and Fire Service
Leadership Diploma Programs. Articulation with other post-secondary institutions will also form
part of the process.
• Distance education format for the majority of courses, which provides convenient access to the
program on a part-time basis. While the Degree was originally conceived for British Columbia,
interest from across Canada has been phenomenal, with a high level of interest coming from
such organizations as the college system in Ontario (for example Seneca College in Toronto and
Fleming College in Peterborough), the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office, and the Canadian Forces
Fire Marshal's office in Ottawa and so on.
• An agreement of cooperation with other highly credible institutions such as the University of
Victoria's School of Public Administration (a partnership of six courses in the third and fourth
year of the Degree) and BCIT, which is providing a Liberal Studies component.
While the justice lnstitute's goal is to provide maximum opportunities for members of the fire service in British Columbia to advance their education at higher levels, we also recognize the on-going
need for practical, hands-on training that is a vital part of a fire department's business. The objective
is to provide an integrated, progressive program that recognizes the achievements of fire service
members as they progress through their career, and to support fire departments in their efforts to
develop and maintain staff capability.
Geoff Burston (gburston@jibc.bc.ca)

STAFF LIST

TRIAL OF
NEW SECURE
ONLINE NFPA
1001 EXAM
At the request of Fire Departments
around the province, the Fire &:
Safety Division is currently piloting
a new online format of completing
written exams for the NFPA 1001
program. This format will compliment the other exam formats that
currently exist. ALL other current
exam methods WILL continue to
be offered. This new format gives
you more choices in how to
complete the exam.
The online system will allow the
student and proctor to login to
the JIBC website, write the exam
online in a secure fashion, and
then receive instant results and
feedback. Comox Fire Department
is currently testing this new format
and there should be a full report
soon. It is hoped that the process
will be provided as an option for
all users in the near future.
If you would like more information
on this format please contact the
Fire &: Safety Division at
604.528.5657 or toll free at
1.888.214.3177.

Fire & Safety Division
Glen Maddess ... .. . . . . ..•.• . 604-528-5666

Director, Fire o( Safety Division.

Britainy Summers .... • ...... . 604-528-5657
Program Assistant: Responsible for the front
reception and assistance to other program
areas. bsummers@jibc be ca

gmaddess@jibc be ca
Pat Carnegie-Dunlop ......•••. 604-528-5670
Divisional Administrative Supervisor: Admin. support to the Director, sales and distribution of
IFSTA training materials.
pcarnegie-dunlop@jibc be ca

New Westminster Campus

Cres Reyes ..•..•..•..•••...• 604-528-5676
Systems Analyst: Responsible for the exam
department, computer system and on-line
development. creyes@jibc be ca

Maple Ridge Campus
Rory Thompson ....•...•••.. 604-462-1000

Program Director of Maple Ridge Campus:
Geoffrey Burston ..•.......... 604-528-5679

A/Program Director of New West Campus:
Responsible for Accreditation, Degree and Fire
Officer Programs, Fire Officer Leadership
Diploma Program. gburston@jibc be ca
jack Tyler ...•...••••.......• 604-528-5680
Manager, Fire Fighter Programs: Responsible for
screening process for the Career Pre-employment Certificate Program, Basics for New
Departments and the BC Fire Fighter Program.
jtyler@jibc be ca
Eda Kadar ....•...•.•...••.. 604-528-5669
Program Coordinator: Responsible for Fire
Officer classroom courses. ekadar@jibc be ca
Barb Kidd .••..•..........••. 604-528-5668
Program Coordinator: Responsible for Fire
Protection and Fire Investigation Program
curriculum. bkjdd@jibc be ca

Responsible for the operation of the Maple
Ridge Campus. rthompson@jibc be ca
Bob Cates .................. 604-462-1000
Manager, Maple Ridge Campus: Responsible for
site management and delivery of offsite courses.
bgates@jibc be ca
Dean Coltharp •..•.••....... 604-462-1000
Program Coordinator: Responsible for Industrial
Programs, Career Pre-employment Certificate
Program and regional initiatives.
dcolthorp@jibc be ca
Greg Metcalfe ..........••... 604-462-1000

Program Coordinator/Curriculum Developer:
Responsible for marketing, credentialing issues
and program development.
'gmetcalfe@jibc be ca
Kevin Harwood .........••..• 604-462-1000

Scientific Technical Officer: Provides support to
Anne Berman •.••....•.•..... 604-528-5699
Program Assistant: Provides support for the
classroom component of Fire Service
Leadership Diploma Program and Situational
Leadership courses. aberman@jibc be ca
Elisabeth du Plessis ••.•....... 604-528-5675
Program Assistant: Provides support for the
Distance Ed. Fire Service Leadership Diploma
Program, Prior Learning Assessment
Recognition and general public distance education courses. eduplessis@jibc be ca

run essential "hands-on" components of training. kharwood@jibc be ca
Blake Smith •••..•........... 604-462-1000

Scientific Technical Officer: Provides support to
run essential "hands-on" components of training.
esmjth@jibc be ca
Melanie Payne .............. 604-462-1000

Team Leader: Provides support to the Maple
Ridge Campus Program Director, assists with
various programs. mpayne@jibc be ca

Sherri Rudeloff .•............. 604-528-5659
Program Assistant: Provides support for the
Inspector Program, Fire Service Instructor and
Fire & Safety Educator courses.
srudeloff@jibc be ca

Rowena Dale ...•..••........ 604-462-1000
Program Assistant: Provides support for
Hazmat, Rail Tank Car, Vehicle Rescue,
Confined Space, RIT, and THARR.
rdale@jibc be ca

Shirley Anderson .••.......... 604-528-5674
Program Assistant: Provides support for the BC
Fire Fighter Program including student records,
registration, passports, transfer
requests, program completion, DAX
exams, pre-registered exams and evaluator records. sanderson@jibc be ca

Myra Corbett .....•...•...... 604-462-1000
Program Assistant: Provides support for
Extinguishers, SBCA, Industrial FF, Med's,
SBFF, Refinery, Forestry S100/S215.
mcorbett@jibc be ca
Muhammad Suleman Mahtab •.• 604-462-1000

Lead Marine Instructor: Responsible for Marine
Programs. mmahtab@jibc be ca