FIRE ACADE Y

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Fire Safety Advisory Council outline-s Recruit
program history
In October 1994, the Justice Institute
Fire Academy delivered a fully accredited Recruit Training Program on behalf
of two fire departmentS. The program
was nine weeks long, met the NFPA
1001 Level I and Level II Standard, and
was offered on a pre-employment basis
where the recruit candidates paid their
own tuition.
As this was a new direction by the Justice Institute in partnership with the Ministry of Skills, Training and Labor and
the participating fire departments, the direction and content of the program did
not have any input from the BC Fire
Chiefs' Association (BCFCA) or the BC
Professional Fire Fighters' Association
(BCPFFA).
Cont. on page 2.

Graduates of the 2nd Recruit class assembled June 10, 1995 in the foyer of the JI New
Westminster Campus with Maple Ridge Campus Manager Dan Murphy and Instructor Merlin
Klassen. Graduating class (not in order): Tim Ipsen, Trevor Litchfield, Gary Nylund, Brad
Wilson, Delta Fire Dept.; Bryan Kongus, Grant Wyenberg, Richmond Fire Dept; Kevin
Hegarty, Sheldon Hillier, Danny Kehler, Ronald Langman, Pete Lindgren, Brent Marriott, Allan
Martens, Todd Mclaren, Michael McNamara, Evan Miller, Richard Olsen, Richard Pasqua, Jay
Pinchin, Joe Radovich, Mark Seter, Richard Sloan, Colin Snyder, Mike Wallace, Surrey Fire
Dept.

Recruit Training Program clarified
In a recent letter to all Fire Chiefs
in the Province Fire Commissioner
Rick Dumala outlined the following
clarification of the Fire Academy Recruit training program.
"The BC Fire Safety Advisory
Council at its October 24, 1995 meeting adopted a set of conditions to apply to the Recruit Training Program
being offered by the Justice Institute
of BC, Fire Academy.
The conditions., which resulted
from a series of nwetings between representatives of the BC Professional
Fire Fighters· Association. the Fire

Chiefs' Association of BC, and the Fire
Academy deal with utilizing local training staff thereby enabling the fire departments to train their own recruits. broadening the ability of departments to participate in both the screening and training program, limiting the number of recruits to be trained, broadening the recruit screening process, establishing
rates of pay and qualificati.ons for adjunct instructors, and lengthening the
course program from it& present nine
weeks to twelve weeks duration. The
complete summary of these conditions
is attached.

The Fire Safety Advisory Council
feels that this agreement achieves
most of the primary objectives of all
the parties. The new format provides
an opportunity for fire department
training staff to remain involved with
recruit training and, at the same time,
to have more time available for training fire department personnel. In summary, the new conditions allow fire
departments either to participate in
the Fire Academy Recruit Training
Program, or to train their own recruits
in a manner consistent with Fire
Academy accreditation policies, or to
continue with their individual local recruit training programs."

Cont. from page 1.

At a meeting of the Fire Safety Advisory Council held December 8, 1994, the
BCFCA and the BCPFFA requested an
opportunity to offer input to the direction and format of the Fire Academy
Recruit Fire Fighter Training program.
The matter was referred to the Training Delivery Committee of the Council,
who appointed a working committee
consisting of Bob Aldcorn representing
the Fire Academy, Bruce Hall representing the Fire Chiefs' Association and Bob
Brett representing the BC Professional
Fire Fighters Association.
The Committee was asked to review
the concerns the BCFCA and the
BCPFFAhad about the Recruit Program
and recommend how the program could
be modified to achieve its original objectives and also receive the endorsement
of the BCFCA and the BCPFFA.

Objectives:
• The committee realizes the support of
the BCFCA and the BCPFFA is critical to the long term success of the Fire
Academy Recruit Fire Fighter program.
• The committee supports the original
objectives of the Fire Academy Recruit Fire Fighter program to training
recruits to an internationally accredited· standard.
• The committee also endorses the design, course content and method of
delivery of the FireAcademy Recruit
Fire Fighter program.
• The committee agrees the Fire Academy Recruit Fire Fighter program
should be delivered in a manner that
will not result in the reduction of staff
in fire department training divisions.
• The committee also agrees that individual fire departments that wish to
train their own recruits may do so in
cooperation with the Fire Academy in
a manner that is consistent with accreditation policies or by utilizing their internal recruit training program.
The BCFCA, the BCPFFA and the
Fire Academy agree to support the Fire
Academy Recruit Fire Fighter Training

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program if the following conditions are
met.

1. Fire Department Training
Divisions
The Fire Academy will, in cooperation with the local fire departments, utilize the staff in training divisions of the
participating fire departments to instruct
courses for recruit training.
The extent of the training to be done
by the fire departments' training divisions in the Fire Academy Recruit program will be jointly determined by the
chiefs of the participating departments
and the Fire Academy.

2. Fire Department Recruit Training
Accreditation
Fire departments can train their own
recruits to an accredited level ifthe training is consistent with the Fire Academy
accreditation policies.
The procedures for accreditation are
still being developed, however it will in~
volve written and practical examinations
conducted by the Fire Academy on a cost
recovery basis.
Instructors also have to meet the Fire
Academy qualifications which are TO 1
and TO II and several years experience
in the fire service.

3. Participation
Fire Departments can utilize the Fire
Academy Recruit Fire Fighter program
by:
a) participating in both the screening
and training program, or
b) screening candidates themselves
and sending the recruits to the Fire
Academy for training

4. Number of Recruits Trained
The Fire Academy will not train more
recruits than there are positions to be
filled. Fire Academy recruits will either
already have been· hired or have offers
of employment upon successful completion of the program.
Screening Process: Recruits can be
screened in two methods.
a) Fire Academy Screening Process Recruits that meet the Fire Academy basic qualifications will be
screened by a panel including representation from the participating

departments, the Fire Academy
and the BCPFFA.
b) Fire Department Screening Process - Recruits that meet the participating fire departments' basic
qualifications can be sent directly
to the Fire Academy for training

5. Fire Academy Adjunct Instructors
BCPFFA members can perform instructor services at the Fire Academy if
the individual members obtain written
approval of his or her BCPFFA local on
an annual basis.
All Fire Academy adjunct instructors
shall be qualified to the TO II level and
have several years of fire service experience.

6. Fire Academy Adjunct Rate of Pay
The rate of pay for Fire Academy adjunct instructors will be based on the
Vancouver Fire Department Captain's
rate.

Course Content, Duration and
Tuition
As a result of the introduction of the
new BC Fire Fighter Standard, additional
training is now required at the recruit
level.
To meet the new standard, the present
Recruit Fire Fighter program will expand
from nine weeks to twelve weeks. This
change will qualify students for the student loan program.
The additional three weeks will allow
for training recruits to the NFPA 472
Hazardous Material: Operations Level
(which is consistent with the new BCFF
Standard). It will allow time to train the
recruits to the requirements in the new
Provincial Standard (sprinklers, building
construction, fire prevention, and public
education). Spinal management will also
be included. ·
The extended time frame will also allow time for a brief work experience assignment at a fire hall and an additional
written project requiring library work. To
cover the additional instructor and material costs, the tuition will increase to
approximately $4,500.00.

THE FIRE ACADEMY NEWS

New operational
guidelines
Based on approved recommendations
fommlated by the Fire Fighter Certification Program Exam Review Committee, the Academy implemented three new
operational guidelines effective September 1, 1995. The provision of oral examinations is a new service provided for
the benefit of the fire service. The Fire
Chief may make a request for oral exams for specified students to be administered by an Academy evaluator. A fee
of .$40 .will be charged per oral examination.
The examination cancellation fee and
the limitation of evaluation session requests are operational guidelines necessitated by fiscal -restraint an.d an inability to increase staff in relation to increased workload.

The cancellation fee of $10 will be
charged to departments for each Fire
Fighter Certification Program written/
practical examination not completed.
There is a policy for exemption of these
charges under cases of illness, injury or
when a student has been unable to complete an evaluation due to circumstances
beyond the control of the student or of
the department.
Thirdly, departments with 70 or more
fire fighters actively involved in the Fire
Fighter Certification Program will be
limited to four evaluation sessions per
month. Departments with fewer than 75
fire fighters actively involved will be limited to two evaluation sessions per
month. All evaluation session requests
will be limited to seven subjects (written and/or practical) per request.

Dr. Elinor Powell
resigned
October 31, 1995
New appointments by the Minister of
Skills, Training and Labour to the JI
Board include: Dawn Black, well known
in the New Westminster community;
Robert Brett, Lieutenant, Vernon Fire
Dept and Pres. BC Fire Fighters' Assoc.;
Douglas Campbell, BC Provincial Court
judge and adjunct professor at SFU Department of Criminology; Rupinder
Grewal, child and youth care counsellor
with Surrey Community Resource Society and Brett Hodgins, Fire Chief,
Penticton Fire Dept and President, BC
Fire Chiefs' Association.
Mal Hughes and Hal Jenkins were reappointed for two year terms, with
Audrey Sampson and Florence Wong
continuing for three year terms. Dr.
Elinor Powell has resigned effective October 31, 1995.
Florence Wong was elected chair and
Mal Hughes vice chair at the September
6 board meeting.

Fire Commissioner Rick Dumala joined Academy staff at the opening
ceremonies for the JI New Westminster campus.

NOVEMBER 1995

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TRAINING

Field Trainer program

Our fall and winter training schedule
is very busy with a wide variety of
courses offered. Some of the courses
coming up in November -December are
Med A-1, B-2 and C, Training Officer
II, Incident Command, Hazmat Operations, Hazmat Awareness, Instructional
Techniques, Auto Extrication I & II,
Basic Tank Car Safety. In January, a Basic Fire Science course is scheduled as
well as Executive Development, Live
Fire I, Industrial Fire Fighting, Fire Investigation I and others.
For more details, consult the schedule mailed out recently with our new
catalog of courses. If you do not have
this schedule or need an additional copy
of the catalog, call the Academy at 5285657. A $2 fee to offset mailing costs is
charged for each additional copy of the
catalog.

FPl-10 and 11 available
FPI 10: Flammable and Combustible
Liquids and Compressed and Liquefied
Gases material has been printed and is
available.
FPI 11 Fire Prevention Practice has
· been sent to the graphic artist for final
preparation for printing. We expect the
material to arrive here in the next few
weeks.
Students enrolled in the Fire Prevention Inspector couse can now apply to
enrol in these blocks.

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Administration of the Field Trainer
program has been moved from the FSTC
to the Academy offices at New Westminster. The program, since its inception, has been under the direction of Dan
Murphy with clerical support by Melanie
Tadla. Both individuals have done an
outstanding job in developing and coordinating the program. Moving the program to New Westminster will free Dan
and Melanie for program activities at
FSTC.
Field Trainer program is now under
the responsibility of Deputy Director
Bob Aldcom with coordination by Jack
Tyler (528-5657). June McCormick
(528-5663) will provide clerical support.

Emergency Vehicle Operation
The Academy has recently received
the Emergency Vehicle Operation (EVO)
Instructor's Guide. This manual is the
result of a partnership and was developed
by" a committee consisting of Dan
Murphy, Fire Academy, Keith Boswell,
Surrey Fire Dept. Lorne Mutter,
Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services and
Ron Lipchuk and Reo Jerome both of
Surrey Fire Dept.
This guide, along with the Pumps and
Pumping Edukit, meet the requirements
of NFPA1002. Fire Department Vehicle
Driver/Operator, except for the section
dealing with elevating apparatus. The
Academy will have copies of the manual
available for purchase by January 31,
1996.
Fire Departments, utilizing the
manual, will be able to train personnel,
who can then be examined by Academy
certified personnel. It is anticipated that
six individuals can be examined in a day.
More information on the program will
be forthcoming.

UBC Workshop Fire Science & Fire Investigation
The Academy is hosting a five day
workshop in Fire Science and Fire Investigation in May, 1996, at the JI New
Westminster campus, in conjunction with
the University of British Columbia.
The workshop runs from May 13-17,
and is designed to assist in establishing
probable fire cause, ignition, fire spread
and subsequent event scenarios based on
the application of current scientific
knowledge to the fire related evidence.
The course will benefit fire protection engineers, fire investigators, coroners, forensic scientists, police, and fire officials
who may be called on to conduct or participate in fire investigations.
The workshop will be presented by an
international team of experts led by Dr.
Dougal Dzysdale, Head of the Fire Safety
Unit at the University of Edinburgh.
Other speakers include Dr. Chris Foster
of Dr. J.H. Burgoyne and Partners Consulting
Engineers,
London,
DK( specializing in fire and explosion investigations) and Dr. John De Haan of
the California Criminalistics Institute.
The workshop includes an optional examination which will provide successful
candidates with a UBC Certificate in Fire
Science and Fire Investigation. Cost is
$1,700 with. examination; $1,350 without examination.
For more information please contact
Dr. Lucia Cheung, UBC Continuing Education (604) 822-3347, Fax. 822-3449.

NASPTDFT coming to Canada
The Academy is hosting the 1996
Annual Meeting and Conference of the
N ationalAssociation of State, Provincial
and Territorial Directors of Fire Training at the Jl October 2-6, 1996. This is
the first time the event is being held in
Canada. Guests will be registered at the
Inn at Westminster Quay and sessions
will be held at the Jl Campus.
THE FIRE ACADEMY NEWS

Holley accepts
advisory position
Gerry Holley has accepted the position of co-chair of the
FSTC Advisory committee, along with D~ector Paul Smith.
Gerry is Supervisor, Plant Protection for Weyerhaeuser
Canada's Kamloops Pulp Mill, a position he has held for 20
years. Gerry's responsibilities include plant security for the 600
employee pulp mill, management of the mill's fire prevention
and emergency response programs, including the safe handling
and transportation of hazardous materials and dangerous goods.
Gerry maintains a close working relationship with the City
of Kamloops Fire Department, RCMP personnel, corporate
insurance representatives, the BC Ambulance Service and the
Justice Institute. He is a member of the Industrial Fire Protection Section, National Fire Protection Association and the Industrial Section, Fire Chiefs' Association of BC.
Dedication ceremonies in June for the Live Fire training building in
Maple Ridge drew enthusiastic comments from the Hon. Darlene
Marzarl, with Director Paul Smith and JI Board past chairman Bob
Stewart looking on.

FSAC STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE UPDATE

The Fire Safety Advisory Council
Standards and Curriculum Committee
sent the proposed BC Industrial Fire
Brigades Standard out for comment.
The Standards & Curriculum Committee has received comments from the
Fire Prevention Officers' Association
regarding the proposed BC Fire Inspector Standard, which was sent out to interested parties for comment.
The Committee received queries for
clarification of the status of existing curriculum materials and compliance with
the new BC Fire Fighter Standard. It is
the position of the Standards and Curriculum Committee that the following
statements should address some of the
outstanding concerns.

NOVEMBER 1995

Training that has already been completed successfully is recognized as
equivalent to the new BC Fire Fighter
StaJ)dard, Level I. Existing volunteer
fire fighter certification will not be revoked).
Those enrolled in a recognized program, i.e. Volunteer Fire Fighter Certification program, Edukits, IFSTA Essentials 3rd Edition Curriculum, are
recognized for the subjects that' they
have successfully completed.
As new curriculum becomes available departments will be notified and
fire fighters with uncompleted subjects
in the Volunteer Fire Fighter Training
Standard will be trained to the new
curriculum in these subjects.

A task group comprised of training
officers representing career, volunteer
and industrial fire departments is currently analyzing existing curriculum including IFSTA Essentials and BC Volunteer Fire Fighter Certification Program
(Edukits) to ascertain compliance with
the new BC Fire Fighter Standard. This
analysis is expected to be completed by
December 31, 1995.
The analysis to date indicates that the
Essentials of Fire Fighting Curriculum
will address the major portion of the BC
Fire Fighter Standard.
The Standards & Curriculum Committee met in Richmond September 11
and 12. Future meetings are scheduled
for December 6 and 7. The Advisory
Council met on October 24 in Victoria.

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TransCaer: Hazmat
partnerships that work
by Terry Litchfield, CXY Chemicals

Preparing for that "hazardous materials" incident is not always the top priority for many fire fighters, but it can be
one of the most challenging and important.
For many fire departments, finding
access to information on response to
chemicals and other hazardous materials is not always easy. Recognizing this,
TransCaer has set out to increase awareness and preparation for that inevitable
incident involving flammable, corrosive,
explosive or toxic materials.
TransCaer, which stands forTransportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response, encourages sharing of
emergency response information among
"partners", which include carriers, first
responder groups, government agencies
and the public.
Begun by members of the Canadian
Chemical Producers' Assocfation as part
of CCPA's Responsible Care initiative,
TransCaer is active throughout the lower
mainland, and beyond, in meeting with
community groups, fire and police departments and interested members of the
public. TransCaer is led by a committee
of chemical producers and "partners"
who meet four times per year, usually in
the Greater Vancouver area.
Many TransCaer members represent
some of the largest producers of chemi-

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cals in British Columbia and so are well
prepared to offer advice on their chemical products and emergency response
planning in general.
TransCaer partners include the major
rail carriers (CN, CP, BN and BC Rail)
and marine carriers (eg. Rivtow Marine)
as well as major highway carriers all of
whom are active in emergency response
planning and communication.
One of the "tools" used in hazardous
materials awareness is an eight-hour
training package developed by CCPA
and the Canadian Association of Fire
Chiefs. The package, which includes a
video, leaders guides and participants
workbooks, is especially useful to volunteer departments which otherwise
would not have access to in-house training.
For more information on TransCaer,
or to contact the chemical producer or
TransCaer partner nearest to your community, contact Brian Lockhart - CCPA
(925-3654); Mike Martel- Dow Chemical)\(986-4391) or Terry Litchfield CXY Chemicals (924-2808).

MAPLE RIDGE
CAMPUS NEWS
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Progress report
Funding received for completion of
the live fire training structure saw application of refractory to eight rooms in
September and installation of propane
training props commencing in November. The water treatment plant came on
line and was operational at the end of
September.

The Vancouver Island Fire Fighter
Evolutions July 29, 30 in Langford,
Vancouver Island brought out 21 departments for the many events. The
Port Albemi Shield was presented to
Langford as the host department.

Event winners:
Horseshoes - winners Cherry Creek
#1 Team; 2nd Place, Wellington #1
Team; Saturday Mixed Deptartment
Mystery - winners Rick Steen
(Metchosin),
Warren Congas
(Cowichan Bay) Craig Gooding
(Harewood), Rick Hastings (Cedar);
Saturday Fun Mystery - winners
Wellington, 2nd place Metchosin, 3rd
place Willis Point and Crofton; Tug
of War - winners Cowichan Bay, 2nd
place Crofton; Decorated Campsite winners Chase River. 2nd place
Sahtlam, 3rd place Cowichan Bay;
Best Skit-winners Sahtlarn, 2nd place
Cowicban Bay; Ladies Hose Lay and
lli1ter Target - winners Sahtlam, 2nd
place Cowicban Bay. 3rd place
Wellington; Senior Make and Break winners Lantzville, 2nd place
Duncan, 3rd place, Cedar; Individual
Ladies Hose Roll - winner Kathy
(Harewood), 2nd Sandra (Duncan).
Ladies Team Hose Rolling - winners
Wellington. 2nd place Cowichan Bay.
3rd place Harewood; Mens' Hose Lay
and 'Water Target - winners Cowicban
Bay. 2nd place Wellington, 3rd place,
North Cowicban: Ladysmith~ Blowers Trophy- winner Willis Point: Sunday M.vstery - winners Cherry Creek,
2nd place Duncan & Wellington:
Cherry Creek Trophy for most points
for attendance and participation to
Sahtlam. 38 points, Cowichan Bay.
2nd with 34 and Wellington 1rd place
with 23 points.

T HE F IRE A CADEMY N EWS

FSAC looks at Fitness Standard

A big smile and lots of enthusiasm for the JI
and the Fire Academy make Jane Garapick a
pleasant person to work with. Jane performs
secretarial duties for the Fire Safety Advisory
Council, Standards Curriculum Committee,
and for the Fire and Safety Training Centre
Advisory Committee.

The FSAC Standards and Curriculum committee is presently working on a proposal for the initial review of a fitness standard for the Fire Service of BC. This work
has involved discussions with fitness consultants in regard to the review of NFPA
1583, Recommended Procedure for Fire Fighter Physical Performance and Conditioning Programs.
The Committee has also completed work on the development of Standards and
Curriculum Process Models. The first objective is one of providing the client/user
groups with a better understanding of how the standards evolve and who is involved
in the process. The second objective is to provide the client user group with an overview of the status of the standards under review.
The Public Education subcommittee has completed the initial review of NFPA
1035, Professional Qualifications for Public Fire and"Life Safety Educator for the
development of the first draft of the BC Standard. The Fire Training Officers' Association of BC is in the process of conducting the review of NFPA 1041, Fire Service
Instructor Professional Qualifications for the FSAC Standards and Curriculum Committee.

Southern BC Auto Extrication Training
Seminar and Comp_etition
Maple Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and the FSTC, Maple Ridge will host the
Southern BC Auto Extrication Training Seminar and Competition March 9 and 10,
1996. Location is the Old Library and the FSTC, Maple Ridge. Contact Kevin Perkin
or Howard Exner at 467-7344.

STAFF PROFILES

Pat Abercrombie looks after. processing of invoices and accounts for the Fire
Academy. Pat is Deputy Director Bob
Aldcorn's secretary and also looks after
ordering of Academy memorabilia.

NOVEMBER 1995

Melanie Tadla's friendly face is familiar to fire personnel taking courses at the
Fire & Training Centre in Maple Ridge.
Melanie provides secretarial support for
several instructors including Merlin
Klassen.

New videos in
the Library
The Jl Library will soon have
available two new fire service videos. One deals with the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) Validation process
(Vl416). This is a short video
which explains how the IFSTA
training manuals are validated and
how members of the fire service
can participate.
The second video, produced by
the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC)
(Vl 415) outlines the accreditation
process for both the certificate
programs, fire fighter training and
the upper level degree programs.
LibrarianApril Haddad advises
these videos will be available by
December 18. The library can be
contacted at 528-5598.

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ACADEMY NEWSBITS

Exam stats up!

ARCS system
in place
You may have noticed, on mail received from the Academy reference to a
File# in the upper right hand comer. This
is an integral part of the standardization
of our files to conform to provincial
ARCS/ORCS standards and the Freedom of Information Act. It is helpful if
you quote this File # when replying to
our mail. June McCormick, who worked
with all JI academies on the ARCS/
ORCS system, has been steering this
project for us. We have completed organization of the administrative files and
are now converting the student record
hard files to the number coded system.
Also involved in this project are receptionist Michelle .Smith and student
records clerk Sherri McLennan.

FIRE ACADEMY

NEWS
The FireAcademy News is published
by the Fire Academy, Justice Institute of British Columbia, 715
McBride Boulevard, New Westminster, B.C . . V3L 5T4. Telephone
528-5657, fax 528-5660.

Newsletter staff:
Paul Smith, Publisher
Anne Langdon, Editor

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In August, overall exam generating
and marking activity broke all previous
records! Previous highest totals in a
given month were 3300 exams as compared to 3725 exams generated and
marked in August. This effort resulted
in getting very close to catching up on
marking the backlog of exams.

Freedom of Information Act"

Release of student marks
In October 1994, the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act came into force for
BC colleges, including the Justice Institute. Under the Act, personal information, including educational program results, may be disclosed only if the individual consents to its disclosure.
As a result of this directive, the Academy has provided each department with
a list of active students and requested
authorization from each student to release information. For members enrolling in Academy programs in the future,
forms will be provided for consent to
release information as students enroL
Results will continue to be released
on a PASS/FAIL basis for the Fire
Fighter Certification Program and Officer Training and Education Program.
Please return student authorizations
as soon as possible.

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STAFF NEWS

Welcome,
Michelle!
Michelle
Smith was the
successful applicant in a
competition
to fill the position as receptionist at the Academy. Michelle
brings a good deal of enthusiasm to her
job as our key receptionist and because
she lives in New Westminster has been a
big help to us in locating local services,
and general directions to and from the
new JI site.As well as providing a cheer.ful, informed voice on our phones
Michelle is responsible for room bookings, assisting with the set up of a new
file system, maintaining our mailing list
data base and other general duties.

Congrats, Dennis
Congratulations to Dennis Montgomery on receiving the Training
Achievement Award this year. Dennis
received this in a presentation at the
Training Officers' Conference in
Castlegar.

NOTICE!!!

Exam department
The examination department has in
previous years closed during the Christmas break. This year, the exam department will remain open during regular
working days in this period.

Contributions
to the
newsletter
are welcome.
Please direct all material to
Anne Langdon, fax 528-5660.
THE FIRE ACADEMY NEWS