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Approval for funding of the
intermediate development plan at the
Maple Ridge Campus (Fire & Safety
Training Centre) was received on July
17th. The funding is in the amount of
approximately $1.1 million and includes
two projects. This will allow for the
relocation of the Hazardous Material and
Train Derailment configuration to an area
which will not interfere with the Live Fire
Training and Driver Training. The second
part of the project will include the

construction of a permanent structure to
house
fighting apparatus, as well as a
new test and maintenance facility for selfcontained breathing apparatus.
This expansion will allow the Fire &
Safety Training Centre to offer more and
larger Tank Car Safety Training programs
to rail companies, as well as create four
separate training pods for Hazardous
Materials and Confined Space training.
Each training pod will be isolated from

fire

the one adjacent through the use of a treed
buffer as well as a raised berm. We
anticipate that this project will begin in
early September and completed by midMarch.
Again, we express our appreciation to
Gerry Holley and members of the Fire &
Safety Training Centre for the dilligence
and support that has been of great
assistance in our success in achieving this
funding.

Canadian Firefighter Combat Challenge
This year's Pacific Regional Combat Challenge
was held May 31st at the Fire & Safety Division
Training Centre site in conjunction with the Annual
Open House. Bigger and better than ever, there was
much to be had on site that day, with many
spectacular and well attended live fire
demonstrations and a very popular 'Kids Zone'.
This year the Combat Challenge saw a changing
of the guard once again. Perennial power Surrey
was upset last year by a Vancouver Team, just as
the guys from Delta poured out an amazing effort,
sending their top three fire fighters through the
course in under two minutes. The team of Mark
Millward 1:53, Pat O'Connell I :56, Larry Clarkson
1:57, and Russ Borden 2:20, set a new Regional
Team record of 5:47 enroute to earning a bye to the
National Championships in Penticton on September
25th to 27th.
These fire fighters are no strangers to the Maple
Ridge Campus as three of the four are Fire Academy

graduates, with Larry Clarkson the veteran of the
team. Watch for this team to take a run at the
National Title in years to come.
In second place, Surrey's Hall 13 Team was
led by recent Class 15 inductee Devon Marcuks'
1:53, Glen Carnie recorded a 2:04, with Class 13
graduate Kevin Woronchak at 2:06, Brian Cyr at
2:07, and Jerret Vaughn at 2:25, for an excellent
team time of 6:05.
One of the outstanding performances had to
be the third place finish of the host, Fire Academy
Class 13 Team. In addition to working all day at
the Open House doing Auto Extrication and Fire
Demos, the Top 5 recruits also represented their
class during the competition. With all that on their
plates, they picked up the third bye for the
Canadian National in Penticton. Their Team time
of 6: 19 shows how hard this recruit class has been
Continued on page 6.

Highlights ...
New Emergency
Vehicle Driving
Course/ 2
Recent
developments
in the Officer
Training
Program / 3
Congratulations
to the 1998
awardees:
Directors Award
and Trainer
of the Year
Awards IS

Emergency Vehicle
Driving Course
The Pacific Traffic Education Centre
(PTEC) at the Justice Institute of B.C.
has introduced a new course designed for
all drivers of emergency vehicles. This
course complements the Emergency
Vehicle Operations course presently
offered by the Fire & Safety Division.
The course content addresses the newly
proposed Emergency Vehicle Driving
Regulations forwarded by the Ministry
of the Attorney General ( 1998).
"Legal Issues" addresses the legal
aspects of operating Emergency Vehicles,
as well as the limitations and disadvantages presented to drivers, due to
the type of vehicles used. "Human
Perception of Emergency Vehicles" is a
block in this course which is previously
not addressed. "Vehicle Acceleration and
Retardation" is presented in a manner
consistent with the EVO course, but
further explains relativity and the
potential for danger. All drivers of
emergency vehicles will benefit from this
course.
The "Legal Issues" course is a threehour in-class presentation, and is offered
either alone, or in conjunction with the
Road Sense Driving course, which is also
three hours.
The "Legal Issues" course will be
presented as requested throughout the
province by Ed D'Aoust, through PTEC.
Ed is retired from the R.C.M.P., having

served most of his service in B.C. Ed has
extensive experience in research and
instructing driving investigation courses,
including investigation of several serious
incidents involving fire apparatus.
The Road Sense Driving course is an
adult-oriented, accident prevention course
and will be delivered in conjunction with
the "Legal Issues" course by Don
LeComte who has similar experience to
that of Ed D 'Aoust.

Registration Fee per student:
Legal Issues alone:
$60.00
6 - 10 students
11 - 20 students
$50.00
Legal Issues with Road Sense:
6 - 10 students
$100.00
11 - 20 students
$80.00
(Travel expenses beyond 150 km radius
of Kamloops will apply.)

These courses are now available; for
more information or to register, please
contact PTEC at (604) 528-5805.

JI Library Use Remains High
Again this year the Fire Service use of the JI Library indicates another increase.
The stats show that Fire Service users made 488 reference requests, borrowed 399
books and requested the use of 697 videos.
This service is funded by the JI Fire & Safety Division and allows Fire Service
personnel to contact the JI Library to request books, videos and reference material.
The library strives to maintain current videos, publications, periodicals, training
resources, and reference manuals in its collection.
The JI Library can be reached at (604) 528-5599; fax (604) 528-5593 or through
the JI website at http://www.jibc.bc.ca

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IFSTA
The 4th Edition of the Essentials of
Fire Fighting is now available for
purchase.
Curriculum packages and student
packages for the 4th Edition will be
available at the end of August. Those of
you who are training with the 3rd Edition
can still get manuals and student packages.
To receive an updated catalogue and price
list, please call the Fire & Safety Division
at (604) 528-5657.

Hot Flashes
Please be advised that the Fire
Academy Diploma in the Fire Services
course has been discontinued.

Notices
You may have noticed the increased
amount of notices for you to notice.
We've noticed that some of our notices
have not been noticed. This is very
noticeable. It has also been noticed that
the responses to the notices have been
noticeably unnoticeable.
This notice is to remind you to notice
the notices and respond to the notices
because we do not want the notices to go
unnoticed.
Thank you
- The Notice Committee for Noticing Notices

FIRE & SAFETY DIVISION NEWS

Officer Training
This is an update of the development
achieved in Fire Officer Training at the
Fire & Safety Division.
The Fire & Safety Division's Company
Officer, Command Officer and
Administrative Officer Programs are up
for accreditation review. This means the
programs must be revised to meet the new
NFPA & BC Fire Officer Standards.
Development has been occurring on
two fronts. The Distance Education
program is being revised and updated;
and another program is being developed
in a classroom format.
. The philosophy behind this
development is to bring Officer Training
in BC up to the new standards and have
it delivered in a range of formats, as well
as to have work completed by our students
recognised as academic credits.
In addition, the Fire & Safety
Division Fire Academy is required to
achieve these rather expensive objectives
within a limited budget.
The Fire Academy staff consulted with
two advisory groups: one on the
Classroom program and one on the
Distance Education program. It became
clear that the two programs needed to be
tied together.
In a meeting involving both Advisory
Committees, (the Distance Education
Program Advisory Committee and the
Classroom Program Advisory Committee) it was agreed that a proposed
Diploma program would accommodate
the needs of the Fire Service.
The proposed Diploma program is
built on an educational foundation, as
opposed to a training foundation. The
new program allows students to work
towards a Diploma in Fire Service
Leadership, and at the same time to
achieve certification to the NFPA and BC
Fire Officer Standards, Fire I, II, III, &
IV levels.
The proposed program also links the
Distance Education program and the
Classroom program at the Fire Officer I
level. Fire Officer I has been developed
in modules. This allows students the
AUGUST 1998

flexibility of moving between the two
delivery methods and still obtain credits
towards the Diploma program. The
Advisory Committees continue to meet
to work out details on linking Fire
Officer II.
It is the Fire & Safety Division's hope
to have Fire Officer I available both in
classroom and by distance education by
January, 1999.

Company and Command
Officer Transition
With an anticipated start of January,
1999, for the new Officer Training
Program, new enrollments in Company
Officer and Command Officer will be
closed as of September 1, 1998. Students
presently enrolled in Company Officer
and Command Officer will have until
January, 2001, to complete the programs.
The Company and Command Officer
Programs were developed on a "training"
philosophy and the Diploma in Fire
Service Leadership has been developed
on an "educational" philosophy. The
Company Officer and Command Officer
certificates do not meet the requirements
for Fire Officer I & II in the Diploma
Program.

To bridge the Company Officer and
Command Officer certificates to the
Diploma Program, students who have
completed Company Officer and
Command Officer will be required to take
a communications study course; to write
a challenge exam on the Fire Officer
subject matter; to be in an officer position
in a department; and to attend a two-day
assessment centre (details of which are
still being worked out).
If you have any questions or comments
on the above, please contact Bob Aldcom
at (604) 528-5671 or any member of the
Advisory Committees listed below:
Distance Education Program Advisory
Committee
Don Baxter
Nanaimo
Jim Bond
Surrey
John Clayton
Saanich
Fred Eagle
Prince George
Bob Everdahl
Mill Bay
Gene Fisher
Kelowna
John Haughton
Kamloops
Dennis Montgomery MacKenzie
N. Van. City
Barry Sotham
Classroom Program Advisory
Committee
Jim Bond
Surrey
Vancouver
Al McLeod
Richard McPhee
Surrey
Reg Smith
Richmond

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What's in a word?
There is a lot of discussion around
the use of the words certification,
accreditation and provincial
certification recently. We will
attempt to clarify these words as the
JIBC, Fire & Safety Division relates
to them.

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CERTIFICATION: This can take many
forms and depends on whether the
endeavour was a course, workshop,
seminar, or program. Certification is the
recognition of an achievement to a
standard or specified level as determined
by a recognised training institution
operating under a legislated mandate. In
this instance, certification, or the
provision of a certificate, is provided by
the institution to an individual.
Examples of certification could be as
follows:
• Program Certificate: This is awarded
for successful completion of a series
of courses or modules which together
form a program approved by the
Justice Institute. This would include
completion of the Company or
Command Officer Program, the
Volunteer Certification Program or BC
Fire Fighter Program. This is
sometimes known as a Program
Completion Certificate.
• Certificate of Achievement: This is
awarded to an individual for successful
completion of a course, series of
courses, or modules, and involves a
formal evaluation.

• Certificate or Statement of
Completion: This is a formal
recognition of completion of a course
that is not associated with a program.
There may or may not have been an
evaluation component leading to this
form of certification.
• Letter or Record of Attendance: This
is an informal recognition of
attendance provided to students/
employers to acknowledge that a
student has attended the presentation
of information in the form of a
workshop or seminar.
• Certificate or Letter of Equivalency:
This may be issued in exceptional
circumstances where there is a
demonstrated need to provide a form
of acknowledgement. This has been
used in circumstances where "grandfathering" has occurred, and does not
attest to attendance or achievement.

ACCREDITATION: This is the recognition of courses or programs
conducted by an institution by a third
party usually another educational agency
or standard writing body. Specific to the
JIBC, Fire & Safety Division, the
International Fire Service Accreditation

Education is what is left over after you
have forgotten everything you learned.

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Congress (IFSAC) currently recognises
seven (7) programs. The advantage
provided by accreditation is that there is
some assurance of consistently high
quality maintained in a number of areas,
including delivery of the program,
securing and writing of exams, and
credentials of instructors, to name a few.
Accreditation also provides portability as
it is recognised by other institutions that
offer the same programs. A debate is
currently raging around whether or not
the Fire & Safety Division should offer
accredited programs. A point to consider
is that the courses offered must hold
credentials which appeal to a wide range
of users. Some fire departments demand
that programs be accredited, while others
place less importance on this. From a
service quality, risk management as well
as a practical perspective, it is important
to have courses and programs which
appeal to and meet the highest possible
standards.

PROVINCIAL CERTIFICATION:
This is a separate form of recognition
which was proposed by the Fire Safety
Advisory Council. This is aimed at fire
service personnel who have met the
training and educational requirements of
the BC Fire Service Standards, as well as
a mandatory service-time requirement.
For any number of reasons, the provincial
certification process has not been
implemented. This recognition is
administered by the Office of the Fire
Commissioner.

FIRE & SAFETY DMSION NEWS

And the winners are ...
Directors Award for 1998
The Directors Award is presented annually and is in recognition of
outstanding effort by an individual whose efforts benefited the programming
or endeavour of the JI Fire & Safety Division, and in turn, the emergency,
fire, and rescue services in B.C.
The Directors Award for 1998 was
presented to Gerry Holley,
Supervisor, Plant Protection for
Weyerhaeuser Canada in Kamloops.
Gerry has been a member of the Fire
& Safety Training Centre Advisory
Committee since its inception in 1994,
and chair of that committee since June
of 1995. Gerry has been a strong
advocate of the Fire & Safety Training
Centre and has constantly demanded
improvements which enhance the
quality of training which takes place
at Maple Ridge and other locations
throughout the province. Gerry was
very instrumental in bringing together
a wide range of users to determine the
future direction which the Fire &
Safety Training Centre needed to take
to best meet the needs of clients. As a
result of Gerry's recent efforts, the
Justice Institute and the Fire & Safety
Division management were successful
in their bid for funding of the next
phase of development of the Maple
Ridge campus. This development will
see construction of a five (5) pod
hazardous material configuration, a
confined space entry/rescue training
area and a permanent structure to house
fire apparatus and support services for
the site.
Thanks again Gerry. Your efforts in
the interest of providing enhanced
training to industry, fire, marine, and
other users are greatly appreciated.

Good habits
are
hard to break
AUGUST 1998

Trainer of the Year Award(s)

Jim Bond, one of the recipients
of the Trainer of the Year

The Trainer of the Year Award is a partnership
Award.
arrangement between the JIBC, Fire & Safety
Division and the BC Fire Training Officers' Association (BCFTOA).
To be eligible for this award, nominees must belong to a member
organization of the BC Fire Training Officers' Association.

The award is based on the impact of the training achievement, extent of the individual's
personal involvement in the project, demonstrated initiative, creativity, quality, and
dedication. Achievement for the nomination can be in training program development,
lesson delivery, public education initiative, course writing, educational audio/visuals,
promotion of training and education, as well as any other area related to fire service
training and education.
There were two nominees who the BCFTOA Nomination and Selection Committee
felt were worthy of this award. The recipients are, Jim Bond, Assistant Chief, Surrey
Fire Department, and Bob Gordon, Richmond Fire Rescue, retired.
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Jim Bond was nominated by Captain Frank Thiessen, also of the Surrey Fire
Department. A number of Jim's achievements which support the nomination include but
are not limited to: introduction of BC Fire Fighter I Standard Training to volunteer fire
fighters; assistance to the JIBC which resulted in the acquisition of IFSAC accreditation
on a number of Surrey Fire Department programs; introduction of post-incident reviews
within the department; introduction of Operational Guidelines; live fire training for
Surrey fire fighters; training technicians in use of live fire props and special effects and
safety for scenario based training; co-ordinating table-top scenarios and mock disasters
for police, fire and ambulance; initiating a client services program that trains local industry
and the public in the use of fire extinguishers on a fee-for-service basis, then makes
funds available for in-house programs.
Bob Gordon was nominated by Terry Metcalfe, Assistant Chief of Operations for the
Langley Township Fire Department. A number of Bob's career achievements while with
Richmond Fire Rescue include but are not limited to: development of a fire officer
program which met NFPA standards; development of recruitment and selection protocols
for recruit fire fighters; development and maintainance of departmental goals for drivers
and vehicle operators; development of examination and evaluation protocols which allowed
marking and evaluation at the company level; development and implementation of an
airport/structural cross-training program at the Vancouver International Airport.
Bob's most recent achievement is related to the development of the Fire Service
Instructor (FSI) 1 & 2 programs which have been accepted by the JIBC Fire & Safety
Division. These programs form the basis for a unique partnership between the BC Fire
Training Officers' Association and the JIBC, Fire & Safety Division which sees these
programs made available on a cost-effective basis anywhere in the province.
Our congratulations to both Jim and Bob.

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People
On to new careers
Jackie Goodwin, who came to the
Justice Institute in 1986, has entered a
new career in the Fire Commissioner's
Office in Victoria. Jackie was a
coordinator/instructor with the Fire
Academy and worked primarily in
Distance Education, which included
Officer Training and courses open to the
public. The Director and staff of the Fire
& Safety Division wish her success and
good fortune in her new endeavour.
Jane Garapick was with the Fire
Academy for three years in the position
of Recording Secretary to the Standards
and Curriculum Committee. Jane also
acted as support to various coordinators
in a variety of Fire Academy Programs.
Jane has moved to the Justice Institute
Police Academy as a program assistant
and the Director and staff of the Fire &
Safety Division wish her success and
good fortune in her new position.

Valuable service
We would like to acknowledge the
contributions of two members of the Fire
& Safety Training Centre (Maple Ridge
Campus) Advisory Committee, who are
leaving the committee:
Dennis Jensen represented the BC
Professional Fire Fighters' Association
and the interests of career fire fighters.
Dennis has retired from the Richmond
Fire Department.
Terry Litchfield represented the
chemical industry and also reported on
the activities of the TransCAER
Committee on a regular basis. Due to
extreme work related duties, Terry has
stepped down and will be replaced by
Brian Lockhart.
We thank Dennis and Terry for their
input on their respective interests and
wish them the best in their future
endeavour.

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Program Co-ordinator,
Accreditation and Officer
Programs hired
The Fire & Safety Division is pleased
to announce the appointment of Geoffrey
Burston to the position of Program
Co-ordinator, Accreditation and Officer
Programs.
Geoffrey has 20 years experience in
the development of curriculum and the
delivery of management and technical
training through distance education using
modern training technologies. In the
nuclear generation division at Ontario
Hydro he developed many programs,
including a revolutionary "systems
approach" to training, incorporating a
sophisticated, automated job/task analysis
component which identified tasks that are
both frequently carried out and critical
to employee and public safety. Through
initiatives like this, he gained recognition
as a course design expert. His clients have
included organizations at the private,
provincial and federal levels, both
nationally and internationally.
Geoffrey will join the Fire & Safety
Division on September 8. Please join us
in welcoming him.

Our thanks
We express our appreciation and
recognition to Jim Nelson, president of
the Volunteer Fire Fighters' Association,
for his many years of support and input
as a member of the Standards and
Curriculum Committee. Jim is one of the
original members, and has again indicated
that he plans to retire. Thanks Jim, and
please accept our best wishes for a long
and happy retirement.

training; with Keith Keppes at 1:55,
Merv taylor 2: 10, Lee Knobs 2: 13, Ward
Pervan 2:18 and Brian Preston 2:21. As
if that wasn't enough, these guys also
competed in the Tag Team Relay Event,
along with the rest of their classmates, as
eight others went head-to-head for the
byes available for this new event at
Canadian Nationals.
A last minute entry by Surrey F.D. saw
the Fastest Individual title go to Kevin
Schultz, matching his previous best time
of 1 :52, set in 1996 at the World
Championshipf where he placed 2nd
overall just before taking time out to
graduate from Fire Academy Class 2 and
a full time position with Surrey. The
Fastest Female title was won by Arlene
Anderson of Kamloops F.D., with a time
of 2:27, outstanding for her first time
through the course.
Thanks go out to the fourth place
Surrey Team of Savario Lattanza 1:58,
Peter Beza 2:07, Terry Litven 2:12 and
Mark McRae 2:13, for helping construct
and tear-down the Scaffold Tower. Many
thanks to Karby lus, the Event Coordinator, Chief Dan Murphy and his staff
at the Maple Ridge Campus for helping
create an event that not only qualified 11
Teams to the Canadian Nationals, but also
helped serve as a ground breaking for the
Maple Ridge Campus, now set as a
permanent National Training Centre for
the Canadian Firefighter Combat
Challenge and Fitness Testing for the
Canadian Fire Service.
Money raised from this event is to
benefit future Recruit Classes with the
addition of more fitness equipment and
eventually a permanent indoor facility for
their daily Physical Training Programs.
If the results from these latest graduates
are any indication, we may very well see
the J.1.-trained fire fighters called 'The
Best in the World.'
For more results, schedule of events
and information on the Canadian
Firefighter Combat Challenge, check out
our website at www.firefit.com

Be Combat Ready & FireFit!
FIRE & SAFETY DIVISION NEWS

News from the Standards and Curriculum Committee
Then Fire & Safety Division assumed
responsibility for the administration and
funding of the Standards and Curriculum
Committee in November of 1996. This
occurred at the same time that the Office
of the Fire Commissioner discontinued
funding for the Fire Academy. The makeup of this committee remained the same
as it was, under the Fire Safety Advisory
Council. The current membership is as
follows:
• Fire Chiefs' Association of BC:
Bruce Hall, Career Chiefs; Bob Claus,
Volunteer Sector; Wayne McLeod,
Industrial Sector
• Volunteer Fire Fighters' Association,
Les Schumaker
• BC Professional Fire Fighters'
Association, Bob Brett
• Fire Prevention Officers' Association
of BC, Bob Furlong
• Fire Training Officers' of BC, Bruce
Dundas
• Lindell Radloff, Recording Secretary
• Bob Aldcorn and John Vokes; exofficio members (non-voting)
One of the issues before the
membership is the functioning of the
committee as an advisory group to the Fire
& Safety Division in areas of program and
curriculum needs. In a poll to the
presidents of the represented associations,
this was seen as a good thing. The Terms
of Reference reflecting this new function
has yet to be ratified at the next meeting
in October.
The Standards and Curriculum
Committee has completed the six
standards that it had undertaken for the
Fire Safety Advisory Council and the
Office of the Fire Commissioner. These

Contributions
to the
newsletter
are welcome.

standards are: BC Fire Fighter Standard,
BC Industrial Fire Brigade Standard, BC
Fire and Life Safety Educator Standard,
BC Fire Inspector Standard, BC Fire
Officer Standard and the BC Fire Service
Instructor Standard.
It was noted that the review period for
the BC Fire Fighter Standard has arrived
and that the BC schedule is inconsistent
with the NFPA review period. This is a
problem as the BC review falls between
the schedule for review of the new editions
of the respective NFPA standards. The
critical issue, however, is that the changes
made to the NFPA standard in forming
the BC Fire Fighter Standard are not
acceptable to the International Fire
Service Accreditation Congress, meaning
that accreditation of the BC standard
cannot be achieved. The committee agrees
that the fire service needs to decide where

it wants to go, which means, working
more closely with NFPA on future
editions of the standard or go into a totally
separate program, similar to the one that
is currently being used in Ontario. The
drawback to the Ontario model is that it
is not recognized by any other standard
making body.
Wayne McLeod, Chair of the Standards
and Curriculum Committee, has been in
discussion with NFPA related to the
globalization of the NFPA standards. The
long term goal of NFPA is to globalize
the standard making process to the extent
that NFPA will produce core documents
with the flexibility to accommodate
addendum that would reflect regional or
local conditions. The members agree that
this method may achieve a BC standard,
yet still allow the NFPA Standard to
remain intact.

The Lower Mainland fire fighters recently sponsored a fund raiser. This in
itself is not an unusual event. This fund raiser could have been held in any
town or city in the Province, in Canada, or anywhere in North America. It was
a fund raiser to help a family get treatment for a little boy with a debilitating
disease- a little boy who doesn't qualify for treatment through government
programs. It was also a fund raiser for one of their own. This little boy's dad
is a fire fighter and his grandfather is a retired fire fighter. This article is not
intended to solicit funds or to evoke sympathy: in our world today, we are
inundated with sad and unhappy stories on a regular basis. It's nice to be able
to write a story that shows that there are people in this world whose hearts and
actions make a difference. It is also a chance to tell those honorable people
who don the fire fighters' uniform and who risk their lives to make our world
a better place ...

Please direct all material to
Pat Abercrombie, fax 528-5660.
AUGUST 1998

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Staff Listing: Fire & Safety Division
Fire & Safety Training Centre

John B. Vokes .............................. 528-5666
Director, Fire & Safety Division: responsible
for overall operation of the Fire Academy in
New Westminster and the Fire & Safety
Training Centre in Maple Ridge.

FIRE . ,;SAFETY

Pat Abercrombie ......................... 528-5670
Supervisor-Administrative Services, Fire &
Safety Division: Office Manager, assistant to

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the Director of the Fire & Safety Division and
to the Manager of the Fire Academy.

Fire Academy Staff

Robert W. Aldcorn ...................... 528-5671
Manager, Fire Academy: responsible for the
Fire Fighter Program, the Fire Officer Program
and the exam department.

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NEW WESTMINSTER CAMPUS
Fire Academy

715 McBride Boulevard
New Westminster, BC V3L 5T4
Telephone: (604) 528-5657
Fax: (604) 528-5660
MAPLE RIDGE CAMPUS
Fire & Safety Training Centre

13500 - 256th Street
Maple Ridge, BC V4R I E2
Telephone: (604) 462-1000
Fax: (604) 462-9149

Stacey Ader ............. 528-5657 (Main Line)
Receptionist: acts as clerical support for the
division; receives and distributes IFSTA and
Edukit materials orders.

Officer Programs, curriculum development
and accreditation. (Starts September 8/98)

sends out exam results and course material for
the Officer Training Program.

Marianne Gottfried .................... 528-5664
Coordinator: responsible for Fee for Services

Marcela Popovici ........................ 528-5674
Program Assistant: generates, marks and

courses such as Recruit Screening and Intro
to the Fire Service.

sends out exam results for the pre-registered
students in the Volunteer Certification
Program.

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The FIRE & SAFETY DIVISION NEws is
published by the Fire & Safety Division,
Justice Institute of British Columbia, 715
McBride Boulevard, New Westminster,
B.C. V3L 5T4. Telephone 528-5657, fax
528-5660.
John B. Vokes, Publisher
Pat Abercrombie, Editor

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Mike McNaught .......................... 462-1000
Instructor/Co-ordinator: responsible for the
co-ordination/instruction of Hazardous
Materials Emergency Response, Industrial and
Marine programs.

Merlin Klassen ............................ 462-1000
Instructor/Co-ordinator: responsible for the
coordination/instruction of the Fire Fighter
Program and specialized fire programs.

Response, and Basic Tank Car Safety.

Sherri Rudeloff (McLennan) ..... 528-5675
Program Assistant: generates, marks and

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Bob Gates .................................... 462-1000
Assitant Manager, Fire & Safety Training
Centre: Site manager. Human Resource
liaison with staff and on-going programs.

John Consiglio ............................. 462-1000
Instructor: Hazardous Materials Emergency

Geoffrey Burston ........................ 528-5679
Program Coordinator: responsible for the

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Dan Murphy ................................ 462-1000
Manager, Fire & Safety Training Centre:
responsible for the operation of the facility,
marketing and new program development,

Leona Prill ................................... 528-5672
Program Assistant: generates, marks and
sends out exam results for the DAX
(Department Administered Exams) and for the
Fire Fighter Training program (Recruits).

Ken Ruddick ............................... 462-1000
Instructor: Hazardous Materials Emergency
Response, Spill Control, Marine and Industrial
Brigade courses.
Walter Premier ••:........................ 462-1000
Instructor: Hazardous Materials Emergency
Response, Marine and Industrial Brigade
courses.
Mark Smitton .............................. 462-1000
Scientific Technical Officer: provides support
to run essential "hands-on" component of the
training done at FSTC.

Kevin Perkin ••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••• 462-1000
Scientific Technical Officer: provides support

Lindell Radlolf ............................ 528-5659
Program Assistant: support for Fire Officer,

to run essential "hands-on" component of the
training done at FSTC.

TO, CO, CM and Recording Secretary for
Standards and Curriculum Committee.

Kevin Harwood ........................... 462-1000

Cres Reyes ................................... 528-5676
Systems Analyst: responsible for the Fire

Scientific Technical Officer: provides support
to run essential "hands-on" component of the
training done at FSTC.

Academy exam department computer system.

Jack Tyler .................................... 528-5680
CoordinatorRnstructor: responsible for the
Evaluation Program, Basics for New
Departments, CO-IO, and CM-7, the BC Fire
Fighter Program (Volunteer Certification) and
the Field Trainer Program.

Fran Hannaford (Kemp) ............ 462-1000
Program Assistant: provides clerical support
to FSTC managers and instructors.

Melanie Payne (Tadla) ................ 462-1000
Program Assistant: provides clerical support
to FSTC managers and instructors.

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