Trent Shields, Secretary BCFTOA
The BC Fire Training Officer’s Association and the BC Safety Council are proud to announce an exciting new joint venture to train BC firefighters in Emergency Scene Traffic Control. The BCFTOA and the Safety Council have co-developed an Emergency Scene Traffic Control training program for BCFTOA Members and firefighters working within the Province of British Columbia. The Fire Chief’s Association of BC has given their support for the program and we have submitted it to Work Safe BC for their approval.
The Emergency Scene Traffic Control training program will be delivered by having Safety Council trained Fire Service Instructors deliver the program to firefighters at a local level. The BCFTOA will establish the qualifications for the instructors delivering the program and the candidates wishing to take the program. The BCFTOA, though host Fire Departments, will make the necessary arrangements for facilities and registration in all locations where the training for the Instructors and Candidates for the Program will take place. The Safety Council will train the instructors and develop and maintain a database of all certified candidates and instructors in the program. Certificates issued in this program will be good for five years from the date of certification.
There will be a $125.00 fee per FSI trained in the program and a $10.00 certificate/registration fee will apply for each student trained. All program materials are delivered on cd at $7.50/each.
This ground-breaking program is proudly endorsed by the BC Safety Council, the BC Fire Training Officer’s Association and the Fire Chief’s Association of BC.