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NFPA 1001 Firefighter I & II Challenge Program

About the Program

This program is designed to assist:

• Fire departments who have trained in house to full NFPA 1001 standards but have not completed formal assessment for certification.
• Fire departments that have the desire to train and fully certify members of their departments to NFPA 1001

Process

For Departments Requesting Immediate Challenge

• Fire departments work together with the Coordinator for the program to review training progress, determine needs, focuses and timelines to ensure candidates are prepared.
• Formal written and practical exams coordinated and delivered through College (Pro-Board Accredited) and Fire Services Evaluators.
• Exams and Practical Assessments delivered at YOUR hall and at your convenience.

For Departments Requesting Eventual Challenge

• Fire departments work with program Coordinator to aessess needs for training and completion of theory and practical components.
• College can deliver instruction to departments in their halls if reqested.
• College can provide resources to departments for either IFSTA or Jones and Bartlett curriculum materials (Manuals, Instructor resources, Chapter exams, Skill sets, supplementary study aids).
• When departments are prepared, exams and practical assessments can be delivered at YOUR hall and at your convenience.

Advantages of the Program

• Full NFPA certification opportunities at YOUR convenience
• Full assistance and guidance from instructors and evaluators
• Program delivered to you at YOUR department
• Program fully meets or exceeds all appropriate NFPA standards
• Program delivery flexibility
• Cost effectiveness (Sending members away to a training program is extremely costly. Your costs are for the program to come to you!)

COTR is Pro Board Certified

The College of the Rockies is ProBoard certified and is able to provide training and certification assessments in the following areas:

• NFPA 1001 - Fire Fighter 1&2
• Fire Investigator
• Fire Service Instructor 1
• Fire Service Instructor 2
• Fire Officer 1
• Fire Officer 2
• Hazardous Material Awareness
• Hazardous Material Operations
• Hazardous Materials Technician
• Vehicle Extrication and First Responder Level III

More Information

For information specific to the NFPA 1001 Challenge Program, please contact:

Walt Osellame, Program Coordinator
E-mail: walter.osellame@sd51.bc.ca
Phone: 250-442-9809 (cell) or 250-449-2224 (work)

Judy Kolesar, Program Administrator
E-mail: kolesar@cotr.bc.ca
Phone: (250) 489-2751 or toll-free 1-877-489-2687 (ext.216)
Fax: 250-489-1790