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Nunavut firefighters take officer training in Rankin Darrell Greer Northern News Services Published Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The program was facilitated by Jim Fairbank of Melville, Sask. Fairbank said officer training differs quite a bit from actual firefighting training. He said the program is company-officer-level training designed for deputy chiefs and captains. "This training is more about the administrative, investigative, record keeping and inspection side of what we do," said Fairbank. "It's the next step up the ladder from the Level One and Level Two programs we traditionally teach here." Fairbank said an emphasis is placed on candidates who are already officers during the recruitment stage of the training program. He said the Rankin course was predominately a mix of fire captains, chiefs and deputy chiefs. "We did have some regular firefighters in the program, and they're the kind of people who are trying to better themselves. "They're our future chiefs and deputy chiefs. "The course is usually held for 10 days, but unfortunately we had to push the material into eight days with this one because of the weather. "They're all pretty intense days during this training." The training program is built to National Fire Protectors Association standards. Fairbank said participants have to demonstrate a number of practical skills, which have to be performed during class, as well as pass a final written exam. He said in this program it's a case of you either pass it or you don't. "This was a very good group of people to work with in Rankin. "They were highly interested, energetic and on-time for their sessions. We received a lot of good input from the participants, and it's always diverse in Rankin because the personnel come from all over. "Everybody comes from a bit different of a community, so their perspective and the group interaction is always very interesting."
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