Basic Fire Safety Codes Officer (B.F.S.C.O)
July 2016
An online distance Learning course provided by Lakeland College on the Alberta Safety Codes Act and Fire Discipline. Dealing with local fire problems as shown through stats, as well as basic inspection techniques and basic fire hazards.
Electrical Safety
January 2016
- A 3 hour tested training program provided by the (I.A.A.I) International Association of Arson Investigators on the Certified Fire Investigator Trainer website (CFITrainer.net).
- This course provided critical electrical safety practices that a fire investigator should implement at fire scenes.
- Includes how electricity is supplied to a building, the electrical safety actions to complete during the preliminary scene assessment, on going electrical safety measures to be practiced throughout the investigation,what the investigator needs to know about static electricity, and what electrical safety equipment should be in the investigator’s toolkit.
Residential Electrical Systems
January 2016
- A 4 hour tested training program provided by the (I.A.A.I) InternationalAssociation of Arson Investigators on the Certified Fire InvestigatorTrainer website (CFITrainer.net).
- This course taught the basics of the electrical power generation,distribution, and transmission system.
- This course taught the basics of the electrical power generation,distribution, and transmission system. Then explains how power flowsinto and throughout a residence. Specific topics include AC andmagnetism, the generation and transmission of electrical energy, keyelements of the electrical distribution system, residential servicecomponents, overcurrent protection, and branch circuits.
Basic Electricity
December 2016
- A 4 hour tested training program provided by the (I.A.A.I) International Association of Arson Investigators on the Certified Fire Investigator Trainer website (CFITrainer.net).
- This course introduced the basic electrical concepts, including:terminology, atomic theory and electricity, Ohms Law, Jules Law, AC and DC power.
- This course showed the important relationship between resistance,current, and heat is fundamental to understanding how electricity can be a competent fire ignition source. Electricity can cause fires in many ways.A knowledge of basic electricity is essential to successfully investigate potential electrical ignition sources at a fire scene, test hypothesesinvolving electrical ignition sources, form a conclusion supported by evidence, and competently present methodology and conclusions in legal proceedings. This module provides the foundation of that basic electrical knowledge.
Digital Photography and the Fire Investigator
December 2016
- A 4 hour tested training program provided by the (I.A.A.I) International Association of Arson Investigators on the Certified Fire Investigator Trainer website (CFITrainer.net).
- This course discusses the basics of digital photography for a fire investigator as well as software and editing procedures for digital images to be used as evidence.
Transportation of Dangerous Goods
December 2016
- A one-hour online tested training program offered by Edmonton FireRescue Services Training School.
- This course covered the safe handling and transportation of dangerousgoods mandated by federal law under Transport Canada.
Introduction into Youth Set Fires
July 2016
- A 3 hour tested training program provided by the (I.A.A.I) InternationalAssociation of Arson Investigators on the Certified Fire InvestigatorTrainer website (CFITrainer.net).
- This course provided the foundational background on the scope of theyouth set fire problem, the importance of rigorous fire investigation inaddressing this problem, and the roll of key agencies in the response to ayouth set fire. This course also presented the responsibility of the fireinvestigator when working with a youth set fire.
Accreditation, Certification, and Certificates
July 2016
- A 3 hour tested training program provided by the (I.A.A.I) InternationalAssociation of Arson Investigators on the Certified Fire InvestigatorTrainer website (CFITrainer.net).
- This course provided a primer on accreditation, certification, andcertificates for fire investigation training.
Workplace I/C End user Fall Protection Program
February 2016
- This half-day end user program taught me to understand the essentials offall protection as it relates to simple systems and work at heights.
Incident Command System 100
May 2016
- This course was an online web based course put on by Edmonton FireRescue Services Training School.
- The Incident Command System (ICS) is an up-to-date internationallyrecognized emergency response organizational structure developed toeffectively manage all types of incidents such as spills, fires andexplosions, and serious vehicle or production accidents.
Firefighter Qualified Station Officer Program
July 2014
- An eight-week course was provided by the Edmonton Fire Rescue ServicesTraining school and is a required course to be promoted to the rank ofCaptain within the Edmonton Fire Rescue Services.
- Course details include fire ground operations, conflict resolution, IncidentCommand, problem solving, fire ground organization, and introductioninto Fire Investigations and Inspections.
Fire Fighter Courses taken Via Lakeland College
2005
- FF ET100A NFPA 1001 Level I Theory
- FF ET110A NFPA 1001 Level I Practical
NFPA 1002 Driver/Operator Pumping Apparatus
- HAZMAT 1-DGAW DG First Responder –Awareness
- HAZMAT 1-DGOP DG First Responder-Operational
Fire Fighter Courses taken Via Lakeland College
2004
- FF 999-1T – Building Construction
- FF 999-4T – Fire Behavior
- FF 1001-32T – Fire Department Communications
Fire Fighter Courses taken Via Lakeland College
2003
- FF 1001-3309P Interior Structure Fire-P
- FF 1001-3315P Portable Fire Extinguishers(P)
- FF 1001-3315T Portable Fire Extinguishers(T)
- FF 1001-4304P Protect Evid-Fire Cause/Orig-P
- FF 1001-4304T Protect Evid-Fire Cause/Orig-T
- FF 1001-4401P Vehicle Extrication (P)
- FF 1001-4401T Vehicle Extrication (T)
- FF 1001-4402P Assist Rescue Op Teams-P
- FF 1001-4402T Assist Rescue Op Teams-T
- FF 1001-4501P Pre-incident Survey (P)
- FF 1001-4501T Pre-incident Survey (T)
- FF 1001-4502P Maintain Power Plants – P
- FF 1001-4502T Maintain Power Plants (T)
- HAZMAT 472-32.3T Predict Behaviour Material I T
- HAZMAT 472-32.4P Predict Behaviour Material IIP
- HAZMAT 472-32.4T Predict Behavior Material II T
- HAZMAT 472-32T Survey Incident&Collect Info-T
- HAZMAT 472-33P Planning the Response – P
- HAZMAT 472-33T Planning the Response-T
- HAZMAT 472-34P Implement Planned Response-P
- HAZMAT 472-34T Implement Planned Response-T
- HAZMAT 472-35P Evaluation Progress – P
- HAZMAT 472-35T Evaluating Progress – T
- FF 1001-3306P Vehicle Fires-P
- FF 1001-3306T Vehicle Fires-T
- FF 1001-3307P Class A Structural Fire-P
- FF 1001-3307T Class A Structural Fire-T
- FF 1001-3318P Wildland Fires-P
- FF 1001-3318T Wildland Fires-T
- FF 1001-4302P Coord & Interior Attack Line-P
- FF 1001-4302T Coord & Interior Attack Line-TFF 6-FF Part VI Fire Fighter
Fire Fighter Courses taken Via Lakeland College
2002
- DRIVEROP 1-PU Pump Operator “A”
- FF 5-FF Part V Fire Fighter
- FF 3-FF Part III Fire Fighter
- AFTS 002FF Part II Fire Fighter
- AFTS 001FF Part I Fire Fighter
