Fire and Emergency Services
Emergency Services Technology Courses
Location
Vermilion
Credential
Diploma
Program Length
1 year
This is an accelerated (continuous) diploma running from February to February.
You'll take pre-employment fire service training, then specialize in either more fire or move into emergency medical.
Required courses
| FE 105 NFPA 1001 Level I - 6 credits |
| This basic level course provides students with the knowledge and skills to function as an integral member of a fire department team under direct supervision in hostile environments. It includes the minimum knowledge and skill requirements for career and volunteer fire fighters whose duties involve primarily structural fire fighting. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 111 NFPA 1072 Dangerous Goods Awareness - 1 credit |
| In this course learn to identify situations where dangerous goods are present; identify dangerous goods by name, UN/NA identification number or type placard applied; determine the fire, explosion and health hazard information for each material; learn the necessary actions to protect yourself and others and to control access to the scene and the current edition of the North American Emergency Response Guidebook; identify the appropriate initial notifications and how to make them consistent with local emergency response plans or the organization’s standard operating procedures. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 113 Fire Apparatus - Driving & Maintenance - 2 credits |
| This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students with knowledge in firefighting to gain confidence in operating fire department pumpers. Drill exercises are designed to impart practical experience in effectively deploying pumping equipment under conditions often encountered on the fire ground. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 135 Mental Aspects of Performance - 2 credits |
| This course gives new students the skills they need to make the successful transition to college, regardless of their starting point. Sessions include academic and personal strategies. Participants will apply what they are learning to build a repertoire of techniques and a support team to help them succeed during their first year at Lakeland College. P/F. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 143 Organizations - 2 credits |
| This course is designed to introduce students to organizations and their systems that affect Alberta’s fire service. The Safety Codes Council is one organization that manages the safety related legislation within Alberta. Other topics within this course include the role of organized labour and its effect on the fire service. Specific historical incidents that have had an impact on the fire service will be discussed. Additionally, other management organizational concepts are discussed such as teamwork, critical thinking, ethical issues and change agents. P/F. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 157 Basic Fire Equipment - 2 credits |
| This basic level course provides students with the knowledge and skills to understand and maintain common equipment used within the fire service. This includes the operational features of today’s fire apparatus and portable equipment, and their maintenance requirements. Additional topics include: engine operation, electrical and braking systems, portable pumps, generators, powered equipment and tools, and other auxiliary equipment tools and appliances. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 170 Fire Practicum - 8 credits |
| This practicum is a 160-hour supervised work experience. It allows the student to apply his/her knowledge and skills in real emergency response situations. P/F. Prerequisites: FE 205, Clear criminal record check and a valid Class 5 driver's license. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 180 Written Communications - 2 credits |
| This 36-hour course accommodates a broad range of writing skills. When you complete it, you’ll have a working knowledge of basic grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, paragraphing, outlining, reports (investigative, formal, and incident) and proposals, and correspondence. You’ll be able to research your topic and present it in a suitable format to a target audience. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 190 Oral Communications - 2 credits |
| This 36-hour course equips you with a working knowledge of outlining, writing, and delivering various types of presentations. It also teaches choosing topics, analyzing your audience, using visual aids, interviewing, and introduces the types of meetings you will encounter in the fire service and how to effectively conduct them. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 205 NFPA 1001 Level II - 4 credits |
| This course builds on the knowledge and skills gained in FE105 and equips the student to function as an integral member of a team of equally or less experienced fire fighters under general supervision. When engaged in hazardous activities, a person at this level of training maintains direct communications with a supervisor. As well as further knowledge and skills of structural fire fighting, this course also covers basic vehicle extrication and rescue techniques. Prerequisite: FE 105. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 208 Wildland Firefighter - 2 credits |
| This course gives the student the basic knowledge and skills to combat a wildfire and to protect structures in wildland settings threatened by fire. The student works as a member of a team under direct supervision. The course includes basic fire behaviour, firefighter safety, backfire and burnout techniques, water and foam delivery systems, and air operations safety. Prerequisites: ICS 100, Standard First Aid and CPR Level C. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 211 NFPA 1072 Operations Level - 2 credits |
| This course gives the student the basic knowledge and skills to predict the behaviour of both dangerous goods and their containers. This is the only way the potential harm to life, environment and property can be estimated. Students also learn to plan a response, protect themselves and their equipment from contamination, implement the response, monitor the incident, and evaluate the progress of the response. Prerequisite: FE 111. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 220 Physical Fitness - 3 credits |
| Students in this course develop strategies to achieve and maintain a level of physical fitness that prepares them to meet the hiring standards of various emergency response departments and/or agencies. The basis for this course is the National Fire Protection Association Standard 1583. Pre/co-requisites: None |
Practicums are required for both specializations. While it is currently named firefighter, the course applies to both fire and emergency medical streams.
Fire specialization
| FE 137 Confined Space Rescue Level I - 1 credit |
| This course teaches the student to become proactive in rescue by recognizing the hazards of a confined space, identifying which of those hazards can be managed and taking the proper steps to safely and effectively manage the hazards through basic and advanced skill sets. Skills that are covered include pre-planning a rescue, air monitoring, lockout/tagout, ventilation and inerting, using ICS, strategic rescue factors, safety, providing built in rescue equipment and managing the hazards of a confined space, as well as a critical discussion about accident prevention. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 138 Confined Space Rescue Level II - 1 credit |
| This course is a continuation of FE137 Confined Space Level I. Prerequisite: RT 100 or RT 106. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 1-ASCSS Fire, Introduction to Alberta Fire & Building Codes, AFC 2014 - 2 credits |
| In this 32-hour course students familiarize themselves with and learn to apply the Alberta Fire Code and the Alberta Building Code in a complementary and coordinated way. Prerequisites: ID 1-LFSC, ID 1-BCPS, ID 1-PMSC, ID 1-CSSC & ID FSFSC. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 1-BCPS Fire, Building Construction & Protection Systems, AFC 2014 - 2 credits |
| This 32-hour course teaches the fundamentals of building construction and fire protection systems. It focuses on those elements of building construction and fire suppression that manage the impact of fire. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 1-FOCD Fire, Cause Determination, AFC 2014 - 2 credits |
| This 32-hour course gives students a basic knowledge of what is expected of investigators in the fire discipline. The course describes the physical evidence at a fire scene and develops the skills investigators need to interpret fire patterns and the physical evidence. Prerequisites: FE 1-LFSC, FE 1-BCPS, FE 1-PMSC, FE 1-CSSC & FE 1-FSFSC. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 1-FSI Fire Service Instructor Level I part I - 2 credits |
| This course contains theory and practical components. It covers concepts of learning and human factors in the teaching/learning environment. Students develop their teaching, testing and evaluation skills and conduct instruction from prepared, mostly skills-oriented material. Students use fire-service topics. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 1-IP Investigation Procedures, AFC 2014 - 2 credits |
| This course gives students a blueprint for conducting a fire investigation based on scientific methodology. The course covers all legal and safety aspects of evidence collection and assessment. Students learn to analyze evidence logically and prepare and present reports and recommendations to various audiences. Prerequisite: FE1-FOCD. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 1-IPESC Fire, Practical Evaluation for Inspector (Practicum) - 2 credits |
| This 32-hour practical evaluation for Fire Inspector Level I is designed to examine whether the student has learned the inspection process taught in the Fire Inspector Level I courses. Prerequisites: All other NFPA 1031 Level I courses. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 1-IPSC Inspection Procedures, AFC 2014 - 2 credits |
| Students address the authority and the need for an inspection program within their jurisdiction, including the requirements for their quality management plan, in this 32-hour course. Specific time is spent on tank storage of flammable and combustible liquids and the requirements in the Alberta Fire Code for all classes of occupancy. Prerequisite: FE1-ASCSS. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 1-LFSC Introduction to the Safety Codes System in Alberta - 2 credits |
| This 32-hour course guides you through the Safety Codes Act and Regulations and explains how the authority, responsibilities, and limitations of a safety codes officer are derived from these documents. It deals with all the legalities involved with carrying out the tasks of inspection, investigation, and enforcement. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 1-PMSC Properties of Materials, AFC 2014 - 2 credits |
| This 32-hour course covers the physical and chemical characteristics that affect or determine the degree of hazard associated with flammable and combustible metals and dusts, and compressed and liquefied gases. It also outlines the classification of dangerous goods and the regulations governing their storage and handling. This information is then correlated to the Alberta Fire Code and applied to the inspection and enforcement tasks required of a safety codes officer. Pre/co-requisites: None |
| FE 2-FSI Fire Service Instructor Level I Part II - 2 credits |
| This course builds on Fire Service Instructor Part 1. Students acquire skills in writing learning objectives, developing lesson plans, evaluation, developing of instructional materials, and teaching techniques in adverse situations. Students learn to deliver instruction (mainly lecture oriented) from their own, fire service-related material. Prerequisite: FE 1-FSI. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 2-IPESC Investigator Practical Evaluation- 2 credits |
| This 32-hour practical evaluation is designed to ensure that the process for the investigation of fires can be demonstrated according to the general guidelines referred to both in the fire etc. Fire Investigator Level I courses and NFPA 921-Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations. Prerequisite: FE 1-IP. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 2-PU Fire Apparatus - Pumping Operations - 2 credits |
| This is a theory and practical course on pump operation including relay, tandem and dual pumping, portable pumps, apparatus service tests, and hydraulic calculations used in the fire service. The course also discusses the flow of water through large diameter hose, and single- and double-hose lays. Prerequisites: FF113, valid driver’s license and air brake endorsement. Co-requisites: None |
| FE 3-PU Aerial Apparatus - 2 credits |
| The theory and practical components of this course include types and construction of aerial apparatus, hydraulic systems on aerial devices and apparatus, operating, positioning and stabilizing aerial apparatus, strategies and tactics, elevated master streams, and aerial apparatus testing. Prerequisites: FFTS-S601, valid driver's license and air brake endorsement. Co-requisites: None |
| RT 106 Rescue Awareness - 2 credits |
| This course is the prerequisite training for all the technical disciplines that fall under NFPA 1006. This course includes basic command system, rescue operations organization, surveying the scene for hazards, scene safety, personal protective equipment, rescue equipment, ground support helicopters, site operations, resource management, terminating an incident, knots, single-point anchors, rigging, as well as hauling and belaying systems. Prerequisites: FMR EMR, Advanced First Aid (St. John's or Red Cross) or equivalent. Co-requisites: None |
Emergency medical specialization
FE 250 Primary Care Paramedic Studies - 40 credits |
| This course is the prerequisite training for all the technical disciplines that fall under NFPA 1006. This course includes basic command system, rescue operations organization, surveying the scene for hazards, scene safety, personal protective equipment, rescue equipment, ground support helicopters, site operations, resource management, terminating an incident, knots, single-point anchors, rigging, as well as hauling and belaying systems. Prerequisites: FMR, EMR, Advanced First Aid (St. John's or Red Cross) or equivalent. Co-requisites: None |
The medical specialization curriculum matches the paramedic National Occupational Competency Profile.