Bachelor of Applied Business in Emergency Services |
| Learn the skills and earn the credentials to carry you higher in your emergency services career Develop integrated management and leadership skills through 19 required modules, 6 electives and 2 practicums. As an added benefit, this program is part-time and online. You can continue to work full-time. Your background can be in:
- fire and medical services
- policing
- corrections
- municipal emergency response
- private/industrial emergency services
You should have at least 3 years of industry experience. A diploma in a related field gives you a direct route into the program. See all the applied degree in emergency services program details. You’ll also learn from your classmates, who could be from anywhere in Canada, through video conferencing and online discussions. |
NFPA 1021 Level I & II Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications |
| Put yourself on an officer career path with courses at Lakeland’s Emergency Training Centre. Redesigned to be textbook-based, all 7 of the courses for Levels I & II, use Fire & Emergency Services Company Officer 6th edition published by the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA). Cost of this textbook isn’t included in the course fee. Level I has 4 courses:
- Fire Officer Communications and Background Knowledge (QETC 140)
- Introduction to Basic Supervisor Functions (QETC 141)
- Safety Regulations and Basic Investigation (QETC 142)
- Single-unit Incident Management (QETC 143)
Level II has 3 courses:
- Legal Aspects and Evaluating Performance (QETC 244)
- Administrative Functions and Fire Investigation (QETC 245)
- Multi-unit Incident Management (QETC 246)
Certification
- Successful students are eligible to apply for IFSAC certification.
- Certification requires successful completion of NFPA 1001 Level II and NFPA 1041 Level I.
Scheduling If a course you’d like to take hasn’t been scheduled, please contact the Office of the Registrar toll-free at 1 800 661 6490.
QETC 140 Fire Officer Communications and Background Knowledge
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Course ID: #QETC 140
Course Description: This textbook-based course supplies you with the background knowledge necessary to assume the role of company officer. This includes a broad range of firefighting and managerial information that will allow you to effectively supervise and manage the firefighters in your company and contribute to the smooth operation of your fire department in routine and emergency situations. This course accommodates a broad range of written and verbal interpersonal communication skills. When you complete this course, you'll have a working knowledge of the various written documents used in the fire service, communication concepts, language perceptions, listening skills, personal image, presentation types and delivery of presentations. You will be able to operate in an information management system as well as in all levels of the incident system used by your department.
Textbook: IFSTA Company Officer 6th Edition (required Textbook)
Recommended Textbooks:
- Cliffs Quick Review(2001). Writing: Grammar, usage, and style. New York, NY: Wiley Publishing, Inc.
- Ferster Glazer, T., Wilson, P., & Wagner, K.A. (2005). The least you should know about English, Form B, First Canadian edition. (The Form A, B, and C versions are very similar, so buy the version with the best price.)
- Hacker, D. (2004). A Canadian writer's reference, 5th ed. Boston, MA Bedford/St. Martin's.
- Sabin, W.A., Millar, W.K., Strashok, G.W., Sine, S.L. (2010). The Gregg reference manual, sixth Canadian edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
Prerequisite: None
Evaluation: assignment, proctored written exam
Delivery Options:
- Correspondence - This course is not scheduled. If you are interested in taking it, please contact the Office of the Registrar toll-free at 1 800 661 6490 ext. 8633.
- Client Hosted
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QETC 141 Introduction to Basic Supervisor Functions
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Course ID: #QETC 141
Course Description: This course provides students with the skills and knowledge to carry out basic supervisory and administrative functions at the unit level of the fire department. Interpersonal and oral communications are stressed as company officers supervise routine activities, train new members, recommend action for member-related problems, and apply human relations policies and procedures to administrative situations. Students will also prepare budget requests, change a departmental policy, execute routine administrative functions, and analyze and understand the purpose of each management component of the organization.
Prerequisite: QETC 140
Textbook: IFSTA Company Officer 6th Edition
Evaluation: assignment, proctored written exam
Delivery Options:
- Correspondence
- Client Hosted
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QETC 142 Safety Regulations and Basic Investigation
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Course ID: #QETC 142
Course Description: The Company Officer is often the liaison between the fire department and the general public. This textbook-based course gives the student the skills to initiate action on a community need, initiate action to a citizen's concern and to respond to a public enquiry. The safety and well-being of members is also the responsibility of the company officer. To that end, students learn to apply safety regulations to all department activities, to conduct an initial accident investigation, and to implement a members wellness and fitness program. They acquire the knowledge and skill to secure an incident scene, thus providing for the safety of members and the general public and conduct a fire investigation and draw up a pre-incident plan for an occupancy.
Prerequisite: QETC 140
Textbook: IFSTA Company Officer 6th Edition
Evaluation: assignment, proctored written exam
Delivery Options:
- Correspondence
- Client Hosted
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QETC 143 Single-unit Incident Management
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Course ID: #QETC 143
Course Description: In this textbook-based course, learn to develop an initial action plan at an incident. This knowledge is then synthesized with the skills needed to implement the action plan, communicate effectively in an emergency situation, complete an incident response report and conduct a post-incident analysis of the situation.
Prerequisite: QETC 140 Course
Textbook: IFSTA Company Officer 6th Edition
Evaluation: assignments, practical evaluations, proctored written exam
Cost: $700
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QETC 244 Legal Aspects and Evaluating Performance
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Course ID: #QETC 244
Course Description: Students learn the legal and legislative responsibilities of a Level II Fire Officer and of the fire department in this textbook based course. At this level students have increased responsibilities related to the development of their members. Students learn to maximize member performance, evaluate job performance, and create a member’s professional development plan. Students also learn to analyze a member’s accident, injury or health exposure with the aim of decreasing the same. Finally students explain the benefits to the organization of cooperating with allied organizations.
Prerequisite: NFPA 1021 Level I
Textbook: IFSTA Company Officer 6th Edition
Evaluation: assignment, proctored written exam
Delivery options:
- Client Hosted
- Correspondence
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QETC 245 Administrative Functions and Fire Investigation
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Course ID: #QETC 245
Course Description: This text-book based course covers more advanced administrative requirements of the Level II Fire Officer including preparing a project or divisional budget, writing news releases, preparing written reports, identifying service demands for various planning areas within the service area of the organization, and developing policy or procedural changes. As part of budget preparation you will also learn the process of purchasing. Finally, you will learn how to determine the preliminary cause of fire to determine if arson is involved.
Prerequisite: NFPA 1021 Level I
Textbook: IFSTA Company Officer 6th Edition
Evaluation: assignment, proctored written exam
Cost: $700
Delivery options:
- Client Hosted
- Correspondence
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QETC 246 Multi-unit Incident Management
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Course ID: #QETC 246
Course Description: In this textbook-based course, students learn how to supervise multi-unit emergency operations, obtain and deploy resources while working within the incident management system. Realistic simulations are created to allow the student to serve in command staff and unit supervision positions. Finally, students develop and conduct a post-incident analysis for a multi-unit incident and produce a written report of their findings.
Prerequisite: NFPA 1021 Level I
Textbook: IFSTA Company Officer 6th Edition
Evaluation: practical evaluation, proctored written exam
Cost: $700
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NFPA 1041 Standard for Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Professional Qualifications |
| Prepare yourself for the challenges of teaching fire and emergency services courses. The NFPA 1041 standard is designed for firefighters who want to become professional instructors. Theory and techniques in these courses are also useful to anyone who does safety training or develops fire safety education materials. Level one training builds your knowledge about learning environment, student behaviours, testing and assessment, lesson planning and lesson delivery. The advanced course, Level 2, expands into different teaching methods, analyzing student test results, managing resources, record keeping and scheduling. We also offer a 3-day enhanced presentation skills course that supplements both instructor and safety educator training. Fire and Emergency Services Instructor 8th edition, published by IFSTA, is the textbook. Its cost isn't included in course fees.
INST 1041-1 - Fire Service Instructor Level I
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Course ID: #INST1041-1
Course Description: Level I Fire Instructor is a textbook-based course that develops the skills of lesson plan development and presentation for both classroom and training ground. Combining the previous Part 1 and Part 2 courses into one week, this course covers:
- learning theory,
- communication,
- safety and legal considerations,
- the learning environment and student behaviours,
- testing and assessment,
- training administration,
- training aids,
- copyright law, and
- lesson plan development and delivery.
Textbook: IFSTA. (2019). Fire and emergency services instructor, 9th ed. Stillwater, OK: Fire Protection Publications.
Pre/co-requisites: None
Pre-course work: Three weeks of readings and assignments to be completed prior to the course start date.
Evaluation: practical evaluation, proctored written examination
Certification: IFSAC certification
Cost: $850
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INST 1041-2 - Fire Service Instructor Level II
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Course ID: #INST1041-2
Course Description: This advanced course is designed to prepare Level I Fire Service Instructors to deliver lessons using a variety of instructional methods such as:
- manage resources and record keeping systems,
- schedule and evaluate practical training sessions,
- supervise and evaluate other instructors, and
- analyze student test results.
Assignments in this course deal with
- lesson plan development and delivery,
- lesson plan adaptation,
- creation,
- administration, and analysis of student assessment instruments,
- classroom and practical training evolution supervision and management,
- instructor supervision and evaluation, and
- course scheduling and budgeting.
Prerequisite: ID #INST1041-1 Fire Service Instructor - Level I
Textbook: IFSTA. (2019). Fire and emergency services instructor, 9th ed. Stillwater, OK: Fire Protection Publications.
Pre-course work: Eight weeks of readings and assignments to be completed prior to the course start date.
Evaluation: assignments, practical evaluation, proctored written exam
Certification: IFSAC certification.
Note: Students are required to complete and submit five pre-class assignments prior to attending.
Cost: $850
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Safety Codes Officer in the Fire Discipline |
| Add to your skill set and grow your career with safety code officer training. Virtually every industry and public sector workplace needs a safety codes officer (SCO). Fire is one of 10 specific safety code disciplines. All ensure public safety by monitoring and inspecting structures and installations. You'll do all theory courses online through the Safety Codes Council. Practical courses are at the Emergency Training Centre. For more information visit Alberta's Safety Codes Council.
Safety Codes Council (SCO) online courses |
| Fire Group A
- 100140 Professional Communications Skills for Safety Codes Officers
- 100115 Fire, Introduction to Written Communications for Fire SCOs
- 100143 Fire, Basics of the Safety Codes Act in Alberta, AFC 2014
- 100144 Fire, Introduction to the Alberta Fire and Building Codes, AFC 2014
- 100141 Fire, Introduction to Fire Inspection, AFC 2014
- 100142 Fire, Introduction to Fire Investigation, AFC 2014
Fire Group B Level 1 Inspector
- 100116 Fire, Effective Writing Techniques
- 100080M Introduction to the Safety Codes System in Alberta
- 100166 Fire, Properties of Materials, AFC 2014
- 100165 Fire, Building Construction & Protection Systems, AFC 2014
- 100167 Fire, Inspection Procedures, AFC 2014
- Fire, Practical Evaluation for Inspector (Practicum)*
Fire Group B Level 2 Inspector
- 100169 Fire, Courtroom & Legal Procedures, AFC 2014
- 100170 Fire, Building Evaluation & Plan Reviews, AFC 2014
- 100168 Fire, Evaluating Alternative Solutions, AFC 2014 1-AINSP
- Fire, Applied Inspection (Practicum)*
Fire Group C Level 1 Investigator
- 100116 Fire, Effective Writing Techniques for Fire SCOs
- 100080M Introduction to the Safety Codes System in Alberta
- 100165 Fire, Building Construction & Protection Systems, AFC 2014
- 100166 Fire, Properties of Materials, AFC 2014
- 100171 Fire, Cause Determination, AFC 2014
- 100172 Fire, Investigation Procedures, AFC 2014
Fire Group C Level 2 Investigator
- 100169 Fire, Courtroom & Legal Procedures, AFC 2014
- 100170 Fire, Building Evaluation & Plan Reviews, AFC 2014
- 100173 Fire, Advanced Investigation Procedures, AFC 2014
- 1-AIPRA Fire, Applied Investigation (Practicum)*
* Practicums offered at LC ETC. See course information below. |
Fire, Practical Evaluation Inspector - Practicum |
| Course ID: #1-IPESC Course Description: This practical evaluation for Fire Inspector Level I examines whether you have learned the inspection process taught in the Fire Inspector Level I courses. Prerequisite(s):
- 100116 Fire, Effective Writing Techniques
- 100080M Introduction to the Safety Codes System in Alberta
- 100166 Fire, Properties of Materials, AFC 2014
- 100165 Fire, Building Construction & Protection Systems, AFC 2014
- 100167 Fire, Inspection Procedures, AFC 2014
Evaluation: Practical evaluation Cost: $775 Delivery options:
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Fire, Applied Inspection Practicum |
| Course ID: #1-AINSP Course Description: This course encompasses the practical application of the skills and knowledge acquired in Building Evaluation and Plans Review (1-BEPR) and Fire Protection Equipment and Water Supplies (1-FPEWS). Prerequisite(s):
- 1-BEPR Building Evaluation and Plans Review
- 1-CLPSC Courtroom and Legal Procedures for Fire Safety Codes Officers
- 1-FPEWS Fire Protection Equipment and Water Supplies
- NFPA 1031 Level I
Textbook: Students are required to supply their own copies of AFC and ABC. Evaluation: Practical evaluation Cost: $775 Delivery options:
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Fire, Applied Investigation Practicum |
| Course ID: #1-AIPRA Course Description: Apply the skills and knowledge you learned to write a report, to justify the logic of your investigative process and findings. Prerequisite(s):
- 1-AINVP Advanced Investigation Processes
- 100116 Fire, Effective Writing Techniques for Fire SCOs
- 100080M Introduction to the Safety Codes System in Alberta
- 100165 Fire, Building Construction & Protection Systems, AFC 2014
- 100166 Fire, Properties of Materials, AFC 2014
- 100171 Fire, Cause Determination, AFC 2014
- 100172 Fire, Investigation Procedures, AFC 2014
- 100169 Fire, Courtroom & Legal Procedures, AFC 2014
- 100170 Fire, Building Evaluation & Plan Reviews, AFC 2014
- 100173 Fire, Advanced Investigation Procedures, AFC 2014
Evaluation: Practical evaluation Cost: $775 Delivery options:
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