British  Columbia  Structure  Firefighters  

Competency  and  Training  PLAYBOOK  

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IS  THIS  YOU?

Are  you  even  close  to  achieving  it?

In  British  Columbia,  we  were  not!

• Meeting  the  NFPA  Standards  is  a  serious  challenge

• Many  parts  of  the  Standards  are  unrealistic  or  inappropriate  for  any  given  area

• Departments  are  often  far  below  Standards  and  have  no  means  of  achieving  them

Common  Theme

• Fire  Service  Liaison  Group  Report

• Coroners  inquiries

• WorkSafe  BC  investigations

• Complaints  about  old  Standard

Driving  Factors

Key  AgenciesMinistry/ADM  &  Office  of  Fire  Commissioner

Fire  Chiefs  Association  of  BCBC  Fire  Training  Officers  Association

3  key  individuals  from  these  organizations

Crucial Support

Required  Solution

Structure  Firefighters  Competency  and  Training  PLAYBOOK  

Local  Government  must  be  responsible  and  accountable  for  local  service  delivery

Competency-­‐based  NOTCertification-­‐based

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• Firefighter  specific,  competency-­‐based  Standard• Utilize  existing  rural  program  (Basic  FF)  as  baseline

• Establish  realistic  levels  of  service  &  training  for  all  AHJ’s• Conceptualize  a  program  be  delivered  to  widest  audience  

for  lowest  cost

• Provide  materials,  and  guidance  (low  cost  or  no  cost)• Engage  3rd party  training  provider  agencies

Original  Issue  –September  2014

Current  Version  –May  2015

Service  Level  Deadline  –June  30,  2016

• 3  Service  Levels  with  corresponding  Training  Levels• Decision  by  Authority  Having  Jurisdiction• Goes  beyond  NFPA  to  include  other  training

Standard  is  set  and  reviewed  by  Office  of  Fire  Commissioner  of  BC

Application  of  Standard  is  responsibility  of  Authority  Having  Jurisdiction

No  formal  enforcement,  but  liability  and  legal  repercussions  apply  if  situations  arise

AHJ  researches  most  appropriate  Service  Level  for  their  community

AHJ  formally  establishes  Service  Level  in  Bylaw  or  Policy  document

Fire  Service  administers  training  programs  to  meet  the  required  competencies  of  the  chosen  Service  Level

• AHJ  had  to  establish  service  level  via  policy  or  bylaw  by  June  30,  2016

• AHJ  has  clear  ownership  of  liability  and  risk,  as  well  as  operations

• Fire  Service  does  not  set  service  levels;  Elected  Officials  do  with  consultation  from  fire

Exterior  FF

Full  Service  FFTeam  Leader  &  Risk  Management  Officer

Levels  of  Service  &  TrainingThis  slide  is  static  and

does  not  animate.

Interior  FF

Training  Materials

• All  competencies  based  upon  NFPA  1001

• Additional  programming  necessary

• All  materials  available  at  NO  COST

• Provider  agencies  able  to  develop  additional  internal  curriculum  for  their  use

• Compliance  with  Standard• Appropriate  service/training  level  decision• New  terminology  and  programming• Meeting  the  Standard  for  service  level• Record  Keeping• Local  gov’t  commitment  and  ownership• Fire  service  stubbornness  toward  change

What  the  Playbook  is  not…..

Validation of the Playbook

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QUESTIONS