“Operating a Fire Department in NL” course overview, plus a look at the Firefighter Recruitment and Retention resource bank.
Join Evan Cox, President of the NL Association of Fire Services, and Dianne Lee, provincial CISM Committee member for an informative session that will highlight exactly what CISM is, how it impacts your firefighters, what can be done to manage it, and what supports the NLAFS can provide.
Evan will also highlight the resources that the NLAFS Provincial Recruitment and Retention Committee have compiled in their online Resource Bank!
This session will also include a presentation by the Province’s Fire Commissioner/Director of Fire Services Christopher Foster on the overview of the content of the new “Operating a Fire Department in NL” course. This course is intended to assist new or existing Fire Chiefs and officers in understanding their core responsibilities for the successful operation of a fire hall, regardless of size. The full, one-day, instructor-led training covers such topics as:
- Legislative Requirements
- Operational Structures
- Finance Management
- Training and Maintenance Programs
- Safety Requirements
- And more
This course is extremely beneficial to Fire Chiefs and Officers who are taking on a larger role in their department or those who have been in the position for a while and want to make sure they are doing the best job possible.
