Canadian Forces Fire Fighters
Canadian Forces Fire and Emergency Services provide fire and emergency services to Canadian Forces land bases in Canada where local services are not available or sufficient.
Some bases also require airport fire fighting capabilities, especially those in air bases.
Personnel
Military firefighters in the Canadian Forces are non-commissioned members, but they are required to undergo basic training. After basic training they will go to the Canadian Forces Fire Academy in Borden. From there members will be posted to a military base. After four years service, military firefighters are posted to a Royal Canadian Navy ship where they must serve a three-year posting.[1]
The military firefighters are supplemented by civilian Department of National Defence firefighters on many bases. As of 2011, there were approximately 570 military firefighters and 500 civilians. Military firefighters were deployed as part of Canadian military operations in Afghanistan and the response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Ranks
- Fire Chief - Captain
- Deputy Fire Chief - Master Warrant Officer
- Chief Fire Inspector - Sergeant
- Inspector - Master Corporal or Corporal
- Platoon Chief - Warrant Officer
- Deputy Platoon Chief - Sergeant
- Senior Firefighter (Naval Ship) - Sergeant
- Crew Chief - Master Corporal
- Firefighter - Private or Corporal
Operations
Following is a list of some of the CFBs with fire and EMS services:
- CFS Alert- Military
- CFB Bagotville- Military
- CFB Borden- DND Civilian
- CFB Cold Lake- Military
- CFB Comox- Military
- CFB Gander - formerly RCAF Gander - Military (Fire Inspector Position)
- CFB Greenwood - Military
- CFB Edmonton - formerly RCAF Edmonton - Military
- CFB Esquimalt- DND Civilian
- CFB Gagetown-DND Civilian
- CFB Goose Bay- Contracted Out
- CFB Halifax- DND Civilian
- CFB Shearwater -formerly RCAF Shearwater - Military
- CFB Moose Jaw- Contracted Out
- CFB Petawawa- DND Civilian
- CFB Suffield- DND Civilian
- CFB Trenton- Military
- CFB Valcartier- DND Civilian
- CFB Wainwright- DND Civilian
- CFB Winnipeg - Military
- Forward Operating Locations (FOL Inuvik, FOL Rankin Inlet, FOL Yellowknife, FOL Iqaluit)- Military
- HMCS (Frigates, Destroyers and Supply Ships) - Military
Training
Canadian Forces Fire and CBRN Academy
Training for CF firefighters takes places at the Canadian Forces Fire and CBRN Academy (CFFCA) at CFB Borden. The CFFCA is mandated and internationally accredited in the delivery of Fire Service Curriculum in the areas of Fire Prevention, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, Structural Fire Fighting, Fire investigation, Rescue and Respiratory Protection Programme Administration.[2]
Equipment
The Canadian Forces uses a mix of airport and structural fire apparatus. Current equipment includes aircraft rescue and firefighting apparatus built by E-One and structural fire apparatus with custom Spartan Motors chassis and bodies by Fort Garry Fire Trucks. Additional structural pumpers were purchased through a 2014 contract with E-One. Bodywork for rescue trucks and range (brush) trucks were also supplied by Fort Garry. Other apparatus providers include the American branch of Rosenbauer (aerial platforms) and KME (aircraft rescue and firefighting).
See also
References
- ↑ "Fire Fighter". Canadian Armed Forces. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ http://www.rockymountainrangers.ca/?p=eductraining Canadian Forces Schools
- "Canadian Forces Recruiting Site". Archived from the original on 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- "Home Of The Canadian Military and DND FR Group Firefighters Online". Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- Davis, Kristina (2006-06-13). "Burning desire to help : CFFA graduates confident, professional firefighters". graduate. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- Elliott, William (2011-11-14). "Fire fighting and the Canadian military". Retrieved 2015-02-23.