Spring Summer 2005 - Office of the Fire Commissioner

BURNING ISSUES
Education
Council of Canadian Fire
Marshals and Fire
Commissioners Genesis 2004
Forum of Fire and Life Safety
Educators
The Council of Canadian Fire
Marshals and Fire Commissioners
(CCFM/FC) was pleased to host its
genesis Forum of Fire and Life Safety
Public Educators of Canada from
November 21 – 25th, 2004 in Toronto.
Public Educators identified by the
Fire Marshals and Fire
Commissioners from each province
and territory, the Department of
National Defense and Human
Resources Skills Development
Canada as well as lead
representatives of the Canadian
Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC)
actively participated in the forum.
Unfortunately, Nunavut, Prince
Edward Island and Yukon were
unable to take part in the Forum.
Chair of the CCFM/FC Fire
Prevention Committee and New
Brunswick Fire Marshal, John C.
McLaughlin lead the group in a fourday
exercise, sharing best practices
and identifying potential gaps in fire
and life safety education design and
delivery. The primary objectives of
the Forum were as follows:
What are the potential gaps in fire
EDUCATION
and life safet y education design and
delivery nationally
What are all/other potential avenues
to be considered to shore up fire and
life safety nationally
What potential role could the Council
of Canadian Fire Marshals and Fire
Commissioners fill or champion to
enhance fire and life safety education
nationally
What framework for activity and
objectives should be inclusive in the
next National Fire and Life Safety
Forum
These objectives were developed to
provide the Council with ideas and
directions regarding the future of
public education nationally. The
consolidated report along with its
recommendations are expected to be
released shortly.
The Genesis Forum was made
possible through the support
received from many partners across
Canada. Sponsors include Human
Resources Skills Development
Canada, the Canadian Association of
Fire Chiefs, CSA International,
Underwriter Laboratories of Canada,
the National Fire Protection
Association, the New Brunswick
Association of Fire Chiefs, the
Manitoba Association of Fire Chiefs,
Front row: Luc Page and K.Bev Gilbert
Second row: Fred Hollett, Reid Douglas, John
McLaughlin, Brian Shand, Lucie Boulanger
Third row: David Gallant, Ann Kall, Kellie
Mitchell, Cheryl Deibert, Randy deLaunay,
Kathy Danino, Barb Kidd, Frank Savage,
Mahendra Wijayasinghe
the Northwest Territories Fire Chiefs
Association, the Nunavut Fire Chiefs
Association, The Newfoundland and
Labrador Fire Chiefs and Fire
Fighters Association and the Fire
Chiefs Association of British
Columbia.
Sponsors in kind included the
Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal,
the Saskatchewan Office of the Fire
Commissioner, the New Brunswick
Office of the Fire Marshal, Universal
Signs of New Brunswick, Wheelers of
New Brunswick and Last Logos of
British Columbia.
For more information please contact
Kathy Danino at 1- 888-253-1488
4th Annual Fire and Life Safety Educators
Conference
Mark the date on your calendar!!
The 4th Annual Fire and Life Safety Educator’s Conference is on Saturday
September 17th, 2005 from 9:00 – 4:00pm at the Manitoba Emergency
Services College in Brandon.
Details and registration forms will be mailed out shortly.
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