2008 Fire Master Plan - City of St. Catharines
2008 Fire Master Plan - City of St. Catharines
2008 Fire Master Plan - City of St. Catharines
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FIRERESCUERECOMMENDATIONS:To supplement our staff complement within the Training division to add 4 fire fighter/shift instructors.• Our ability to ensure that our firefighters and Officers receive the most adequate training is hamperedby the simple fact we do not have an adequate number <strong>of</strong> people qualified and trained to deliver thenecessary specialized training to our staff.• Officer training, high angle rescue, confine space and hazmat are just a few samples <strong>of</strong> areas that weneed to train our staff but is next to impossible due to our existing staffing situation.• In order to ensure that our firefighters remain pr<strong>of</strong>icient and qualified as required by the Ministry <strong>of</strong>Labour, shift instructors are required. The fire fighter/shift instructors will ensure that our firefighters areable to maintain a high level <strong>of</strong> skill pr<strong>of</strong>iciency in all the required areas.MASTER FIRE PLAN <strong>2008</strong> 53