FSWO 2022 Symposium - Together Towards Tomorrow

FSWO is excited to announce our 2022 Training Symposium in Belleville, Ontario.
October 19-22, 2022

Registration for NPFA courses opening May 23, 2022 at 9am. See links and prerequisites below.

Full symposium registration opening this summer.

For the 2022 FSWO Annual Training Symposium, we are excited to announce our Keynote Speaker Celene Lemire. Celene is a Deputy Chief of People Culture and Equity in Vancouver Fire. She has focused on equity and inclusion in large emergency service organizations, addressing systemic issues, supporting membership and operational teams by identifying inequities in policies, practices and programs.

We will have lots of hands-on training including
-Fire Dynamics
-Auto Ex
-Ladders
-Forcible Entry
-Firefighter Survival

We will also have some great in-class sessions including
-When I Doubt Myself and Others
-Resilient Minds
-Note-Taking and Leadership in Fire Suppression
-PPE for your Mind

Full symposium registration opening this summer.

Registration for NPFA courses opening May 23, 2022 at 9am.

You must be a FSWO member to apply for a NFPA course. The NFPA fee is in addition to the symposium fee - prices listed below.

To be enrolled in an NFPA course, you must:

1. Pay the NFPA course fee AND the FSWO Symposium fee
2. Complete the FSWO course registration form and email it to registrar@fswo.ca
3. Complete the Ontario Fire College application form with your chief’s authorization and email to registrar@fswo.ca by June 10, 2022 at 11pm.

NFPA Courses

Oct

8:00am - 5:00pm

NFPA 1033 - Fire Investigator

NFPA 1033 is online for 8 weeks and 3 days of on the fireground learning activies coupled with classroom learning. It is a blended course and covers all investigative competencies associated with NFPA 1033, 2014 edition, including scientific method, Origin & Cause, building construction, scene safety, scene re-constructions. All aspects of assessing & investigating fires and adheres to NFPA 921.

Oct

8:00am - 5:00pm

NFPA 1041 - Fire Instructor - Level 1

NFPA 1041 will take place both online and in class and will teach students how to deliver training to a variety of audiences in an effective manner. Students will learn how to use a lesson plan effectively by analyzing and applying principles of adult education, assessing learner needs, planning lessons and conducting evaluations. Considerations for scheduling, learning environments and community stakeholders.

Oct

8:00am - 5:00pm

NFPA 1035 - Fire & Life Safety Educator - Level 1

NFPA 1035 provides students with the skills necessary to deliver and coordinate existing fire & life safety education at various levels within a community. This course examines fire behaviour, human behaviour during a fire, educational methodology and basic fire protection systems. Scheduling of activities, recognizing opportunities for shared efforts with common fire & life safety goals, and adapting lesson plans to the needs of the audience.