New this year, we worked with the Ontario Fire College to be able to offer one of their certification courses. This sessions will be open to FSWO members who currently work for an Ontario fire department.
Join us as we host a variety of informative leaders at our 2021 Virtual Training Symposium from October 31- November 19. While we had hoped for an in-person symposium this year, we are proud to be able to offer nearly all sessions FREE OF CHARGE! Registration is open to members and non-members alike for all our free sessions. Don't worry about missing one because they will be available on our new FSWO website on the members only page.
New this year, we worked with the Ontario Fire College to be able to offer one of their certification courses. This sessions will be open to FSWO members who currently work for an Ontario fire department.
Spin coaches Shiloh Spencer and Kate Durst will open the multi-week virtual symposium with a traditional land acknowledgment ceremony. As a celebration of healing and empowerment, the two will host a one-hour class of music, motivation, and heart-pumping cardiovascular movement. Feel free to join using whatever cardio equipment you have access to: spin bike, treadmill, stepper, elliptical or rower. No equipment? No problem. You can participate by running on the spot, doing burpies or anything else that gets you moving.
This presentation will provide an overview of how the Australian fire sector has been “embracing change”. The content will include changes to LQBTIQ+ inclusion; how gender quotas have shifted the needle on workplace diversity and our recent focus activities on Aboriginal inclusion. Joining me, will be my colleague Peter Jensen in to give an acknowledgement of country at the start of the presentation.
This online discussion will help you prepare for your next interview - for your first fire department job, your first promotional interview, if you are changing positions in your department or changing roles and applying to a new department. Board Member Chief Monique Belair and Training Instructor Jennifer Delaney will discuss preparation and steps to get you prepared, confident and ready to make a great impression with the interview panel. Our mock interview will give some examples of what to expect and how to respond and how NOT to respond. This session will provide you with several skills and tools for your 'recruitment toolbox' . Don't miss it !!
Join TJ for an hour-long yoga class with special focus on meditation. Beginning with light movements meant to warm up the body and set a calming breathing pattern, participants will start with the basic form of each posture and progress, as they see fit, to either add challenge or create ease. Whether you’ve logged hours in downward facing dog or have never heard of it, everyone is welcome. The class will finish with a guided meditation that can help settle the mind and eliminate racing thoughts that keep so many people up at night. TJ will be available after the session for questions or guidance on how to meditate on your own.
The journey to becoming a firefighter is one of challenges. Obvious challenges and unseen obstacles. Positioning yourself for the best opportunity is one of the keys to success. It is not who you know but what you know – and practice.
To control the fire environment and prevent flashover, a firefighter must understand the fundamental relationships between fuel, heat flux, air, and water application. A simple diagram outlining these relationships can help clarify tactical options used on the fire ground to control the fire. This class will take a look at these relationships and discuss how our tactical choices impact them. Thinking through the fire compartment diagram can help provide mental clarity to assist fire ground decision-making for all levels of firefighters.
We’ll review the basics, the equipment, the logistics and the options for developing and sustaining a sufficient water supply in hydrant-free, rural areas. Chief olsson will share some operations and techniques used in rural, western U.S., Ontario, Alberta, the Yukon, and Australia. She hopes all who attend will share the tips, techniques and creative solutions they have developed when water and personnel are limited. Our goal is the same. No matter our location: keep enough water flowing for the fire attack.
Explore technical rescue through the experiences of our own members. This session will include information about various specialty training methods from women across Canada. Learn about HUSAR, High Angle, Heavy Rescue, Ice Rescue, Swift Water Rescue and Hazmat and how these disciplines are executed in a variety of departments.