This course is the first level in the firefighting practices program. The 10-day course is structured for competency-based group instruction of Firefighter 1 information presented in the Essentials of Firefighting, Sixth Edition. It is designed to provide the skills necessary to effectively perform the functions of a firefighter and to upgrade and re-align those skills with the changing times. 



Prerequisites: Active member of a Fire department within Nunavut. Must be 18 years of age and physically and mentally capable of performing the functions of a firefighter.   



Duration: 10 days. 



Teaching Blocks:

1. Orientation & Fire Service History
2. Firefighter Safety & Health
3. Fire Department Communications
4. Building Construction
5. Fire Behavior
6. Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment
7. Portable Fire Extinguishers
8. Ropes, Webbing & Knots
9. Structural Search, Victim Removal & Firefighter Survival
10. Scene Lighting, Rescue Tools
11. Forcible Entry
12. Ground Ladders
13. Tactical Ventilation
14. Water Supply
15. Fire Hose
16. Fire Streams
17. Fire Control
18. Loss Control
19. Fire Origin & Cause Determination
20. Fire & Life Safety Initiatives