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Conservation Enforcement - Holland College Holland College's 22-week Basic Firefighting program, offered in partnership with the Atlantic Police Academy, provides training 'to the levels of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001, as per Firefighter Professional Qualifications.' The Program is accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) and 'is recognized throughout North America, and includes '9 weeks of classroom theory followed by 4 weeks of practical and applied skills training, with 8 weeks of on-the-job training in the real life environment of an operational Fire Department.' The classroom-based component of the Program will be taught at the College while the practical skills training will be delivered at the Atlantic Police Academy in Slemon Park, PEI and the PEI Firefighter Training Centre at Milton, PEI Among the major areas in which students will develop competency are Building Construction, Fire and Emergency Medical Care, Fire Behavior, Fire Causes Determination, Fire Detection, Protection, and Suppression Systems, Fire Prevention and Public Relations, Fire Service Communications, Firefighting Tools and Equipment, Firefighter Qualifications and Safety, Hazardous Materials, Incident Management Systems, Ladders, Physical Fitness, Pre-incident Planning, Salvage and Overhaul, Search and Rescue, Terrorism Awareness, Ventilation, and Wild-Land and Ground Fires. To successfully complete the Program, students must engage 'in a final week of testing and formal graduation ceremonies.' Graduates will receive a Holland College Certificate in Basic Firefighting - Level I & II and IFSAC Certificate Seals for Firefighting Level I and II and Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Awareness and Operations. Career-wise, graduates will have acquired the qualifications that will candidates for various 'professional (paid), full time' employment in Firefighting throughout Canada or the United States. Firefighters may work in a wide range of environments like airports, forests and parks, hazardous materials units, hospitals, and other industrial, rural, urban, and suburban areas. The environment in which firefighters work will often determine the exact duties they will perform, and some firefighters may develop specialization in an area of Firefighting. For example, those working in forest land tend to focus on fire prevention by, among other ways, surveying the land for fire hazards and fires and quickly organizing responses to the latter when they do occur to limit their spread and damage. Through further training, firefighters may become fire investigators who attempt to reconstruct the origin and cause(s) of a fire. Investigators will usually collect evidence and witness accounts which they then use to produce reports about said fire; in cases where the law may become involved, investigators may be called to testify in court. Firefighting can be a strenuous and physically and mentally demanding career. Firefighters tend to work long and varied hours, and may be called upon to respond to emergencies at anytime during a 24-hour period, including on holidays. Moreover, Firefighting is a dangerous profession with risks for death and/or injuries and/or health problems from things like flames, falling objects, hazardous materials, and imploding structures. When firefighters are not combating fires or attending to other emergency situations directly, they are often at fire stations waiting to be called to duty or performing drills, among other things, or they may be actively engaged in promoting fire prevention. To be eligible for admission to the Program, applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have a minimum of a Grade 12 education, or equivalent, including credits at or above the general level, current and valid class 5 driver's license, and Police Records Check with no findings of guilt (CPIC). Applicants must also undergo a visual examination and physical fitness test as established 'by the Course Standard' and 'which will be conducted at the Atlantic Police Academy prior to' commencing the Program. To meet the Program's training demands, prospective students are required to 'be in excellent physical condition as determined by a thorough medical examination and be able to participate in extremely strenuous physical activity in hostile environments without restrictions.'
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