Volunteer Firefighters battle a blaze at the  Fire Training Centre

Fort St. James Volunteer Fire Department

Fire Chief: Robert H. (Rob) Bennett
374 Manson Street
PO Box 1087
Fort St James, BC  V0J 1P0
Phone: (250) 996-8670 
Fax: (250) 996-7474

Deputy Chief: Kelly Burdeniuk                        
Captain:                              
Lieutenant:  Don Fraser                           

Firefighters:  Fire Hall # 1 - 374 Manson Street

Kyle Bennett - Junior Firefighter          Ken MacLean

Kelly Burdeniuk                                      Gisele Minkowitz

Lisa Button                                             Pete Panesar

Jordan Defer                                          Mark Rivard

Kevin Dinwoodie                                  Nadia Skokun

Don Fraser                                             Brad VanKoughnett

Alex Gross - Junior Fighter                 Kelly VanKoughnett

Firefighters: Fire Hall # 2 - Sowchea Road

John Bennison                                     Alex Pierre                                    

Harvey Goff                                           Joy Reierson

Standford Howells                              Kirstin Rudolph-Smith

Robert Hughes                                    Brian Schnepf

Steven Karey                                        Melissa Schnepf

Darwyn Koch

 
Live Fire Training at the Fire Training Centre

Northern Interior Fire Training Centre

Contact the Fire Training Centre using the contact information for the Fort St. James Fire Department or contact Anne McCornmick at the College of New Caledonia, located in Fort St. James (250) 996-7019 Fax (250) 996-7014

Mission Statement:

"To provide quality fire training opportunities to a broad client base at an affordable cost"

 

About the Facility

The centre is located on one acre of secured property in Fort St. James and features a 2,400 square foot, two-storey concrete building used for live burn training.  The structure is equipped with thermo-couplers with exterior digital readouts located throughout.  The main floor has two burn pads, protected with state of the art refractory tiles, as well as a spectator viewing room.  The stairwell can be used for simulated below grade fires.  There is an exterior staircase to a second floor balcony.  The second floor has a center hallway, one lined burn room and one search and rescue room.

Training Programs Offered:

The Northern Interior Fire Training Centre offers year-round training.  

  • FS440-Live Fire Level I
  • FS441-Live Fire Level II
  • Live Burn Orientation
  • FS100-Auto Extrication Level I
  • FS101-Auto Extrication Level II
  • Public Fire Education
  • Fire Extinguisher use and Handling
  • FSTRIT100-Rapid Intervention Team
  • Hazmat Awareness with Spill Control
  • S101-Fire Service Instructor - I

For information about upcoming courses, check out CNC's calendar.