Training

Marijuana Butane Honey Oil (BHO) Fire and Explosion Investigations

Investigator Jason M. Williams, Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management for the Province of Ontario, Canada has provided his article to the OMFPOA into the hazardous world of BHO The OMFPOA thanks Investigator J.  Williams for sharing his knowledge, experience and expertise on this topic so that we can recognize the risks associated

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The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management and Laurentian University

Laurentian University is pleased to partner with the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management (OFMEM) in a university-level program of instruction that provides the knowledge to then complete the IFSAC and Pro Board® certification process for the National Fire protection Association(NFPA) Standards managed by Academic Standards & Evaluation (AS&E) within the OFMEM. Four

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Registry of Vulnerable Occupancies in Ontario

Did you know? The Registry of Vulnerable Occupancies in Ontario is a provincial registry of all care occupancies, care and treatment occupancies and retirement homes in Ontario. The registry resides with the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management but is compiled and maintained at the municipal level by local fire departments through mandatory

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NFPA Certification Evaluation Skills Checklists & Standardized Curriculum Forms Available

In keeping with the commitment to the transition to the NFPA Professional Qualification Standards, the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management – Academic Standards & Evaluation is providing the NFPA Certification Evaluation Skills Checklists and the Standardized Curriculum forms to assist Fire Departments with their training.  Additional Skills Sheets are now available and they are: NFPA 1001 FF I &

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Prevention or Porn?????

Below is a really interesting article written by Billy Hayes. How fire porn hurts the fire service Here is Part 2 after the “fallout” of the previous article! Paradox of Prevention and Porn  

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CFI Trainer.net

If you are a fire investigator for your Fire Department and need more training please visit www.cfitrainer.net it’s free to join and will help you meet your requirements under NFPA 1033  – 1.3.8* The fire investigator shall remain current in the topics listed in 1.3.7 by attending formal education courses, workshops and seminars and/or through professional publications

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