This three-semester certificate program provides the successful graduate with knowledge
and skills in basic fire science, fire suppression principles and practices, firefighter emergency
patient care, fire prevention/public education, and specialty modules such as confined space
and environmental hazards. Skills practice and testing in simulated and controlled live fire
training scenarios will be conducted. The Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs and the Office
of the Fire Marshal, through the Endorsement Review Board, endorses the content of the
program. The Board expressly does not endorse the delivery of the program, tools and/or
equipment used in the delivery of the program. Upon successful completion of the program,
the graduate will undergo provincial testing and skill-based scenario testing to meet the
requirements for certification by the Office of the Fire Marshal. Students wishing to continue
with advanced fire and emergency response training may do so through Lambton College’s
Fire Science Technology program.
O.S.S.D. or equivalent, with:
Grade 12 English C or U
Grade 11 or Grade 12 Chemistry C or U
Grade 11 or Grade 12 Biology C or U
Grade 12C College and Apprenticeship Mathematics or Any Grade 12 Math
Course equivalencies can be obtained through Academic Upgrading and Pre-Programs at Lambton.
Typical opportunities that may be available to the graduate of this certificate program
may include positions in municipal fire departments, in the fields of fire suppression and
fire prevention.
