Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training

Humber’s Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training certificate program will help prepare you for the demands and rewards of becoming a firefighter. At the start of the program, you will learn how fire departments operate and the kind of equipment used on the job. You will then go more in depth studying fire behaviour and combustion chemistry, firefighting techniques, rescue strategies, emergency care for patients, hazardous materials awareness, and firefighter health and wellness. You’ll also experience the everyday reality of firefighting by practising your skills in a burn tower. Faculty, who are certified fire service instructors and active firefighters, will prepare you for the field by sharing their extensive experience and expertise. Gaining employment as a firefighter is very competitive. Completion of this program does not guarantee employment.

This program is not available to international applicants.

After graduation and becoming certified, you are eligible to apply for a municipal firefighter position. Firefighters work in the interest of public safety and are responsible for rapidly and efficiently performing various duties under emergency conditions. Duties can include responding to fires, medical emergencies, public education, training activities, post-fire salvage and cleanup, pre-planning activities, as well as equipment and station maintenance. You will also gain knowledge in fire prevention and public education that will help keep communities safe.

Graduates have been hired by municipal fire departments across the province and the country, as well as by the Canadian Forces.

Certification Exams

Graduates of the program are eligible to write the NFPA 1001 Firefighter Level I & II and NFPA 1072 Hazardous Materials Awareness & Operations certification exams. Humber College will host these exams after graduation.

Additional requirements may apply.

Note: The requirements for the additional credential(s) are determined by the granting body, which is independent from the College. Students are encouraged to obtain the specific requirements directly from the granting body before enrolling.