If you are interested in hosting a Beyond Hoses and Helmets course, please fill out the online course request form. For additional course information and details, please send an email to Laura.Aivaliotis@oafc.on.ca
Beyond Hoses & Helmets
March 26, 2020 - Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the OAFC Board Office is closed and is operating remotely, with a skeleton staff only. For questions regarding the Beyond Hoses and Helmets Course, please contact Shelley Molica by email to
Beyond Hoses and Helmets
Strategy and Tactics of Leading a Volunteer or Composite Fire/Rescue Organization
The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and the provincial fire chiefs associations have been working in partnership with the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs to offer this two day course to provide chief officers who manage volunteers within the fire/rescue/delivery system with information, education, services and representation to enhance their professionalism and capabilities.
Designed and delivered by active fire chief officers from across Canada, the course is packed with practical hands-on fire department examples on how to provide leadership, how to recruit and retain firefighters (a critical issue for volunteer fire departments) how to run successful training programs, and how to build community support.
The Beyond Hoses and Helmets course focuses on five key areas of fire department operation:
- Leadership
- Training
- Recruitment
- Retention
- Branding/Marketing
The modules are highly interactive with group assignments and presentations. Students are left with many ideas and solutions that they can take home and use immediately. The key areas covered in the course are critical to the operation of any fire department.
The course is delivered by two instructors, one from the host province (who understands local legislation and context) and the second fire chief is from another province. This combination allows us to share best practices from across the country and to challenge the participants to improve their local fire department, in the process, improve public safety in the community.
The course is two days long and is usually run on a weekend. In order to maximize the amount of discussion and interaction, the course is limited to 40 participants.
The Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs has agreed to provide administrative support for the Beyond Hoses and Helmets Course. If you are interested in hosting a course, please fill out the online course request form. For additional course information and details, please send an email to laura.aivaliotis@oafc.on.ca
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Beyond Hoses and Helmets
Strategy and Tactics of Leading a Volunteer or Composite Fire/Rescue Organization
Current Scheduled Courses
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OAFC Provincial Advisory Committee Area #5 & Trent Lakes Fire Department
March 28 & 29, 2020
8:30am to 4:30pm
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Hosted by: OAFC Provincial Advisory Committee Area #5 & Trent Lakes Fire Department
Location: Trent Lakes Fire Station
760 Peterborough County Road #36, Trent Lakes, Ontario K0M 1A0
(705) 745-3283 OR Deputy Chief Steve Brockbank, Trent Lakes Fire Department, sbrockbank@trentlakes.ca
(705) 738-3800
Course Cost: $250 + HST
Course Code: BHH-TrentLakes-2020
Lunch, refreshments and course materials are provided.
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If you are interested in hosting a course, please complete the online Host Department Request Form or email laura.aivaliotis@oafc.on.ca
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