FireWise Consulting Ltd. is known for providing meaningful seminars, workshops and training not readily available elsewhere for emergency service personnel and governing authorities. We facilitate workshops for fire department officers such as critical thinking on the fire ground, personnel management, effective decision making, fire service liability, effective fire department management and other topics not typically found in officer development courses. For governing authorities we offer workshops on the critical importanance of well crafted bylaws and the need for clear policy statements for all the services a local government may offer. FireWise Consulting Ltd. engages topic specific presenters who are recognized for their expertise in their respective fields to deliver training and workshops.
We provide the following services to communities to assist with the organization and operation of a fire department.
Fire Department Inspection & Audit
FireWise Consulting Ltd. provides fire inspection and audit services to fire departments in conformance with the directive from the Chief Provincial Coroner and the Provincial Fire Commissioner. For more comprehensive information on our Inspection and Audit services please go to our Inspections and Audits page.
Strategic & Master Planning
Fire Protection Surveys
- Community Risk Identification
- Fire Station Locations
- Apparatus & Equipment Acquisition & Replacement
- Staffing & Manpower
- Water Supplies and Fire Flows
- Communications
Policy Development
- Level of Response
- Traffic Control
- Regulation Compliance
Operational Guideline Development
Mediation & Mentoring
Fire Department Consolidation
Occupational Health & Safety
- Program Development & Review
- Operational Guideline Development & Reporting
Municipal Fire Inspection Program
- Fire Services Act
- Frequency of Inspection
- Records Management
- Enforcement – Orders
- Inspection Procedures
- Fire Code Inspections
- Pre-fire Planning
Education & Training
Local Assistant to the Fire Commissioner (LAFC) Responsibilities
- Orientation
- Fire Inspections
- Fire Investigations
Fire Cause Determination
Advanced Fire Investigation & Fire Scene Reconstruction
Fire Investigation
- Fire Review
- Scene Support
- Risk Management
- Conflict of Interest Resolution
- Report Writing
- Fire Investigation
