The Nova Scotia Firefighters School in Waverley, N.S.
Growing safety concerns at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School have prompted questions about oversight, and some say highlight larger issues with the fire service the province has left unaddressed for decades.Growing safety concerns at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School have prompted questions about oversight, and some say highlight larger issues with the fire service the province has left unaddressed for decades.
On Friday, the province said it had issued a stop-work order for the school, halting training classes indefinitely. In Nova Scotia, municipalities and fire departments set their own expectations and standards for service. Because the province only has a limited pool of money levied from the insurance sector that departments can tap into for some training, fire halls are left to fundraise or pay out of pocket for courses or tests at the fire school.
But when asked which body oversees the school and enforces any standards or oversight, the province said it's split among multiple departments. They include Labour, Advanced Education and the Office of the Fire Marshal that falls under the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing.Skyler Blackie was using an expired fire extinguisher when it exploded on him. His family learned this week he had alerted instructors the extinguisher was rusty right before he died.
Scott Poupart, president of the New Brunswick Association of Fire Chiefs, said in their province the fire marshal's office provides training funds to fire departments, and uses the New Brunswick Community College as its "training arm."New Brunswick also legislatively requires all firefighters to have a certain level of training.
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