This 38-week Ontario College Certificate program delivered over three levels focuses on the knowledge and competencies required of a professional firefighter. This program conforms to the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 Professional Firefighter Qualifications, as well as the Operational level standards of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.

Graduates may find employment with a municipal, regional or territorial, airport or military fire service, as a firefighter, fire dispatcher, fire prevention officer, or in the field of industrial fire and safety.