Alberta Fire Services Core Competency Framework

The AFCA initiated the “Alberta Fire Services Toolkit – Community Planning and Emergency Response” and contracted Transitional Solutions Inc. (TSI) to support Alberta’s Fire Services.

In-person, telephone & web-based surveys of Fire Services in communities of less than 20,000 were completed by TSI & Banister Research.

Survey data was used to develop a framework of recommendations for service levels and training standards in Alberta.

The Toolkit was presented at the AFCA Annual General Meeting and the Canadian Fire Chiefs Association’s annual Fire-Rescue Canada Stakeholder Event in Calgary, AB.

The Tool was showcased to AUMA. The Tool itself also went through two new iterations to make it even more powerful for the Fire Service. Feedback from end-users was incorporated into the Tool, including:

• The ability to print three different reports (Community Risk Profile, Customized Level of Service and Service Competencies)
• Executive summaries
• Extended services redefined
• “How to” Webinar
• Updates to OHS

Council Packages were added as an additional resource for Fire Chiefs to utilize in their Risk Management Framework.

Updated OHS & NFPA

Competencies added to:

• Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
• Rope Rescue Service
• Ice Rescue
• Fire Prevention & Investigation
• Medical Co-Response