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UID:116682-1740729600-1740848400@afca.ca
SUMMARY:Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy – Alberta Association of Fire Chaplains
DESCRIPTION:Course Overview: The Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy course\, developed by the Federation of Fire Chaplains\, is an invaluable opportunity for experienced chaplains\, new chaplains\, and those exploring chaplaincy to gain essential knowledge and skills. This course covers foundational and practical aspects of Fire Chaplaincy and is a basic requirement for membership with the Alberta Association of Fire Chaplains (AAFC). \nDates: February 28 – March 1\, 2025 \nTimes: Friday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM \nCost: $75.00 per person \nLocation: Mount Olive Evangelical Free Church 705 6th Ave\, Three Hills\, AB T0M 2A0 \nFor more information and to register\, please use the following link: \nEssentials of Fire Chaplaincy-revised
URL:https://afca.ca/event/essentials-of-fire-chaplaincy-alberta-association-of-fire-chaplains/
LOCATION:Mount Olive Evangelical Free Church\, 705 6th Ave\, Three Hills\, Alberta\, T0M 2A0
ORGANIZER;CN="Chaplin Paris Perry":MAILTO:paristperry@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250308T090000
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UID:117240-1741424400-1741536000@afca.ca
SUMMARY:ICISF Assisting Individuals In Crisis
DESCRIPTION:The Stony Plain Fire Department has booked Fire Within Crisis Services to conduct a 2 day Assisting Individuals in Crisis course. Details are below. This class is geared to get new members to start the training needed to be a peer support member or to refresh existing peer support members. The SPFD is looking to fill the remainder of the class seats with members from other departments. I have sent this out to my old and new regional contacts. Please feel free to share this email with others who may be interested. \nCrisis Intervention is a specialized emergency mental health intervention that targets the response NOT the event. This course is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of\, and a specific protocol for\, individual (one-on-one) peer support crisis intervention. \n This is a 2-day ICISF certification course. \nWHERE: Stony Plain Fire Department Training Room \nWHEN: March 8 & 9 – 0900-1600 \nCOST: $600 per Student \nLunch Provided \nProgram Highlights \n\nPsychological crisis and psychological crisis intervention\nResistance\, resiliency\, recovery continuum\nCritical incident stress management (CISM)\nEvidence-based practice\nBasic crisis communication techniques\nCommon psychological and behavioural crisis reactions\nPutative and empirically-derived mechanisms\nSAFER-Revised model\nSuicide intervention\nIncludes textbook and certificate\n\nTo register members\, please email jnesbitt@stonyplain.com by noon on Friday February 21st.
URL:https://afca.ca/event/icisf-assisting-individuals-in-crisis/
LOCATION:Stony Plain Fire Hall\, 4000 49 Ave\, Stony Plain\, Alberta\, T7Z 2J7\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Jason Nesbitt":MAILTO:jnesbitt@stonyplain.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250312T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250312T120000
DTSTAMP:20250103T165135Z
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UID:116499-1741770000-1741780800@afca.ca
SUMMARY:AFCA MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
DESCRIPTION:AFCA MONTHLY BOARD MEETING\nWednesday\, March 12th\, 2025\n9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
URL:https://afca.ca/event/afca-monthly-board-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Zoom Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Alberta Fire Chiefs Association":MAILTO:membership@afca.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250315T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250315T170000
DTSTAMP:20250224T190340Z
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UID:117263-1742025600-1742058000@afca.ca
SUMMARY:AFCA Region 3 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE\nMarch 15\, 2025\nRegion 3 will be holding the next meeting on March 15\, 2025.\nTime: To be announced\nLocation: Elk Pointe Fire Hall\nPlease note: A paid membership is required to attend these meetings\nFor information or to bring agenda items forward\, please contact the AFCA at membership@afca.ca\nRegistration for this meeting will open on February 28 2025
URL:https://afca.ca/event/afca-region-3-meeting/
LOCATION:Elk Pointe Fire Hall\, 5101 50 Street\, St. Paul\, Alberta\, T0A 3A0\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Alberta Fire Chiefs Association":MAILTO:membership@afca.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250318T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250318T170000
DTSTAMP:20250220T191200Z
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UID:117231-1742310000-1742317200@afca.ca
SUMMARY:AFCA Region 5 Virtual Meetng
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE\nMarch 18\, 2025\nRegion 5 will be holding the next meeting on March 18\, 2025.\nThis will be a virtual Zoom Meeting\nTime: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM\nPlease note: A paid membership is required to attend these meetings\nFor information or to bring agenda items forward\, please contact the AFCA at membership@afca.ca
URL:https://afca.ca/event/afca-region-5-virtual-meetng/
LOCATION:Virtual Zoom Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Alberta Fire Chiefs Association":MAILTO:membership@afca.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250320T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250320T130000
DTSTAMP:20250223T221505Z
CREATED:20241031T194131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250223T221505Z
UID:116314-1742461200-1742475600@afca.ca
SUMMARY:AFCA Region 6 In Person/Virtual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE\nAFCA Region 6 will be holding an in-person meeting with the option to join virtually.\nLocation: City of Airdrie Chinook Winds Fire Station/Headquarters building – 2525 Chinook Winds Drive SW\, Airdrie\nTime: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM\nLunch will be provided\, and registration is required.\nA paid membership is required to attend regional meetings.  
URL:https://afca.ca/event/afca-region-6-in-person-virtual-meeting/
LOCATION:Chinook Winds Fire Station City of Airdrie\, 2525 Chinook Winds Drive SW\, Airdrie\, Alberta\, T4B 2X3\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Alberta Fire Chiefs Association":MAILTO:membership@afca.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250324T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250324T110000
DTSTAMP:20241221T123626Z
CREATED:20241221T123626Z
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UID:116438-1742810400-1742814000@afca.ca
SUMMARY:Joint EMS\, Dispatch and South Zone MFR Quarterly Update
DESCRIPTION:Purpose: To share information and discuss topics impacting EMS Operations\, Dispatch and MFR partners in the Zone.\nDate: March 24\, 2025\nTime: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM\nPlatform: MS Teams\nTo request a meeting link or more information\, please email MFR@ahs.ca.
URL:https://afca.ca/event/joint-ems-dispatch-and-south-zone-mfr-quarterly-update-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Teams Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Blaine Barody%2C MFR":MAILTO:Blaine.Barody@albertahealthservices.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250325T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250325T110000
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UID:116440-1742896800-1742900400@afca.ca
SUMMARY:Joint EMS\, Dispatch and Calgary Zone MFR Quarterly Update
DESCRIPTION:Purpose: To share information and discuss topics impacting EMS Operations\, Dispatch and MFR partners in the Zone.\nDate: March 25\, 2025\nTime: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM\nPlatform: MS Teams\nTo request a meeting link or more information\, please email MFR@ahs.ca.
URL:https://afca.ca/event/joint-ems-dispatch-and-calgary-zone-mfr-quarterly-update/
LOCATION:Virtual Teams Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Blaine Barody%2C MFR":MAILTO:Blaine.Barody@albertahealthservices.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250325T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250325T150000
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UID:116442-1742911200-1742914800@afca.ca
SUMMARY:Joint EMS\, Dispatch and Central Zone MFR Quarterly Update
DESCRIPTION:Purpose: To share information and discuss topics impacting EMS Operations\, Dispatch and MFR partners in the Zone.\nDate: March 25\, 2025\nTime: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM\nPlatform: MS Teams\nTo request a meeting link or more information\, please email MFR@ahs.ca.
URL:https://afca.ca/event/joint-ems-dispatch-and-central-zone-mfr-quarterly-update-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Teams Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Blaine Barody%2C MFR":MAILTO:Blaine.Barody@albertahealthservices.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250326T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250326T140000
DTSTAMP:20241221T124014Z
CREATED:20241221T124014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241221T124014Z
UID:116444-1742994000-1742997600@afca.ca
SUMMARY:Joint EMS\, Dispatch and Edmonton Zone MFR Quarterly Update
DESCRIPTION:Purpose: To share information and discuss topics impacting EMS Operations\, Dispatch and MFR partners in the Zone.\nDate: March 26\, 2025\nTIME: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM\nPlatform: MS Teams\nTo request a meeting link or more information\, please email MFR@ahs.ca.
URL:https://afca.ca/event/joint-ems-dispatch-and-edmonton-zone-mfr-quarterly-update-3/
LOCATION:Virtual Teams Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Blaine Barody%2C MFR":MAILTO:Blaine.Barody@albertahealthservices.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250327T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250327T140000
DTSTAMP:20241221T124129Z
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UID:116446-1743080400-1743084000@afca.ca
SUMMARY:Joint EMS\, Dispatch and North Zone MFR Quarterly Update
DESCRIPTION:Purpose: To share information and discuss topics impacting EMS Operations\, Dispatch and MFR partners in the Zone.\nDate: March 27\, 2025\nTime: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM\nPlatform: MS Teams\nTo request a meeting link or more information\, please email MFR@ahs.ca.
URL:https://afca.ca/event/joint-ems-dispatch-and-north-zone-mfr-quarterly-update-3/
LOCATION:Virtual Teams Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Blaine Barody%2C MFR":MAILTO:Blaine.Barody@albertahealthservices.ca
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UID:117376-1743206400-1743379199@afca.ca
SUMMARY:NFPA 470 Awareness and Operations Level
DESCRIPTION:This course utilizes both classroom lectures and field exercises to meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 470 Hazardous Materials / WMD Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications. \nThis course focuses on the recognition of a hazardous materials emergency\, personnel safety\, hazard assessment\, and the notification of the emergency response team using safe\, practical\, defensive actions. \nTopics Include \n• Analyze the incident\n• Detect the presence of Hazardous Materials (HazMat)/Weapons of Mass Destruction\n(WMD)\n• Determine scope of the problem\n• Plan a response\n• Capabilities of Operations-level personnel\n• Implement the response\n• Establish Control Zones/Emergency Decontamination/Communications\n• Implement protective actions\n• Perform operations level tasks\n• Evaluate Progress \nLocation: Mayerthorpe Fire Training Center 4814 – 42 Ave \nDates:  March 29\, 30 and April 5\, 6 \nTesting: Awareness level written exam April 6th along with complete Practical Skills evaluation.\nOperations level written exam April 16th. \nPrerequisites for Course: No NFPA prerequisites\, Completion of County Fire 101 or equivalent program\, all required LSAC online learning. \nRegister through Eventbrite OR email the registration form to aschroeder@mayerthorpefire.ca\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nFor a sharable flyer\, please use the following link: \nNFPA 470 Awareness and Operations 2025 – MTP (1)
URL:https://afca.ca/event/nfpa-470-awareness-and-operations-level/
LOCATION:Mayerthorpe Fire Training Center\, 4814 - 42 Ave\, Mayerthorpe\, Alberta\, T0E 1N0\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250330T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250330T163000
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UID:117448-1743321600-1743352200@afca.ca
SUMMARY:Grassland Wildfire Operations S-100G - Fort Saskatchewan
DESCRIPTION:Grassland Wildfire Operations\nS-100G \nThis course\, Grassland Wildfire Operations (S-100G) is designed to meet the training needs for municipal and wildland fire personnel conducting grassland wildfire suppression operations. This course is adapted for use from the Grassland Fire Operations training course developed by Saskatchewan Environment and Parks Canada (2003) and the Wildfire Orientation training course developed by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.\nS100G – understanding grassfires and safely managing them is the most fundamental wildland priority for structural and wildland firefighters. The speed and potential intensity of grassfires can be very dangerous to ground personnel and values at risk. Live fire with ground ignition is a fundamental component of this instruction. \nDates: March 30th\, 2025 \nLocation: Walter Thomas Fire Station 1 – 10099 93 Avenue Fort Saskatchewan \nTime: 0800-1630 \nPrerequisites: NFPA 1001 Level 1\, ICS 100 \nMaximum participants: 20 students \nCost: $125.00 lunch and textbooks are included \n Deadline to Register: March 21st\, 2025\, 1700hrs. \nRegistration: Email fsfdtraining@fortsask.ca to register for the course stating the course title in and date in the subject line: S100G Officer Mar. 31\nFor more information on this course contact Platoon Chief Nolan Jespersen at njespersen@fortsask.ca or at 780-996-1360. \nFor a shareable flyer\, please use the following link: \nS100G course notice
URL:https://afca.ca/event/grassland-wildfire-operations-s-100g-fort-saskatchewan/
LOCATION:Walter Thomas Fire Station 1 –\, 10099 93 Avenue\, Fort Saskatchewan\, Alberta\, T8L 1N5\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Nolan Jespersen":MAILTO:fsfdtraining@fortsask.ca to
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250331T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250331T163000
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UID:117439-1743408000-1743438600@afca.ca
SUMMARY:S-100G Grassland Wildfire Operations Officer Strategy and Tactics - Fort Saskatchewan
DESCRIPTION:S-100G Grassland Wildfire Operations\nOfficer Strategy and Tactics \nThis course is based on the foundational knowledge and skills gained in the S-100G Grassland Wildfire Operations. Whether responding as an Officer or the senior firefighter\, the understanding of a wildfire situation\, size up and methods of attack decided upon are crucial. This module explains in greater detail fire weather and behavior for our common fuel types\, not just grass\, to enable us to give our crew a better situational awareness and plan of attack. This course touches on structural protection in the interface\, further wildland training options and more enhanced live fire practice. \nThe course consists of theory and practical scenarios giving officers and senior members skills related to size up\, risk analysis\, and ongoing assessment of grassland fires. An emphasis on communications to select and adjust the IAP based on the grassland environment is conducted and ensuring officers and anyone leading a crew will gain the confidence to make timely decisions and keep crews safe in the dynamic grassland environment. \nDates: March 31st\, 2025 \nLocation: Walter Thomas Fire Station 1 – 10099 93 Avenue Fort Saskatchewan \nTime: 0800-1630 \nPrerequisites: NFPA 1021 Level 1 or equivalent\, ICS 100 \nMaximum participants: 20 students \nCost: $125.00 lunch and textbooks are included \nDeadline to Register: March 21st\, 2025\, 1700hrs. \nRegistration: Email fsfdtraining@fortsask.ca to register for the course stating the course title in and date in the subject line: S100G Officer Mar. 31\nFor more information on this course\, contact Platoon Chief Nolan Jespersen at njespersen@fortsask.ca or at 780-996-1360. \nPlease use the following link for a shareable flyer: \nS100G Officer course notice
URL:https://afca.ca/event/s-100g-grassland-wildfire-operations-officer-strategy-and-tactics-fort-saskatchewan/
LOCATION:Walter Thomas Fire Station 1 –\, 10099 93 Avenue\, Fort Saskatchewan\, Alberta\, T8L 1N5\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Nolan Jespersen":MAILTO:fsfdtraining@fortsask.ca to
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