Fire Protection Engineering Technician (FPN)

Are you interested in pursuing a career in firefighting? This two-year diploma program will help you establish the fundamentals to support your career in firefighting or as a fire protection engineering technician. Your studies will include introduction to the fire service, firefighter fitness and building/fire code analysis. You will also gain hands-on experiential learning in the areas of technical rescue, wildland firefighting and fire alarm and suppression systems. This diploma provides you with a solid foundation of fire protection principles to fortify your firefighter career aspirations while helping to explore the wider fire protection industry. After the first semester, a separate fire protection engineering technician stream is available for those interested in pursuing the fire alarm and suppression system design and maintenance career options.

Graduates of this program have the option to transfer into the Firefighter, Pre-Service Education and Training program. This two-year diploma obtained through this program is a preferred qualification for many firefighter applications in Ontario.

It is strongly recommended that you have a laptop before the first day of this program. It should include the following minimum technical specifications:

• Perform fundamental firefighter tasks including firefighter fitness, fire suppression techniques and special rescue.

• Confirm building and fire code compliance related to building construction and fire safety systems

• Analyze essential fire dynamics principles 

• Perform fundamental fire investigation tasks to determine potential cause and origin 

• Perform fundamental fire inspection tasks to determine life safety compliance

• Troubleshoot fire protection alarm and sprinkler systems

• Collaborate and work in a team