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RURAL VOICE MISSING ON FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATION PLAN
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
The mayors on counties council are an- gry that the provincial government failed to include the rural viewpoint in the new mandatory certification process it created for municipal fire departments throughout the province. Mayor Gary Barton of Champlain Township raised the issue during the March 14 com- mittee of the whole session of the United Counties of Prescott-Russell council (UCPR). The March 11 deadline for comment on the process has already passed but, he noted, that should not stop rural municipalities like his and county councils from lobbying the province for some kind of revision that will at least help rural municipalities cope with the potential financial impact. i8FTIPVMEBMMCFDPODFSOFECZUIJT u Barton said. “I didn’t see a whole lot of people from rural fire department involves JOUIJTu The provincial government has created a new certification process it plans to make mandatory for firefighters in Ontario. The pro- cess includes guidelines for specific training courses that firefighters must complete as part of their initial certification and follow-up recertification. The provincial certification system pro- posed will include a grandfathering clause to cover existing firefighters who have already undergone various training programs over
Le gouvernement provincial prévoit imposer un nouveau processus de certification obligatoire à tous les membres de services des incendies municipaux de l’Ontario. Les maires du conseil des Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell craignent que le nouveau processus ne fasse peser un fardeau financier plus lourd sur les services de pompiers volontaires ruraux lorsqu’ils doivent recruter de nouveaux membres. —archives
Union influence? Barton noted that the consultation pro- cess that resulted in the proposed new mandatory certification process seemed to involve larger urban fire departments in Toronto and other cities. Mayor Guy Desjar- dins of the City of Clarence-Rockland noted that firefighters in the big urban fire depart- ments all belong to the firefighters’ union. “It (certification process) is another way for the unions to try to get more firefighters JOUIFJSSBOLT u%FTKBSEJOTTBJEi*UTHPJOH
UPDPTUVTBMPUu#BSUPOBHSFFE During a special March 17 session Cham- plain Township council approved a resolution to send to both the UCPR and MPP Grant Crack with a demand that the provincial government provide funding aid for rural fire departments for training both current and future recruits to meet the guidelines of the planned mandatory certification process. The municipality of Clarence-Rockland una- nimously supported this resolution council NFFUJOHPO8FEOFTEBZ "QSJM
the years they have been with their local fire departments. Barton noted that making sure firefighters get training during their service with a department is not issue. i/PPOFTBSHVJOHBHBJOTUUSBJOJOH uIF said. He added the problem is that the province’s proposed mandatory certifica- UJPOQSPDFTTDPVMEJNQPTFiFYUSBDPTUTu onto small rural fire departments that rely on volunteers for most of their manpower, and also create potential future problems for recruitment.
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