Rapid Response Program 1: Equity Diversity and Inclusion

This program lays the foundations of equity, diversity and inclusion in the fire service. It helps fire service leaders better understand the history and context of social exclusion, oppression, privilege, diversity, gender, unconscious biases, active bystanders and allyship.

Rapid Response Program 2: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Leadership and Ethics

This program was curated to focus on the factors of the individual, community, and organizational level. Program 2 includes seven workshops covering additional topics in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I), plus Leadership, Ethics, and Truth and Reconciliation as it pertains to ED&I.

Although there is no formal prerequisite for Program 2, it is assumed participants are knowledgeable in the foundations of ED&I and/or have completed Rapid Response Program 1.

Human Factors

This course is is running from February to August, 2024. 

This course aims to provide every member of the fire service a baseline initial understanding of a broad cross section of human factors and human performance concepts; to inspire exploration and introduction of human factors and human performance across the fire service; and to influence improved outcomes, safety, and quality of work life in Canadian fire services

Leadership Development Training

This course covers topics which fall into three levels (1) leading self, (2) leading others, and (3) leading organizations. The intended audience for the CAFC Rapid Response Leadership Level I is anyone in a fire and emergency leadership role (formal or informal) with bias towards emerging leaders and/or for established chief officers who have not had previous training or who are interested in retraining.

Canadian Emergency Response to Flammable Liquids in Transport (CERFLIT) Program

The Canadian Emergency Response to Flammable Liquid Incidents in Transport resource is a series of online courses, resources, and support materials for face-to-face training. The curriculum and materials have been designed to help communities, and firefighters at every level, become better prepared to manage an incident involving flammable liquids being transported by road or rail. In being better prepared we keep first responders, the public, and communities safer in the event of a flammable liquid incident occurring on a roadway or railway in Canada.

Our aim is to assist Canadian firefighters attain the competencies outlined in Transport Canada’s Competency Guidelines for Responders to Incidents of Flammable Liquids in Transport, High-Hazard Flammable Trains up to the Operations level.

AskRail® Mobile App (Android/iOS)

The AskRail app, launched in 2014, is a collaborative effort among the emergency response community and all North American Class I railroads. The app provides nearly 2.3 million first responders — from 49 states, the District of Columbia and eight Canadian provinces — with immediate access to accurate, timely data about what type of hazardous materials a railcar is carrying so they can make an informed decision about how to respond to a rail emergency. Thousands more first responders are covered by their local Emergency Communication Center’s use of AskRail data. Railroads work with first responders to continually update the app with new features and enhancements.

Red Book: Select Best Practice Guidelines

A decade after the publication of the 1st edition of the Red Book, the needs and interests of Fire Sector members for guidance on various practices has not waned. Demand for the 2012 edition of the guide has remained so high over the years that the CAFC Best Practices Committee chose to review it to ensure that most up to date information is included.

The new version contains a selection of General Administration, Select Operations Policies, and Ceremonial Traditions relevant to the Fire Sector.

Blue Book: Remotely Piloted Aircraft Program Guide

This manual is a guide for developing an RPAS program in fire or search and rescue organizations, developed in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association, Canadian Emergency Responders Robotics Association and Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada.

The book is designed to be relevant to both fire departments and search and rescue organizations for search, rescue, all hazard, emergency operations and fire suppression. Whether your fire department or SAR organization is exploring the opportunity of RPAS operations or whether it is advanced in the domain, we hope you will find useful information in this manual to support your learning and operations.