5. The minimum duration of the program is 255 hours. The subject matter covered includes(1) introduction to firefighting;
(2) hazardous materials response (awareness level);
(3) water equipment;
(4) pumper water source;
(5) fire behaviour;
(6) self-contained breathing apparatus;
(7) equipment and tools;
(8) hazardous materials response (operations level);
(9) fire prevention activities;
(10) emergency response procedure;
(11) self rescue;
(12) specific emergency response; and
(13) integration of skills.