Marina Firefighting

Most communities of coastal and inland British Columbia have large bodies of water and marinas to house both commercial and pleasure vessels. Fires in these marinas pose challenges not normally encountered by land based firefighters. The Marina Firefighting Course is a two day program that will prepare land based firefighters for marina firefighting. The course will cover topics such as marina construction, fueling stations, vessel stability, hazards in fighting marina fires, as well as a review of firefighting foam, specialty equipment, and a marina visit to discuss strategies and tactics. (Formerly FS194)