Audit reveals serious safety concerns at Nova Scotia Firefighters School
Minister of Emergency Management Kim Masland says the audit revealed a lack of safety and accountability at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School.
The $300,000 money-for-value audit by consultant 21FSP was launched in June and stemmed from the death of firefighter Skyler Blackie during a training exercise in March 2019.
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Blackie died after the bottom of a rusted extinguisher blew off as he recharged it with propellant during a certification exam at the non-profit training facility located in Waverley, N.S.
Masland says a steering committee for firefighter training will be established in the coming weeks to oversee an interim training plan for the province's firefighters that will be ready in the fall.
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The minister says a more comprehensive long-term training model will eventually be put in place, once the results of an ongoing fire services review are available.
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