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Not withstanding the previous reply, both Hamilton and Burlington have volunteer firefighter opportunities, so it depends on your big plans for "Toronto".

I found the curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology studies to be a natural fit and invaluable in the transition to the firefighting world.

I was under the impression the organizational switch to "CanOps" fixed that issue.

Check out http://www.fpw17.com, and

as a back up check out the AFCA

https://afca.ca/book-store/fire-safety- ... -materials

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