Temiskaming Emergency Services Training

06/01/2025

🚨 Attention Active First Responders in the Timiskaming District and Temagami 🚨

The T-EST (Timiskaming Emergency Services Training) Committee is looking to resume operations after a longer-than-expected pause. Before we move forward, we’re reaching out to all active first responders in the district to gauge current interest and participation.

If you or your department are interested in continuing or joining this collaborative training effort, please take a moment to complete our short poll:
👉https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WDKZD9P

This is intended for currently active responders. If this message reached you in error, we kindly ask that you forward it to the appropriate contact.

We also welcome anyone interested in joining the committee—reach out, we’d love to connect!

10/01/2021

T-EST would like to congratulate EMS Deputy Chief James Besley on his retirement. James has sat on the T-EST committee for many years and played in vital in bringing training to the North.

James has some exciting plans for his retirement, we wish him all the best and safe travels.

Thank you James and congratulations!

After serving the public for 34 years in EMS, Deputy Chief, James Besley will be taking his retirement effective October 1, 2021. 🚑

Thank you, James, for your years of dedication and service - we wish you a long, healthy, and happy retirement!

07/31/2021

Free online training opportunity.

Introduction to Grain Handling and Storage Hazards

This training program is intended to alert individuals of the potential hazards that may be found in and around on-farm grain handling and storage facilities. This is of particular importance to individuals who may not be familiar with such facilities .

Including fire fighters who may have to respond to emergency situations in and around those on-farm grain handling and storage facilities. Additionally this course will act as a reminder to operators and workers of hazards, and will prompt them to enact control strategies to prevent injury and illness..

Once this course has been completed, the learner will have been instructed in the following:

Identify four categories of the most common hazards associated with the on-farm handling and storage grain facilities.
Describe control strategies that may be used for addressing these hazards.
Emphasize the need to develop work and emergency procedures for these facilities.

https://www.casa-acsa.ca/en/begrainsafe/

11/12/2020

Unfortunately due to the worsening Covid-19 situation we have been forced to cancel the upcoming Fire Investigation Seminar which also finishes off the 2020 training year.

This is normally the time of year when planning begins for the upcoming year, the T-EST committee has decided to postpone scheduling anymore seminars untill the Covid situation stabilizes.

We will be back and we look forward to seeing everyone when times are better. We will continue to explorer alternate means for training opportunities and if available we will share them on our page.

Stay Safe!
T-EST

10/20/2020

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09/05/2020

Chainsaw safety course is now at max enrolment. If there are people still interested, please email info@t-est.ca and we will add your name to the wait list. We will also explore the possibility of hosting the chainsaw safety course in 2021.

09/02/2020

Updates for the remainder of the 2020 T-EST calendar.

EMS Special Emergency Response Unit Seminar - Postponed new dates to be announced in the next couple weeks.
Sept 24 Coleman Fire Department
Sept 29 Englehart EMS Base

Chainsaw Course for First Responders
Oct 22 Dymond Fire Station - 4 spots left, sign up fast!

Fire Scene Investigations
Nov 19 Coleman Fire Department - Spots still avialable

08/03/2020

Updated 2020 T-EST training schedule. Please not this is subject to change based on the Covid-19 situation at that the time of the seminars. All Health Unit recommendation will be followed as need at any seminars.

EMS Special Emergency Response Unit Seminar
Sept 24 Coleman Fire Department
Sept 29 Englehart EMS Base

Chainsaw Course for First Responders
Oct 22 Dymond Fire Station

Fire Scene Investigations
Nov 19 Coleman Fire Department

The schedule and registration page will be updated on www.t-est.ca in the near future.

07/31/2020

The T-EST Committee would like to congratulate Temiskaming Shores Fire Chief Tim Uttley on a well deserved retirement. Chief Uttley has been in the fire service for 30+ and was one of the founding members of T-EST. Chief Uttley has spent countless hours bringing valuable training opportunities to Temiskaming.

Thank you for your service and enjoy your retirement Chief!