Black Helmet Fire provides practical, department-focused firefighter training designed around the realities of volunteer fire service. From foundational skills and SCBA confidence to pump operations, driver development and fireground leadership, our experienced instructors bring meaningful training directly to your department.
These are customizable training areas, not a catalogue of accredited programs. Each is shaped to your people, equipment and operational environment. Select any area to start a conversation about it.
Live-fire evolutions, pump operations, extrication, forcible entry and hands-on skills work from the field.
Our instructors bring real fire service and operational experience to every session.
Jarret brings 18 years in the fire service and serves as Deputy Fire Chief with the Keswick Valley Fire Department, with experience across fireground operations, incident leadership and municipal fire service governance. He holds Firefighter Levels I and II (NBCC) and is a Pro Board-certified Fire Service Instructor I, with emergency vehicle operator and CEVO driver-instruction experience. His specialties are pump operations and firefighter skills and drills.
Kyle brings 11 years in the fire service and serves as a Captain with the Keswick Valley Fire Department. He holds NFPA Firefighter Levels I and II and Fire Service Instructor I, a Class 1 commercial driver's licence, and a professional background in highway maintenance supervision. His specialties are pump operations, emergency vehicle driving and apparatus of all kinds, and auto extrication.
Ken brings 20 years in the fire service and serves as Fire Chief of the Keswick Valley Fire Department, having progressed through officer and chief officer positions. He holds Firefighter Levels I and II and is a Pro Board-certified Fire Service Instructor I, and also instructs First Aid and Medical First Responder. His background includes firefighter development, fireground leadership and municipal communications with the City of Fredericton.
Ashley brings 17 years of experience with the Keswick Valley Fire Department, where she remains an active firefighter, including roughly seven years as an officer progressing from Lieutenant to Captain. She holds Pro Board certifications in Firefighter Levels I and II and Fire Service Instructor I, and spent about 10 years as an on-call Assistant Instructor with the Nova Scotia Firefighters School. Her specialties include firefighter skills development, live-fire training, search operations and firefighter rescue.
Mathew brings about seven years in the fire service and holds Firefighter Levels I and II (NFPA 1001), along with Medical First Responder and auto extrication training. His specialties are firefighter skills, live-fire training and burn-crew operations, bringing hands-on, practical instruction to core fireground skills.
Riley holds Firefighter Levels I and II (NFPA 1001), along with Medical First Responder and auto extrication training. His specialties are firefighter skills, live-fire training and burn-crew operations, with a focus on building confident, practical fundamentals through hands-on repetition.
Ed holds Firefighter Levels I and II (NFPA 1001) and is a Fire Service Instructor I, with Medical First Responder and auto extrication training. His specialties are forcible entry and firefighter tools, delivering practical, tool-focused instruction grounded in real fireground operations.
Tell us a little about your department and what you're hoping to accomplish. We'll work with you to identify practical training options that fit your people, equipment and schedule.
