Overview
- A $300,000 money-for-value audit by consultant 21FSP exposed critical safety and governance lapses at the Waverley firefighters school.
- The audit was commissioned after firefighter Skyler Blackie died in 2019 when a rusted extinguisher exploded during a certification exercise.
- Minister of Emergency Management Kim Masland labelled the findings “appalling” and confirmed the province has severed its funding ties with the non-profit training facility.
- Officials will appoint a steering committee in the coming weeks to develop and implement enhanced fall training protocols for all provincial firefighters.
- A broader, comprehensive training model will be designed once an ongoing provincial fire services review delivers its recommendations.