Additional Requirements for Canadian Students
The Commission now has a rule in place that will allow any Canadian student with documented proof of successful
completion of at a minimum the British Columbia Occupational First Aid Level 3 or Alberta documentation of the First
Responder Level III to have met the Texas medical equivalency of the E.C.A. or the Red Cross Emergency Response
course required to fulfill the Commission’s medical requirements. Agencies in your Providence may require a higher
level of medical training for employment. It is your responsibility to verify this information where you are wishing to
be employed. You must meet the Commission’s medical requirement in order to obtain your IFSAC seals. For questions
regarding if your medical certification is acceptable, you must contact Joyce Guinn
at the Texas Commission on Fire
Protection (512) 936-3815.
All Canadian students MUST process through the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) counter at their point
of exit from Canada or at their point of entry into the U.S.
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ONLINE STUDENTS:YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ORIGINAL,
SIGNED IN BLUE INK
, I-20M1 FORM
FROM KILGORE COLLEGE FIRE ACADEMY VIA MAIL. IT IS SENT TO YOU ONCE PAYMENT IS
RECEIVED AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY US WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE FORM.
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ONSITE STUDENTS:THE ORIGINAL
SIGNED IN BLUE INK
I-20M1 FORM IS SENT TO YOU WITH
YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY US WHEN YOU
RECEIVE THE FORM.
ANY ADDITIONAL I20M1 FORM THAT HAS TO BE RE-PRINTED AND SENT WILL COST YOU AN
ADDITIONAL $50. If the student’s I-20M1 form is not properly processed by Immigrations personnel, the student may
be sent home OR turned away at the border.
Payment must be made by credit card, cashier’s check, certified check, or money order ONLY (in U.S. dollars only). An
additional $15.00 should be added to each of the above to cover international bank processing charges.
IFSAC Seals:
Examinees that pass the Commission’s Basic Structural Fire Suppression certification exam are eligible for four
International Fire Service Accreditation Congress seals (IFSAC Seals): Fire Fighter I, Fire Fighter II, Hazardous
Materials Awareness and Hazardous Materials Operations as long as they achieve a score of 70% or higher on each of
the four (4) exam sections. If a student fails a particular exam section, they would not be eligible for the seal in that area
that he or she failed. The Fire Commission has broken the written exam into the following four (4) sections:
175 questions
between FF1 & FFII
The student must pass each of the four sections with a minimum of 70% on each section to qualify for the four (4)
IFSAC seals.
The Texas Commission on Fire Protection will NOT send certification tests out-of-state or out-of-country. All initial
and make up tests will be administered in Texas at an approved test site. For further information regarding this ruling,
contact
Joyce Guinn
at the Texas Commission on Fire Protection 512.936.3815.
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