A private, non-profit-origin firefighter training school in Mirabel, Quebec, offering a DEP in fire safety intervention.
The Académie des pompiers is a private school in Mirabel, Quebec, that trains firefighters. Its administrative offices are at 9401, Côte des Saints, and its firehouse training campus is at 9577, rue Saint-Vincent. The school states its values as respect, honesty, teamwork and efficiency.
Claude Lacasse founded the school in 1979 as the first non-profit school to offer training to volunteer firefighters. It was originally named the Académie québécoise des pompiers. Bernard Bélair and Martin Ruel acquired the school in 1997, investing in its facilities and developing its organizational structure. Martin Ruel is the president. By 2013, the school had trained more than 25,000 firefighters from across Quebec.
The school offers a DEP with 25 competencies in Intervention en sécurité incendie, approved by the Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport in 2001. The program lasts 1185 hours over 10 months and includes 100 or more hours of workplace integration internship.
In 2009, the floors of the head office were converted into a campus with 38 student residences. Listed facilities include student residences, a laundry area, a full kitchen, free parking and wireless internet. In 2012, engineers in the research and development department created several fire simulators.