In May 2016 the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing released the Best Practice Guideline for Fire Safety During Construction for five and six story wood buildings. click here to review the doc. Fire Safety During Construction of Five and Six Storey Wood Buildings in Ontario
In June 2015, Grimsby Fire Department (GFD), the Ontario Fire College (OFC) and the OFMEM Academic Standards & Evaluations (AS&E) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for the direct delivery of OFC courses through the Grimsby Regional Training Centre (GRTC). Based on the GFD belief that fire prevention is the future of our industry, our course offerings will focus
In May 2016 the Ontario Fire College launched a new news letter to help with communication and ongoing.  Please review Volume 1, Issue 1 2016-04 Principal’s Post Vol 1 Iss 1
At the OMFPOA Annual General Meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Wednesday June  8 2016 elections for the OMFPOA Executive Committee will take place. Anyone interested in being elected or re-elected must have an approval letter from their Chief. Executive members shall be limited to Active Members (annual dues must be paid) in good standing. Positions available: Vice-President,
It’s that time a year again to promote and recognize the people in your community that have went over and beyond for Fire Prevention in Ontario. This year there is a new award to recognize a outstanding Fire Prevention Employee. Please review the nomination forms and seriously consider submitting one as soon as possible. Awards
Will the next winner be from your community? Fire Safety action form Nominations are due by April 15, 2016 Fire Safety Award form Nominations are due by April 15, 2016.
The final agenda for this years OMFPOA Symposium (June 05 -9) is ready for viewing. click OMFPOA Agenda – full to view
Please see the below links for some of the 2015 OMFPOA Symposium Speaker Presentations. More will be coming so please check back soon. Charles Turpin – symposium powerpoint Davis Lisle Annual Symposium_June2, 2015 FIKE – 2015 FPO Symposium Lee Tome OMFPOA – FAS Presentation Mario Delorme -The Art of Interviewing Final Presentation
FIRE FIGHTERS GUIDANCE NOTE # 5-2 MINIMUM SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR WORKING ALONE This is the DRAFT fire prevention officer Guidance Note that just got posted on Section 21 for comments. The OMFPOA Executive is asking all members to read and make comments. Â Please post your questions and/or comments into our members only forum for discussion.
The September 11, 2014 recall involves Kidde branded AC/DC powered residential smoke alarms and combination smoke/CO alarms, models KN-COSM-IBACA, i12010S-CO-CA and i12010S-CA. This recall has been expanded to include one additional date code of model i12010S-CO-CA alarm. click here
